San Francisco is the first stop on the Zhu Zongqing Percussion Ensemble’s US tour to raise funds for the China film ROT.

Ju Percussion Group, Taiwan’s internationally renowned performing arts group celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, will return to the United States with its international tour production “Energy ∞ Infinite.” The first stop will be on November 10san francisco The Herbst Theater is here, and tickets are on sale now.

Zhu Zongqing Percussion Ensemble is famous in Taiwan and San Franciscobay area There are also many students who love music and are learning percussion. This is a great opportunity to enjoy a performance by an international professional orchestra.

The organizer of “Momentum ∞ Unlimited” in San Francisco is the Timely Rain Foundation. Chairman of Timely Rain Foundation and WorldSugar Luo Qianru, president of the Northern California Chapter of the Business Women Business Association, said the Zhu Zongqing Percussion Ensemble chose the Bay Area as the first stop for its performance, which has some origins and stories.

He said there are many music-loving students in the Bay Area who are learning percussion. Zhu Zongqing’s performance not only integrates Eastern and Western rhythm traditions, contemporary composition, theater elements and Taiwanese cultural characteristics, but is a model of modern rhythm. It so happened that Zhu Zongqing was on his way to Minnesota to attend the annual conference of the International Percussion Arts Association (PASIC). After learning the news, he invited the orchestra to perform in San Francisco, which led to a good deal.

In addition, due to the previous impact of the epidemic and warehouse fire at the end of 2022, Zhu Zongqing Percussion Orchestra faced reconstruction needs. In 2025, it won the ROT bid (reconstruction, operation and transfer) of “China Film and Television City”. In addition to being used as a place to house the orchestra, outdoors, it can also be used as a space for exhibitions, collaboration, teaching and interdisciplinary artistic performance. However, the overall development project is expensive, requiring at least US$3.05 million (NT$100 million). Currently, less than half the funds have been raised, and the road to financing is still a long way off.

In order to raise funds for the development of the China Film and Television Culture City ROT project, Zhu Zongqing Percussion Ensemble is also raising funds during this US tour, hoping to accelerate the development project through the power of music-loving overseas Chinese people.

The repertoire of “Momentum ∞ Unlimited” includes many Taiwanese elements. Among them, “Cai Shi Zai” produced by Gao Hanyan brings to the stage the traditional Taiwanese market full of common people’s lives. The rising and falling sounds of the market, the conversation of the crowd and the strong human touch are transformed into a lively musical scene in the hands of the percussionist.

“Shooting the Sun” created by Zhang Qingying is based on the mythology of Taiwan’s aboriginal people, presenting the ancient legend with percussive vocabulary full of explosive power and dramatic tension; “Exploration” composed by Lu Huanwei uses difficult “six-stick” playing techniques to present the process of the percussionist’s continuous exploration and breakthrough on the path of music. The program also includes “Beyond the End” by American composer Gene Koshinsky and “Attraction 2” by French composer Emmanuel Séjourn. For more information, please visit online: jupercussion2026sf.com.

Event: Zhu Zongqing Percussion Ensemble’s “Kinetic Energy ∞ Unlimited” 2026 US Tour – First Stop in San Francisco

Time: November 10 at 8 pm

Where: Herbst Theater (401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102)

Tickets: City Box Office at cityboxoffice.com/JuPercussion

Sponsored: Smiling Raindrop Foundation

Co-organized: World Chinese Business Women’s Association, Northern California Chinese Music Teachers Association