Chinese orchestra
The National Chinese Orchestra, Taiwan (NCO; ) is a Chinese orchestra based in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China). The ensemble was founded in 1984 as the National Art Academy Experimental Chinese Orchestra. Due to administrative changes, the orchestra was renamed National Experimental Chinese Orchestra in 1990, and National Chinese Orchestra in 2006. It comprises 93 musicians and takes responsibility of collecting, researching, performing, recording, and publishing the traditional music in Taiwan.