Revisiting classics
5 years, 8 months ago

Revisiting classics

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A new version of the musical, Shi Jing Cai Wei, or A Homesick Warrior, will be staged at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing on May 18 and 19 as part of the ongoing Meet in Beijing Arts Festival. A musical inspired by ancient poetry will be staged at the ongoing Meet in Beijing Arts Festival, Chen Nan reports. Early last year, when he was approached by producer Dai Xiaolan to write music for a musical, Zou says he wanted to give it a try although the project - inspired by a collection of Chinese poems from the 11th to the sixth centuries BC, known as Shi Jing, or Classics of Poetry - was challenging. "Shi Jing is written in traditional Chinese, and we spent a long time working on the script," says Zou, adding that some words in the ancient text were even difficult to pronounce.

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A well-orchestrated gathering
9 months ago

A well-orchestrated gathering

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Conductor Yan Huichang performs at the opening concert on March 31. "Traditional Chinese music is a great medium for introducing Chinese culture, using instruments with hundreds or thousands of years of history and pieces that are performed worldwide," says maestro Yeh, 74, who led the Singapore Chinese Orchestra on its debut at the NCPA on April 5. In 2022, conductors …

Meeting looks at music's global context
1 year, 2 months ago

Meeting looks at music's global context

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Shanxi Gong Family wind and percussion musicians. The third international conference on contemporary studies of Chinese music in a global perspective, Contrast and Convergence in Chinese Music, took place at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing from Oct 20 to 23. Issues, such as "music research under global cultural flows", "research on the contemporary value of Chinese traditional music" …

Meeting looks at music's global context
1 year, 2 months ago

Meeting looks at music's global context

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Shanxi Gong Family wind and percussion musicians. The third international conference on contemporary studies of Chinese music in a global perspective, Contrast and Convergence in Chinese Music, took place at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing from Oct 20 to 23. Issues, such as "music research under global cultural flows", "research on the contemporary value of Chinese traditional music" …

Encouraging a festival atmosphere
2 years ago

Encouraging a festival atmosphere

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Gao Zheng, director-general of the Bureau of International Exchanges and Cooperation at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, presents Lang Lang with a certificate of the cultural ambassadorship of the events. A series of global events to celebrate the traditions and culture of Chinese New Year is announced, Cheng Yuezhu reports. The 2023 Happy Chinese New Year news conference was …

Music concerts to perform Tang poetry in the US
2 years ago

Music concerts to perform Tang poetry in the US

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Suzhou's performance in 2020. Poetry from the Tang Dynasty is the glory of traditional Chinese culture and they will be performed in songs in two upcoming concerts. The concerts, one in Philadelphia on Jan 6, 2023 and the other in New York on Jan 7, will be performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra with artists from international young singers art festival …

Nanjing to hit high notes
2 years, 7 months ago

Nanjing to hit high notes

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Orchestra musicians perform at the news conference announcing details of the festival on May 27. "We've prepared for the Nanjing Music Festival since 2019, which aims to showcase the beauty of traditional Chinese music," says composer Li Shaosheng, who is also the executive director of the Nanjing Music Festival. "Traditional Chinese music has gained a large fan base among young …

A celebration of traditional music
2 years, 9 months ago

A celebration of traditional music

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Liu Sha is the principal conductor of China National Traditional Orchestra. "The difference between playing music works of traditional Chinese music and Western classical music is like reading sentences with two different tones," says Li. Li also performed composer Zhao Jiping's music piece Guo Feng with the orchestra during the concert. Back in 1994, Liu, then a middle school student …

Singer-songwriters draw on tradition
2 years, 10 months ago

Singer-songwriters draw on tradition

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Ran Yi, Feng Sheng and Yi Si, musicians with the recording label Yi Ke Xiao Cong, perform online. Li Liang, head of the Tencent Musician program, which boasts some 300,000 registered Chinese singer-songwriters sharing their music online, said: "Young people grow up with the internet and are open to different cultures. Meanwhile, songwriter Zhou Mingcong, 26, is keen on creating …

Singer-songwriters draw on tradition
2 years, 10 months ago

Singer-songwriters draw on tradition

China Daily  

Ran Yi, Feng Sheng and Yi Si, musicians with the recording label Yi Ke Xiao Cong, perform online. Li Liang, head of the Tencent Musician program, which boasts some 300,000 registered Chinese singer-songwriters sharing their music online, said: "Young people grow up with the internet and are open to different cultures. Meanwhile, songwriter Zhou Mingcong, 26, is keen on creating …

Orchestra mixes folk, traditional music
3 years, 2 months ago

Orchestra mixes folk, traditional music

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The Zhuhai Traditional Chinese Orchestra made its debut in Beijing with a concert held at the National Center for the Performing Arts on Friday. According to Zhang Tianyu, president of Zhuhai Traditional Chinese Orchestra, the concert was launched to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the return of Macao to the motherland as well as show the dynamic culture of the …

Masterful performances
3 years, 2 months ago

Masterful performances

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Guzheng player Su Chang performs at the concert. His film scores include the Oscar-winning soundtrack for director Ang Lee's martial arts movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Zhang Yimou's Hero. Zou Shuang, artistic director of the Beijing Music Festival, says the festival brought 24 concerts under the theme "masters and celebrations" this year. The festival also marked significant milestones, such …

Zhuhai orchestra showcases Guangdong culture
3 years, 2 months ago

Zhuhai orchestra showcases Guangdong culture

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The Zhuhai Traditional Chinese Orchestra, one of the youngest orchestras of the country, is performing in Beijing to showcase the beauty of Guangdong folk music. According to Zhang Tianyu, president of Zhuhai Traditional Chinese Orchestra, young musicians with an average age of under 26 from all over China joined in the orchestra when it was launched two years ago as …

Together in chorus
3 years, 4 months ago

Together in chorus

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Members of the Dong ethnic group participate in a Grand Song of Dong chorus performance in Jiangkou county, Guizhou province, on April 10. The experience two years ago in a multistop United States tour became a highlight for Wu and fellow practitioners of the Dong ethnic group's traditional "Grand Song", marking its increasing popularity at home and abroad. Mu traveled …

Together in chorus
3 years, 4 months ago

Together in chorus

China Daily  

Members of the Dong ethnic group participate in a Grand Song of Dong chorus performance in Jiangkou county, Guizhou province, on April 10. The experience two years ago in a multistop United States tour became a highlight for Wu and fellow practitioners of the Dong ethnic group's traditional "Grand Song", marking its increasing popularity at home and abroad. Mu traveled …

Tang-era riches
3 years, 9 months ago

Tang-era riches

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The Xi'an Symphony Orchestra and its chorus will stage Chang'an in Beijing on Saturday and Sunday. Chang'an, a symphony concert themed on Tang Dynasty poetry, premiered in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, on Nov 14. The concert will be staged by the Xi'an Symphony Orchestra and Xi'an Symphony Orchestra Chorus at Beijing's National Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday …

Ancient work gets in tune with modern times
3 years, 11 months ago

Ancient work gets in tune with modern times

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Pipa player Fang Jinlong and composer Ma Jiuyue release a new album Music and the Book of Songs. Three years ago, when Chinese musician Fang Jinlong read Shi Jing, he was interested in the stories told through the poems. The performance, Rhythm World, featuring Fang performing alongside a 100-strong orchestra, saw Fang play an array of traditional musical instruments from …

Ancient work gets in tune with modern times
3 years, 11 months ago

Ancient work gets in tune with modern times

China Daily  

Pipa player Fang Jinlong and composer Ma Jiuyue release a new album Music and the Book of Songs. Three years ago, when Chinese musician Fang Jinlong read Shi Jing, he was interested in the stories told through the poems. The performance, Rhythm World, featuring Fang performing alongside a 100-strong orchestra, saw Fang play an array of traditional musical instruments from …

Poetic Fragrance from China: Traditional Chinese Music Concert
4 years, 7 months ago

Poetic Fragrance from China: Traditional Chinese Music Concert

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To convey the profound friendship between the people of China and France, and as the European Music Festival unfolds, the China Cultural Center in Paris joins hands with China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater, along with Chinese artists in France and students at the center and will hold Poetic Fragrance from China: Traditional Chinese Music Concert, an online concert …

Revisiting classics
5 years, 8 months ago

Revisiting classics

China Daily  

A new version of the musical, Shi Jing Cai Wei, or A Homesick Warrior, will be staged at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing on May 18 and 19 as part of the ongoing Meet in Beijing Arts Festival. A musical inspired by ancient poetry will be staged at the ongoing Meet in Beijing Arts Festival, Chen Nan reports. …

Classic poetry musical attracts huge opening weekend audiences
6 years, 2 months ago

Classic poetry musical attracts huge opening weekend audiences

China Daily  

A scene from Shi Jing Cai Wei Chinese musical, Shi Jing Cai Wei, premiered at Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing on October 20, attracting audiences totaling 4,000 people over its opening weekend. Inspired by a collection of Chinese poems from the 11th to the 7th century BC, Chinese composer, Zou Hang, wrote over 30 songs that blended music with …

Classic poetry musical attracts huge opening weekend audiences
6 years, 2 months ago

Classic poetry musical attracts huge opening weekend audiences

China Daily  

A scene from Shi Jing Cai Wei Chinese musical, Shi Jing Cai Wei, premiered at Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing on October 20, attracting audiences totaling 4,000 people over its opening weekend. Inspired by a collection of Chinese poems from the 11th to the 7th century BC, Chinese composer, Zou Hang, wrote over 30 songs that blended music with …

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