指揮／馬彼得 Bukut Tasvaluan

布農族，現任任臺灣原聲童聲合唱團團長及指揮。1993年開始接觸兒童合唱並投入指導，憑著對教育的執著，對文化的使命感及對音樂的敏感性，其獨特的見解與作法，不僅將原住民傳統歌謠重新詮釋編曲發揚，同時在合唱指導上有卓越成績。

2009 指導東埔國小合唱團獲臺灣第20屆金曲獎傳統藝術類評審團獎
2010 率臺灣原聲童聲合唱團參加上海世界博覽會臺灣館開館典禮演出
2010 獲選為遠見雜誌『新臺灣之光』人物之一
2015 獲總統府頒授教育貢獻類紫色大綬『景星』勳章

Bukut Tasvaluan is a native of the Bunan Tribe’s sub-tribe, Taketodo. He is currently the principal of Dongpu Elementary School in Hsinyi Township of Nantou County, as well as the Conductor of Taiwan Vox Nativa Choir. Bukut began his work with the children’s choir in 1993, and took on conducting duties. His devotion to education, dedication to the cultural art, sensitivity to music, along with his unique perspectives and methodologies, have given aboriginal music a brand new interpretation. He is able to recreate a lot of the traditional tunes with modern arrangements to enhance their popularity. His achievements in directing the choir has earned him many outstanding reviews and awards.

In June 2009 Bukut received the Judges’ Special Award in the Category of Traditional Arts for conducting the Dongpu Elementary School Choir at the 20th Annual Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan. In May 2010 Bukut led the Taiwan Vox Nativa Choir to perform in the opening ceremony for the Taiwan Pavilion at the World Expo in Shanghai. In 2011, Bukut was selected by Global Views Monthly as one of the visionary “New Taiwan Pride” characters. In 2015, Bukut received the President’s medal “Order of Brilliant Star with Violet Grand Cordon”in the category of outstanding contribution in education.