2006 Beijing International Qin music Week

2006 was the 3rd year since the UNESCO proclaimed the Art of Qin Music to be one of the Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. 2006 also is the Centennial Birthday of Qin Master Wu Jinglue. For further inheritance and promotion of the Qin music culture, The Central Conservatory of Music, China Conservatory of Music and Chinese Academy of Arts have decided to held the 2006 Beijing Week of Qin Music Culture -- With The Memory of Qin Master Wu Jinglue’s Centennial Birthday on October 16th to 20th. This event included a symposium, concerts, Qin musician’s gathering performances, workshops, multimedia seeing and hearing lecture, exhibitions etc. Although Friends of Guqin did not assist, we sent a short text about activities done, and about future projects as well.

Topics of the symposium

• The artistic achievements and scholarly contribution of modern Chinese Qin masters
• The past, present and future of Qin music culture
  • The Qin music in the world
  • The Qin music culture in contemporary social life
  • The knowledge structure of today’s Qin musican
  • Rediscovery, transcription, evaluation of Qin music

• The contemporary creation and adaptation of Qin music
• Working reports after three years of the UNESCO proclaimed “The Art of Qin Music” to be one of “Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”
• The material culture and its social value of the Qin

Performances

Qin musician’s gatherings

Concerts

• Opening concert——with the memory of Qin master Wu Jinglue’s centennial birthday
• Concert of contemporary Qin compositions

Qin Master Wu Jinglue

Workshops

• Improvisation of Qin music: Perform and demonstration
• Master class
• Multi-media seeing and hearing lecture
• New instrument evaluation

Exhibitions

• The artistic life of Wu Jinglue
• Zha Fuxi’s donations of Qin books
• The Qin collection of Chinese Academy of Arts
• Qin text books and teaching materials

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