In 2023, the "Modern Echoes of Ancient Civilization - Chamber Music Works of Contemporary Chinese Composers" will be held in Italy.
In 2019, 8 orchestral works composed by the faculty of the Composition Department of ** College were staged in the United States.
In 2019, the "'Belt and Road' Turandot Opera ** Meeting" was performed in Beijing. The above ** are provided by Yu Feng.
In the dialogue between the violin and the lute, East and West meet on the staff. Through this precious 'ambassador', Italy and China, two millennia civilizations that have contributed to human culture, have come together. The Italian newspaper Le Priorita wrote in a music review. On August 10th, "Modern Echoes of Ancient Civilization - Chamber Music Works by Contemporary Chinese Composers" was held in Cremona, the birthplace of violin and a city in northern Italy. This meeting was presented by the artists of the Academy, and it was the first time that a contemporary Chinese composer performed a complete performance in Cremona. The melody that integrates China and the West and connects the ancient and modern won warm applause from the audience.
* It is a language that transcends cultures and is an important carrier of cultural exchange. Different from the best performing groups and professional performers, as a higher education college integrating creation, performance, education and scientific research, how should we better give full play to our own "cluster" advantages and tell Chinese stories to the outside world?How to show the world a modern education with Chinese characteristics and world standards?We look for answers in practice and innovate in thinking.
Let the world "hear" the voice of contemporary China.
* It is the common language of mankind, it is an ancient way of expression, and China's first poetry collection "Book of Songs" is a collection of songs. "If you don't learn poetry, you can't speak", in the Spring and Autumn Period where Confucius lived, the communicative function of song (i.e., poetry) has been reflected. Today, with the iterative development of Internet technology and the increasing frequency of international cultural exchanges, people can listen to the best voices on the other side of the world without leaving home, and enjoy the wonderful performances of the world's famous troupes without stepping out of the country.
What kind of color should we add to such an active and rich stage?** is the natural expression of a country's cultural characteristics, we must use the Chinese cultural heritage and characteristics of the times, and at the same time in line with the world's ** works to make a voice, so that the world "hears" the voice of contemporary China. The college has successfully held China's new works overseas for many times, showing the new development of contemporary China.
In January 2018, the World Premiere of New Works by Academy Composers was held at Lincoln Center in New York, USA. This is the first time that a Chinese composer has held a new work release conference in the United States in the form of a collective appearance since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States. At the end of 2019, at Carnegie Hall in New York, 8 new large-scale orchestral works composed by the teachers of the Department of Composition, including Ye Xiaogang's "Beautiful Village" and Guo Wenjing's Bamboo Flute Concerto "Sorrowful Mountain" were staged by me. During the performance, tickets were hard to come by, and a huge poster appeared on the big screen in Times Square in New York. In November this year, the Academy Symphony Orchestra returned to Carnegie Hall to perform the latest concertos and symphonic works composed by contemporary Chinese composers, including Jia Guoping's "Ten Thousand Ancient Rivers" and Chang Ping's violin concerto "The Future Realm".
*The work is in the ear and heart, and the effect of cross-cultural communication and dissemination is good. In the external performance, we have strict standards for the selection and performance of repertoire. The staged works should not only be able to express the spirit of contemporary China, show the contemporary appearance of the Chinese, tell Chinese stories well, but also be able to connect with the world and show first-class technical level. For example, "Sorrowful Mountain" is inspired by Li Bai's poem "Shu Dao Difficult", forming a melodious, high-pitched and crisp, majestic and deep artistic conception"Beautiful Village" expresses the Chinese's yearning for nature and a better life;"Ten Thousand Ancient Rivers" combines the guzheng, harp and orchestra, blending Chinese elements with Western modern language and techniques"The Realm of the Future" uses the music of the violin to play the exploration and hope of the future world.
These works either present China's geographical features and folk customs, or condense China's unique cultural elements, or pay attention to the depiction of nature and introspective singing and chanting, although they have their own different aesthetic pursuits and expression techniques, but have a common characteristic: the composer with the help of Western instruments or genres, with flying poetry and full imagination to embrace contemporary life, while creating works with Chinese characteristics, and strive to explore the possibility of contemporary development.
Absorb the traditional nutrition of China.
Playing Chinese notes on the international stage, our source of living water comes from the continuous new works of China's contemporary masters, and also from the in-depth excavation of the rich Chinese excellent traditional culture, especially the best tradition. As a leading institution of higher education, we have the responsibility to provide in-depth support for the innovation and development of the university.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the college launched the "Chinese Guqin ** Culture Database" and "China Xinjiang Uygur Muqam ** Database" projects, and carried out the construction of traditional ** digital courseware projects such as "Chinese Mongolian Patriarch Tune Folk Songs". The school will incorporate the first-class intangible cultural heritage into the overall discipline construction plan, and promote the excavation, inheritance and integrated development of excellent traditional Chinese culture through theoretical research, work creation, practical performance, communication and exchange. We have successively held activities such as the "Sixth International Symposium on Applied Ethnology of the International Society of Traditional Traditions" and the "National Guqin Professional Teaching Seminar", and organized teachers of the Department of Composition to go to the Silk Road to collect styles and create a number of national chamber music and orchestral works.
Strengthening the collation, excavation and research of traditional ** has an obvious role in promoting the creation and performance practice. The traditional elements, melodic characteristics, and structure can provide rich materials and creative inspiration for composers to create a more Chinese "Voice of China". "Yun Shao", "Tibet", "Lin Xiangjie", "Northern Scenery" and other works that have been performed in New York are excellent achievements of the creative transformation of the Chinese nation.
In the process of creation, on the one hand, we need to return to the tradition and folk to absorb creative nutrition;On the one hand, it is also necessary to actively use scientific and technological achievements to empower artistic creation and explore diversified expressions. The college makes full use of interdisciplinary cooperation to contribute to the development of national traditions. For example, Professor Zhang Hongyan presided over the national social science ** art project "Chinese traditional ** artificial intelligence notation research - taking Jiangnan silk and bamboo as an example", through the development of artificial intelligence notation platform, enhance the artificial intelligence recognition of "rhyme" and "cavity" of improvisation in performances, and take the lead in using artificial intelligence to protect and inherit the tradition in China. These studies on the unique singing methods and expressions of traditional music provide an important reference for the creation and performance of national instrumental music.
Build a modern education system in China.
If the work is the fruit of the branches, the education is the strong roots in the soilIf it is said that the first meeting of Chinese works on the international stage is a splash of water, introducing our first-class education system to overseas art education colleagues is to dig out a flowing river.
At the end of 2017, the college signed the "China Development Plan" with Bard College in the United States, established the Bard American-China Research and Xi Institute, created undergraduate degrees in Chinese folk instrumental music performance such as erhu, dizi, guzheng, etc., and established the overseas examination system of Chinese folk music of the college. More overseas students were able to get close to Chinese folk music and experience the longevity of "Jin Se unprovoked fifty strings, one string and one pillar Si Hua Nian" and the sonorous sound of "noisy cutting and miscellaneous, big beads and small beads falling on jade plates" in the plucking. Kan Duoduo, a first-year American student majoring in pipa, is a lover of Chinese folk music. Under the guidance of her teacher, her pipa playing technique has improved rapidly, and she has a deeper understanding of Chinese history and culture.
In March this year, the second phase of the cooperation between ** College and Bard College "China ** Development Plan" was officially signed, promoting China's ** overseas communication and development into a new chapter. We will continue to strengthen teaching cooperation and existing academic exchange programs, and expand cooperation in the fields of joint training, exchange of academic Xi, exchange of scholars, publication of English textbooks and academic journals, and creative and theoretical research.
At the same time, we actively invite the world's rich and diverse outstanding enterprises to "come in", so that China and the world can carry out dialogue and exchanges.
In 2017, the college took the lead in establishing the "Belt and Road Education Alliance". As of this year, the number of members of the alliance has increased to 66, covering 61 countries and regions. With this education alliance as a platform, we have held a series of international exchange activities for many years. At the closing ceremony of the 3rd "Belt and Road" Education Alliance International Conference held on October 17 this year, outstanding artists from all over the world brought wonderful performances to show the splendor of diverse cultures.
In 2021, the alliance launched the "Echo of the Ancient" Silk Road Youth ** Works Collection Activity, and received many works at home and abroad. After strict screening by a professional jury, the works of 20 young composers recommended by 18 first-class Chinese and foreign universities were selected, and 3 online live broadcasts were held. In 2020, the World Academy Cloud Hall, jointly built by 40 famous Chinese and foreign art academies, held 8 conferences with the theme of "Peace, Friendship and Integration". In 2019, the alliance held 5 "Belt and Road" art exhibitions, and the world premiere of "'The Belt and Road' Turandot Opera **". These activities not only show the musical echo of the ancient Silk Road spanning thousands of years, but also inject youth and vitality into the development of today's Silk Road.
During our trip to Europe in August this year, we held a cooperation meeting with the Globe Publishing House in Vienna, Austria, on "From East to West, China's Contemporary ** to the World". Starting this year, the 100-year-old publishing house will publish scores for 15 composers of the Academy every year and set up a web page for the Academy. The establishment of a dedicated website for a ** college is the first time for Universal Press. From east to west, from China to the world, a major art country and a powerful country need the support of a number of high-quality works, and the entire Chinese world needs to radiate more vigorous creative vitalityTo tell the story of China with musical notes and communicate with people's hearts, we need to communicate with foreign countries in a wider field, at more levels, and more actively. We look forward to continuing to build a modern Chinese education system that is oriented to the future and the world, and contribute to the greatness of a great country, the depth of culture and the beauty of art.
The author is the dean of *** college).
People** December 03, 2023 07 Edition).