The sound of global connections
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The sound of global connections

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Griffith participates in the Beijing Garden Expo Park Opera and Music Week during Mid-Autumn Festival, in 2023.CHINA DAILY The suona, different from many Western instruments, can easily mimic the human voice, making it very expressive. "Some American musicians would suggest including the suona in ensembles, making it more accessible for collaboration with different instruments," says Chan. Since the 21st century, the development of contemporary Chinese music has been strong, putting it at the forefront of the global music scene, says Cai. The US-China Music Institute at the Bard College Conservatory of Music has held the China Now Music Festival and Chinese New Year Concerts at Lincoln Center in New York City for years.

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HK Embraces Bianzhong: Cultural Ambassador Aims to Ignite International Music Scene
2 months ago

HK Embraces Bianzhong: Cultural Ambassador Aims to Ignite International Music Scene

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Hong Kong's Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra is set to perform a concert on National Day, featuring Chinese music works played by bianzhong, an ancient Chinese percussion instrument. The orchestra hopes to promote Chinese music on the international stage and is seeking funding opportunities to expand its influence.

HK Embraces Bianzhong: Cultural Ambassador Aims to Ignite International Music Scene
2 months ago

HK Embraces Bianzhong: Cultural Ambassador Aims to Ignite International Music Scene

China Daily  

Hong Kong's Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra is set to perform a concert on National Day, featuring Chinese music works played by bianzhong, an ancient Chinese percussion instrument. The orchestra hopes to promote Chinese music on the international stage and is seeking funding opportunities to expand its influence.

The sound of global connections
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The sound of global connections

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Jindong Cai and The Orchestra Now, at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.CHINA DAILY Four days after Yixing Wang moved to the United States with her parents, she found herself sitting in an empty apartment in Texas. The conservatory established the US-China Music Institute in 2017 and is one of the few offering a comprehensive combination of Chinese instruments …

The sound of global connections
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The sound of global connections

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Beitong Liu plays the erhu at The Sound of Spring Chinese New Year Concert at Lincoln Center, New York, in 2023. If I can pass on what I've learned to the next generation and bring the two countries closer together through music, I believe it will be incredibly meaningful," says Cai, calling himself a member of a generation of Chinese …

The sound of global connections
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The sound of global connections

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Andrew Chan plays the suona at the Chinese embassy in the US with the Bard East/West Ensemble in December 2023. "We focus on contemporary Chinese music, incorporating its elements with jazz, particularly emulating the jazz style that emerged in Shanghai when jazz first arrived in China. We also explore modern interpretations of Chinese pop music," says Liu. "Traditional Chinese music …

The sound of global connections
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The sound of global connections

China Daily  

Jindong Cai and The Orchestra Now, at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.CHINA DAILY Four days after Yixing Wang moved to the United States with her parents, she found herself sitting in an empty apartment in Texas. The conservatory established the US-China Music Institute in 2017 and is one of the few offering a comprehensive combination of Chinese instruments …

The sound of global connections
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The sound of global connections

China Daily  

Kendall Griffith, a student at Bard College Conservatory of Music majoring in the pipa and Asian studies, at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, in 2023.CHINA DAILY Griffith's father helped her discover the instrument and she found her first pipa teacher, who was part of the Boston Chinese Ensemble. Learning the pipa in the city, where "Chinese music is …

The sound of global connections
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The sound of global connections

China Daily  

Kendall Griffith, a student at Bard College Conservatory of Music majoring in the pipa and Asian studies, at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, in 2023.CHINA DAILY Griffith's father helped her discover the instrument and she found her first pipa teacher, who was part of the Boston Chinese Ensemble. Learning the pipa in the city, where "Chinese music is …

The sound of global connections
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The sound of global connections

China Daily  

Andrew Chan plays the suona at the Chinese embassy in the US with the Bard East/West Ensemble in December 2023. "We focus on contemporary Chinese music, incorporating its elements with jazz, particularly emulating the jazz style that emerged in Shanghai when jazz first arrived in China. We also explore modern interpretations of Chinese pop music," says Liu. "Traditional Chinese music …

The sound of global connections
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The sound of global connections

China Daily  

Griffith participates in the Beijing Garden Expo Park Opera and Music Week during Mid-Autumn Festival, in 2023.CHINA DAILY The suona, different from many Western instruments, can easily mimic the human voice, making it very expressive. "Some American musicians would suggest including the suona in ensembles, making it more accessible for collaboration with different instruments," says Chan. Since the 21st century, …

The sound of global connections
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The sound of global connections

China Daily  

Jindong Cai and The Orchestra Now, at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.CHINA DAILY Four days after Yixing Wang moved to the United States with her parents, she found herself sitting in an empty apartment in Texas. The conservatory established the US-China Music Institute in 2017 and is one of the few offering a comprehensive combination of Chinese instruments …

Music helps forge connections
1 year, 1 month ago

Music helps forge connections

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A boy meets a musician at Tianjin Children's Hospital on June 5, 2013. "The exchanges are frequent and important," Yu Hongmei, professor and director of the Chinese Music Department at CCOM, said during the US-China Music Forum, a panel discussion, as part of the China Now Music Festival held in New York last month. The festival is organized by the …

Getting on a global groove
1 year, 1 month ago

Getting on a global groove

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Chinese singer-song-writer Zhu Jingxi performs in the music and art festival. CHINA DAILY One Chinese fan says the rapper's songs provide a sense of strength. In addition to music, 88rising collaborates with Chinese creatives in fields like fashion design, illustrative arts, and exhibitions. Our stage design and cultural and creative products were all collaborative efforts between our team and other …

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

China Daily  

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" …

An animated performance
1 year, 2 months ago

An animated performance

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Under the baton of conductor Zhang Jiemin, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the Liu Sola and Friends Band performed the symphonic dance, The Legend of Monkey King, in Beijing. "In her musical world, she shows her unlimited imagination, just like the Monkey King's magical power, making 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects." …

US-China forum calls for revitalizing relations through music
1 year, 2 months ago

US-China forum calls for revitalizing relations through music

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Orville Schell, director of the Center on US-China Relations at Asia Society, Gary Ginstling, president and CEO of the New York Philharmonic, Chen Yi, professor at the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Leon Botstein, president of Bard College and founder of the innovative pre-professional orchestra The Orchestra Now, and Jindong Cai, director of the …

US-China forum calls for revitalizing relations through music
1 year, 2 months ago

US-China forum calls for revitalizing relations through music

China Daily  

Orville Schell, director of the Center on US-China Relations at Asia Society, Gary Ginstling, president and CEO of the New York Philharmonic, Chen Yi, professor at the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Leon Botstein, president of Bard College and founder of the innovative pre-professional orchestra The Orchestra Now, and Jindong Cai, director of the …

Sci-fi inspired singer praises her roots
2 years ago

Sci-fi inspired singer praises her roots

China Daily  

Zhu Jingxi, a Dai woman from Pu'er city, Southwest China's Yunnan province, aims to merge cyberpunk style with traditional Chinese cultural elements in her visual and musical expressions. Seeking Roots It's a remarkable fact that behind Zhu's sassy look, highly experimental pieces of music and cyborg persona is her continuous pursuit of tradition. On one hand, she has been trying …

Tuning into a better world
3 years ago

Tuning into a better world

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Industry representatives from more than 20 countries attend the Beijing Forum for Symphonic Music 2021 online, on Nov 29 and 30, including conductor Lyu Jia. On Nov 29 and 30, more than 100 industry representatives from 70 international art institutions in more than 20 countries got together online during the Beijing Forum for Symphonic Music 2021, discussing and exploring new …

Music educator with major score to settle
3 years, 4 months ago

Music educator with major score to settle

China Daily  

Zong reflects on a bridge over the Haihe River in Tianjin. Zhao Qian, president of Cathay Future Group, a big private art education group in China, says Zong is leading a "revolution" in the field. "Compared with performance technique, Zong emphasizes the essence of art, emotional power, creative imagination and aesthetic appreciation-these are what we are going to use to …

Ancient work gets in tune with modern times
3 years, 10 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, 10 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 …

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