【人物】 陳冠華
|歌仔戲後場、民間器樂演奏家|
陳冠華,歌仔戲後場、民間器樂演奏家;1912 年出生於臺北北投,2002 年逝世於臺北。本名陳水柳,童年綽號「泥鰍仙」,曾與張圭學習嗩吶、與呂阿富學習道士音樂也接觸歌仔戲,成為歌仔戲後場的主奏。因此他不但會各種戲曲聲腔,也有著自拉自唱的本領,並自組「陳冠華民俗樂團」,受邀四處演出。1985年,榮獲教育部第一屆民族藝術薪傳獎。
CHEN Guan-Hua was born in Beitou in 1912. Originally named Chen Shui-Liu, his childhood nickname was “soiled god.” He studied suona with Zhang Gui and studied Taoist music with Lü A-Fu and came into contact with gezaixi (Taiwanese opera), eventually becoming one of the main musicians playing in a gezaixi ensemble. He was well versed in various traditional opera styles and was also a solo performer who was able to play instruments and sing. Chen formed the Chen Guan-Hua Folk Music Ensemble, which was invited to perform in different places. In 1985, he was awarded the Ministry of Education’s National Art Education Award. He died at National Taiwan University Hospital in 2002.