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Musical Feast


[Kaohsiung]
The Love Ocean Art Ensemble of the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association is composed of fellow practitioners interested in public-interest activities and the art of music. Since its establishment last year, the Ensemble has twice given charity performances at the Kinmen Elderly Home and Kinmen Prison. The group has also performed at the Taliao Women's Prison in Kaohsiung and the Kinmen County Cultural Center. In addition, the dance troupe of the Love Ocean Art Ensemble won first prize in the folk dance category at a dance competition held by Formosa's seven southern counties.

Legislator Hsiao Chin-lan delivers a speech at the scene.

After a series of public performances, the Love Ocean Art Ensemble has made a name for itself in Formosa. On September 22, 2001, the group was honorably invited to and performed in a program at the triangular auditorium of the National Science and Technology Museum in Kaohsiung. The museum integrates creativity, science, the arts, and the humanities in its exhibitions, and often invites prominent entertainment groups to perform there.

The elaborately-planned event began with a Chinese zither recital, followed by choral singing that captivated the hearts of audience members. Next, a piano and violin duet gave immense pleasure to music lovers, who also enjoyed a tenor's singing, which left the whole auditorium reverberating with the sound of his vibrant voice. The audience also cheered and applauded a brilliant folk dance, followed by a romantic musical dialogue between a harp and a flute that pushed the event to a soul-elevating climax.

The performance by fellow practitioners at the National Science and Technology Museum may be regarded as another form of Truth-sharing. Through the initiates' artistic expression of Truth, goodness, and beauty, the audience was uplifted in its level of consciousness. The lively, cheerful, optimistic and creative demeanor of the new-millennium spiritual practitioners erased from people's minds the conservative, solemn, and rigid impressions of the past. In her speech at the event, Legislator Hsiao Chin-lan lauded members of the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association for their professionalism, although they were merely amateur art lovers. Their successful performance proved to be a feast of music on an early autumn afternoon!

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