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Music and the Garden: Tayovan Trio

A jazz ensemble performs under a gazebo in a botanical garden while audience members listen from the lawn. An inset photo shows three classical musicians posing with their instrumentd Event text reads “Music and the Garden” with the Beal Botanical Garden & Campus Arboretum logo.
Sunday, August 16, 2026
Other
1:00 pm
Location
Beal Botanical Garden
West Circle Drive, MSU Campus

Schedule
1:00 PM – Activities
2:00 PM – ConcertHands‑on activities take place prior to a performance by an MSU College of Music student ensemble. Guests are welcome to bring chairs or blankets. Performances take place in Beal Botanical Garden, with a move indoors to the MSU Music Building only if required due to adverse weather.
Music and the Garden is presented by Beal Botanical Garden in collaboration with the MSU College of Music, with activities coordinated by the garden’s education team.

The MSU College of Music and Beal Botanical Garden invite you to this year’s Music and the Garden series, an outdoor celebration of music, nature, and community. This season explores Beal’s Rewilding initiative, with each event engaging one of the four classical elements—Air, Water, Fire, and Earth—highlighting Michigan native plants, their ecological roles, and connections to human history, while featuring theme‑inspired performances and opportunities to learn how environmentally sustainable practices can be incorporated into everyday life.

Grounded in the theme of Earth, this program connects music to origins, place, and the roots from which artistic expression grows.

The Tayovan Trio takes its name from the Siraya word Tayouan, meaning “that piece of land,” a reflection of the ensemble’s shared roots and connection to place. Formed by three Taiwanese musicians and doctoral performance students at the MSU College of Music, the trio brings diverse musical voices together in a unified chamber music vision. Actively engaged in orchestral, wind band, and chamber settings, Tayovan Trio presents performances shaped by cultural identity, artistic curiosity, and a commitment to sharing meaningful contemporary music across communities.

Ensemble members: Hannah Hsu, violin; Te-Fen Cheng, clarinet; Shih-Wen Chiu, piano.