準備好迎接一個充滿國際氛圍的夜晚了嗎？當新加坡長笛名家許凱翔、金曲獎得主曾增譯，遇上巨星御用鼓手黃子瑜，這不只是一場音樂會，更是一場橫跨獅城與台北、集結頂尖音樂能量的國際盛宴！「許凱翔漩組 RIT XU Vortet」將帶你墜入充滿張力與美學的音樂漩渦，在流動的旋律與節奏推進之中，感受最迷人的律動瞬間！
來自新加坡的許凱翔Rit Xu是國際樂壇指標性人物。他不僅曾受邀擔綱台灣史詩鉅片《賽德克·巴萊》配樂長笛獨奏，更是首位在美國國家長笛協會（NFA）爵士大賽奪冠的東南亞音樂家！許凱翔以具歌唱性與沈思感的音色著稱，打破長笛在古典樂中的既定印象，將即興張力與各種民族樂風完美融合，被譽為當代最具創新精神的長笛手！
與之激盪火花的黃子瑜，曾與伍思凱、劉德華等天王同台完成數十場世界級巡演，並受邀擔任台灣金音獎評審。身為眾多國際品牌代言人的他，演奏風格在優雅與流行間切換自如！加上金曲獎得主曾增譯的加入，這場演出更添厚度與光芒。三位實力音樂家同台，加入低音提琴家劉育嘉，將帶來如電影般磅礴的敘事、充滿現代都會氣息的原創曲目，以及層層推進、火花四射的即興對話。每一次呼吸、每一道節奏、每一段旋律交鋒，都展現出國際級樂手的深厚功底與現場爆發力，足以讓全場徹底沉浸、為之驚艷！
Singapore-based award winning flutist, composer, educator and recording artist, Rit Xu has emerged as a leading light of his generation and is slowly gaining international recognition for his lyrical, thoughtful and introspective musical voice on the flute. His passionate, wholehearted and at times highly energetic performances has won the admiration of fans and fellow musicians worldwide. In 2014, Rit was recognized for his finesse as a flutist and improviser by being named winner of the NFA Jazz Artist Competition; the first Southeast Asian to win a solo jazz competition in the United States.
An honors graduate in classical flute performance from the famed Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music of the National University of Singapore, he is equally comfortable playing to an audience in the thousands on the hallowed stages of the concert hall as in an intimate jazz club with listeners at close proximity. With a keen focus on shaping improvised melodies that draws influence from notable trumpeters, saxophonists and practitioners of the jazz tradition, Rit Xu is an instantly recognizable performer––pushing the boundaries of what the flute can achieve sonically and emotionally outside of its familiar association with Western classical music.
Since bursting onto the Singapore jazz scene in 2011 after winning first prize in the Thailand International Jazz Solo Competition, Rit has steered a steady course of growth as an instrumentalist, composer and collaborator. In recent years, he was prominently featured with the Swiss Youth Jazz Orchestra at the annual Jazzaar Festival led by Swiss jazz stalwart Fritz Renold. He also took part in a region-wide audition and successfully won a coveted spot –– making his debut with the Asian Youth Jazz Orchestra’s inaugural performances which took him around six countries in Southeast Asia and three cities across Japan. Back home, Rit is an integral sideman with jazz icon Jeremy Monteiro. He is also a key member of the Lorong Boys; a classical-pop fusion group accidently shot to fame on social media with their humorous and light-hearted juxtaposition of classical music and top 40s.
Still only in his twenties, Rit Xu is also a first-call flutist in the studio recording scene –– bringing with him a wealth of experiences inside the recording booth laying down flute tracks to television commercials, films, video games, documentaries, and pop music albums since the age of 9. Although the Boehm flute is his primary tool of expression, his versatility extends to a broad spectrum of instruments in the flute family including the EWI, Chinese bamboo flutes, shakuhachi, Indian bansuri, Andes quena and the pan flutes. Rit played all flute solos in the soundtrack of Taiwanese epic movie, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, which won the 48th Golden Horse Award for best original film score. He is committed to musical excellence and inventiveness at any live or recording situations.
As a passionate music educator, Rit Xu has been teaching the fundamental to finer points of flute-playing since 2008. Founding www.flutelessons.sg in 2016, he made it his mission to turn out as many students that have the same love for music and flute as he does. Equipped with both theoretical knowledge as well as real-world musical experiences across a range of genres, numerous of his past and and present students have aced through Graded Examination and enjoying a life in music as aspiring professionals or aficionados.
Raised in multi-cultural Singapore and a musical family, Rit Xu had fond memories of his eclectic musical upbringing – “There were numerous occasions I will be at the backstage watching my mother sing Cantonese opera––then I find myself at a jazz club the next moment where my late-father played piano. My father taught me to pay attention and exposed me to music of various genres. It could be Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Bach, Bartok or Hariprasad Chaurasia––I absorbed everything. It definitely had an impact on who I am today as a performer, educator and composer.”
At his free time, Rit enjoys a variety of sports such as mountain biking, indoor climbing, swimming and competitive bowling. He also has a keen interest in positive psychology, achieving mental well-being and read a lot into the humanities––especially world history. Rit plays on Powell and Weissenberg flutes.
活躍於兩岸三地⾳樂圈，不時參與各⼤⾳樂節、演唱會、專輯錄⾳活動；近年更以爵⼠樂⼿⾝份參與各地爵⼠演出。⾄今已參與/發⾏過五張爵⼠專輯，也錄製過無數藝⼈的專輯作品，不僅為華⼈巨星劉德華指定世界巡回演唱會⿎⼿，更曾以 Band Leader 的⾝分與伍思凱於亞洲進⾏了近20場演唱會，2020年更受邀擔任台灣⾦⾳獎評審⼀職。
近年⼦瑜重⼼放在台灣香港兩地，除了爵⼠與流⾏的演出與製作之外，更致⼒於推廣爵⼠⿎教育，經營「黃⼦瑜⿎教室」YouTube 頻道。現為Canopus Drums、Meinl Cymbals、Schlagwerk 代⾔⼈，樂團「R.O.O.T」⿎⼿。
Huang is a Taiwanese drummer based in Hong Kong and Taipei. After becoming the youngest winner of Best Drummer of Yamaha Asian Beat Grand Final, he started playing as a jazz musician around the world. Adept in various genres and styles, Huang’s skills are also sought after in the Mando- and Canto-pop scenes, and he has participated in countless pop music productions and concerts, including some legendary artists such as Andy Lau, Eason Chen, and Sky Wu.
He was invited to be a member of the jury for the 2020 Golden Indie Music Awards, and has been working on his YouTube Channel “Fish Huang on Drums”. He is currently working on the band R.O.O.T.’s new album.
Huang is an endorser for Canopus Drums, Meinl Cymbals, Schlagwerk & Vater Drumsticks.
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