Atlanta Taiwanese Philharmonic Chorus亞特蘭大台灣人愛樂合唱團
亞特蘭大台灣人愛樂合唱團（Atlanta Taiwanese Philharmonic Chorus，ATPhC）是由亞特蘭大僑界裡，一群喜愛唱歌的台灣同鄉，在2011年九月成立的。合唱團成立的宗旨，是希望提升鄉親朋友們對於唱歌的興趣， 促進感情的交流以及服務社區團體。
合唱的指揮陳炳衡老師，有超過半世紀指揮帶領合唱團的經驗。陳炳衡老師畢業於台灣師範大學，後到日本取得音樂教育博士學位，在國立台中教育大學任教。退休後移民來美，在紐約台灣會館擔任義工，指揮紐約台灣會館合唱團多年，帶領他們在紐約林肯中心舉辦演唱多次，去年還獲得紐約市議會頒發傑出義工獎。陳老師去年才搬到亞特蘭大，便熱心的為亞特蘭大的鄉親組織合唱團。合唱團也幸運的請到師範大學音樂系畢業的楊季子老師擔任伴奏，堅強的領導陣容，已經為合唱團奠定好的開始。
陳老師並沒有要求團員「會」唱歌，只要願意唱歌，都可以參加合唱團。目前合唱團將近有50名團員，包括多位卸任的台灣同鄉會會長，前僑委會委員、商會會長，還有現任及退休的大學教授、會計師、精算師、商界老闆、作家，快樂的退休銀髮族等等，各行各業的菁英，是ㄧ個背景多樣又人文豐富的團體。也因為團員對唱歌的共同愛好，以及對母國台灣的濃密鄉情，因此大家相處愉快，彷彿一個甜蜜的大家庭。
台灣人愛樂合唱團雖然才成立不久，但是已經在亞特蘭大以及鄰近地區，很多場合展現才藝。去年合唱團在美東南台灣人夏令會初露啼聲，驚豔鄉親，接著又在亞特蘭大台灣同鄉會新年晚會精彩演唱，也應邀在彰化同鄉會表演，並在台灣長老教會贊助演出多次，亦在最近幾個國際聚會中出席與演出，包括Asian Pacific American Council 和 Asian Cultural Experience Days。
目前合唱團每週日下午2-4時，在石頭山的亞特蘭大台灣長老教會練唱，合唱團雖然以演唱台灣歌曲為主，但是也唱古典名歌、各國民謠，因此不但是鄉音裊裊，也是世界之音縈繞。合唱團在陳老師及團員們盡心盡力的經營下，期待不只在亞特蘭大娛樂鄉親，也要讓美妙的歌聲響遍地。
About Atlanta Taiwanese Philharmonic Chorus (ATPhC)
ATPhC is an amateur chorus group founded in September 2011 by a group of Taiwanese Americans. The main mission of ATPhC is to connect members of the local Taiwanese-American community through music. The chorus currently has some 50 members.
The director/conductor of ATPhC is Dr. Ping Chen. While he was a music director at Taiwan Taichung Education University, Dr. Chen had earned many awards. Before his move to Atlanta, he helped to organize and conduct an amateur senior chorus group in Flushing, New York. The group had performed at New York’s Lincoln Center for three consecutive years, and Dr. Chen also was honored by New York City Council as the Best Volunteer of 2010. The accompanist is Mrs. Jinnie Ho, who holds a B.A. in Music from National Taiwan Normal University. She has many years of experience in teaching piano and accompanying chorus.
The ATPhC members come from different background including professors, business owners, teachers, writers, professionals and even young-at-heart retirees.
Though ATPhC is a relatively new organization, it has cumulated an impressive list of performances. It has been invited to perform at the SETAA summer conference, an ATAA annual meeting dinner party, Chan-hwa community conference and recently Asian Pacific American Council of Georgia Gala and received great review.
Currently, ATPhC practices weekly at the Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Stone Mountain, GA. We welcome you to join us.
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