O-Kai Singers is an Aboriginal Taiwanese vocal group whose
outstanding vocal ability has brought them immediate success. Only two months
after its establishment they managed to take home first place in national
category at the Taiwan International Contemporary A Cappella Festival. Since
then, they have shattered records in the Taiwan a cappella scene, winning more
than 20 different awards including category of “Best Jazz Album” with their
first album for Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs), 3 awards for
Taiwan Golden Melody Awards, 4 national champions, runners up at an
international competition in Europe, and scoring third place twice in
international competitions in Europe. While sharing the stage with top
international groups including The Swingle Singers, The Real Group, and The
Idea of North, they pushed the total number of performances to more than 500
within seven years.
O-Kai Singers has astounded many musical professionals including the
founder of Vienna Youth Choir, Günther Theuring, who said “even in professional
groups coming from Vienna, we rarely can hear such perfect harmonies." O-Kai
Singers was also invited by Vocal Jazz master, Phil Mattson, to perform at
Carnegie Hall after watching their impressive performance.
Aside from singing, O-Kai Singers also arranged and produced music in different genres. The Children's songs albums from the Council of Cultural Affairs of Taiwan featured over 200 songs written, arranged, sung by O-Kai Singers. These albums have also been nominated for the Golden Melody Awards, the best-known music awards in Taiwan. O-Kai Singers has been active in the music education area as well. They held several workshops and tutorials nationally and internationally, inspiring and leading new vocal groups to win international awards. After a performance at National Tainan University of the Arts, one of the group members, Jia-Ching Lai, was invited to teach in the university, holding the first professional a cappella course in Taiwan history. Moreover, he was often invited as the judge in international competitions, such as Taiwan International A Cappella Competition, Taiwan |
女高音/叶微真 Soprano/Jen 女中音/薛诒丹 Alto/Tanya 男高音/叶孝贤 Tenor/Anton 男高音 人声打击/叶孝恩 Tenor.VP/Sean 男低音/赖家庆 Bass/Jia-Ching (J.C.)
第24届金曲奖【评审团奖】【最佳演唱组合奖】【最佳原住民语专辑奖】
中华音乐人交流协会2012【年度十大专辑】 美国A Cappella界的葛莱美奖CARA 2012【最佳爵士专辑】 华语金曲奖2012【年度最佳组合】【年度最佳世界/民族音乐艺人】【年度封套设计】提名 简介 「欧开合唱团」成军两个月即以黑马之姿荣获台湾重唱大赛冠军,只后更创下台湾A Cappella界的纪录 : 共获台湾及国际共23项大奖 (获奖最多);多次受邀于The Swingle Singers、The Real Group、The Idea of North等世界最顶级的A Cappella天团同台演出;与多位葛莱美奖大师合作录制首张专辑,荣获美国A Cappella界的葛莱美奖 CARA【最佳爵士专辑】(台湾首例) 及「中华音乐人交流协会」【年度十大专辑】;并打破金曲奖纪录,首次发片即获第24届金曲奖【评审团奖】【最佳演唱组合奖】【最佳原住民语专辑奖】及【最佳新人奖】 【最佳专辑制作人奖】 【最佳编曲人奖】提名 (评审团奖颁发七届,四届从缺,首次发片获此奖更是史无前例)。除了演唱之外,欧开更涉足跨界音乐的制作与编曲。为文建会作曲、编曲、制作、演唱的「咱的囝仔咱的歌」亲子歌曲200多首,颇受好评。在教学领域,欧开也没有缺席,组团以来不断受邀至各地校园巡演及教学,促成许多青年学子纷纷组团,进而获国内外大奖。在一次大学音乐系的示范演出与讲学後,团员旋即受邀至该校任教,开设台湾第一个 A Cappella 专业学分课程,并常受邀担任国际 A Cappella 大赛评审,如 : 台湾现代阿卡贝拉大赛、台湾国际重唱大赛、深圳卫视 The Sing-off 清唱团、香港无伴奏合唱比赛、中国首届阿卡贝拉大赛、上海师大 A Cappella比赛...。欧开的故事还没写完,现正积极筹备第二张专辑,敬请期待。欧开合唱团得奖及演出纪录:2013年与多位葛莱美奖大师合作录制首张专辑,由角头唱片公司发行。此专辑荣获美国CARA(阿卡佩拉界的葛莱美奖)《最佳爵士专辑》及「中华音乐人交流协会」〈年度十大专辑〉。并获第24届金曲奖【评审团奖】【最佳演唱组合奖】【最佳原住民语专辑奖】及【最佳新人奖】 【最佳专辑制作人奖】 【最佳编曲人奖】提名。--评审讲评:『本年度「评审团奖」经过激烈讨论,由欧开合唱团获选,欧开合唱团展现声线美学中,融合原民语言和A Cappella动人的合声编写与崭新的律动旋律,为流行文化和演唱技巧开拓新的音乐语汇,精致细腻的录音不但深具流行与时代感,既让人声的情感更具穿透力,同时传达原民文化传承的寓意,是一张音乐内涵丰富、风格手法新颖,为台湾流行乐界和风气渐盛的阿卡贝拉乐界,赋予形式开创与革新典范。2012年受邀于北京草莓音乐节、上海大剧院、上海文化广场、深圳卫视 Sing-off 、台北国家音乐厅、新加坡、加拿大、香港巡回演出。受邀于 A Cappella 始祖天团 The Swingle Singers 於台北国家音乐厅同台演出。 2011年与世界顶尖团体The Real Group于苗栗巨蛋体育馆联演。 2010年受邀于上海大剧院、东莞玉兰大剧院、无锡、常州...共6场巡回演出与交流。 2009年应侨委会之邀至北美巡回演出16场。受邀于上海东方艺术中心、上海音乐厅、上海师大、北京中国音乐学院、莆田、深圳、香港...共10场巡回演出与交流。 2008年参加ORTV合唱比赛,于全国131支队伍中荣获冠军。与世界顶尖团体The Idea Of North于国家音乐厅联演。与台南艺术大学教授群於台北当代艺术馆演出『南方乐浪2』《隐性时空》。2007年赴奥地利参加“Ward Swingle Award” 国际A Cappella大赛, 获银牌奖,并于Jazz组9支国际队伍中荣获季军。受著名的Guenther Theuring维也纳大师班之邀担任示范团队。受邀于上海东方艺术中心、交大EMBA、中欧EMBA、复旦大学…及多场巡回演出。 2006年参加台湾国际重唱大赛,荣获国内赛冠军及最佳主唱、最佳中文演唱、最佳爵士演唱、最佳舞台呈现奖等多项大奖,并于国际赛10支队伍中荣获亚军。与胡乃元等名家合作,演出史唯亮、史撷咏父子采集、编曲之原住民史诗。8月及11月受邀于国家音乐厅演出。2005年赴奥地利参加“Ward Swingle Award” 国际A Cappella大赛,荣获银牌奖及Gospel组季军。2004年荣获台湾重唱大赛人声乐团组冠军,并获最佳主唱、最佳舞台呈现奖及汉声奖。荣获国家盃现代A Cappella歌唱大赛冠军,并获最佳主唱奖。于荷兰的合唱艺术节中演出。 |