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Taiwanese music group performs Oct. 5

Taiwan-based performance group A Moving Sound will pay a visit to CSU Monterey Bay’s World Theater on Oct. 5.

Showtime is 7:30 p.m.

Founded in 2001 by composer and performer Scott Prairie, the group has performed in 15 countries and been featured on the Discovery Channel and Huffington Post.

Prairie and his five-member band explore a new musical expression that fuses Taiwanese, Chinese and neighboring Asian musical ideas in modern song compositions. Songs are performed on Chinese instruments accompanied by the vocals and dance of lead singer Mia Hsieh, transporting listeners to and beyond the Far East.

The group is active in the Asian-Pacific region, performing at concerts and festivals, offering workshops and collaborating with artists from all over the world.

In the decade since the group was formed, it has released three albums and has been featured in a special program on Taipei presented by the Lonely Planet television series. Tom Pryor, supervisor of National Geographic World Music, described them as "one of the most original outfits working in the world music arena today."

Tickets are $15 for general admission, $10 for CSUMB faculty and staff, free for CSUMB students and are available at the Student Center and at the World Theater box office. To reserve tickets, or for more information, call 582-4580.

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