Hi, it’s time for Come Along! Today we’re continuing our chat with Pieter-Jan Belder (check out Part 1 if you haven’t!) along with Alice Sheu. Alice Sheu holds a Masters in harpsichord performance from the Netherlands. She’s based in the Netherlands working with Pieter-Jan Belder. Alice is the organizer of this year’s Fitzwilliam Festival Taiwan, bringing together wonderful programs to the Taiwanese audience. There’s a quote about musicians that my friend Ivy and I often talk about: Musicians don’t retire. They stop when there’s no more music in them. (I believe it’s from Louis Armstrong.) Today, having two wonderful musicians here, I have to ask them what it is like.

Hello, hello! This show was produces during Taiwan's lunar New Year Holiday in 2023. Welcome to a Lunar New Year special of Come Along, where I bring you a full 30 min of program. Have you ever listened to the sound of a harpsichord? Today’s guest is a master of this instrument, and more. Let’s welcome Pieter-Jan Belder, award-winning harpsichordist and conductor from the Netherlands. He was here for the 2023 Fitzwilliam Festival where he gave several live performances in Taiwan. I was lucky enough to attend one, and it was so beautiful. I’m curious, how and why Pieter-Jan chose this instrument? As a harpsichordist, does he have specific preferences of clothing for performances? As someone who loves old music, what’s his take on popular music? Let’s find out.

Hi there, it's a new week. How have you been? Today, we have another exciting guest for you, Emily Y. Wu, co-founder of Ghost Island Media, an award-winning multilingual podcast network sharing perspectives from Taiwan. If you listen to podcasts in Taiwan, about Taiwan, you know Ghost Island Media (right?). If not, add them to your list now, so you are the cool ones among your friends. Podcasting has been quite popular around the world for years, but it didn't bloom in Taiwan until recent years. Now there's good podcast content everywhere! How was it like building your own podcast platform? What was the drive? Why sharing perspectives from Taiwan matters? Hit play and let's find out with Emily Y. Wu.

Hello there, and welcome back to Come Along. How was your weekend? How are you feeling starting another new week? A bit nerve-racking? That's also how Howard feels when hosting events, despite having much experience already. Yes, we are back with our guest Howard. We talked about the movie watching scene in Taiwan and his recent event hosting experience with Dwight Howard, the NBA star who's playing in Taiwan now. Enjoy!

Hello, welcome to the first episode of Come Along! We have a special guest for you today (drumroll please), Howard. If you are looking for someone at the top of their game with English and Mandarin Chinese hosting and interpreting, Howard is the one! In Taiwan, where English is not our mother tongue, what is the environment for English learning and using foreign languages in general like in Taiwan? Let's find out. Hope you're having a great start of the week!

Learn more about Howard here.