MUSIC CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE CHINA DAY 29 September 2018 1
MUSIC CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE AT THE ROYAL DANISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC Music Confucius Institute (MCI) is a collaboration between the Royal Danish Academy of Music (RDAM) and Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing (CCOM). By combining traditional Chinese music and Western classical music, MCI creates new and meaningful dialogue between China and Denmark. MCI holds a wide range of concerts aimed at diverse audiences, presenting traditional Chinese music and giving composers opportunities to explore new combinations of Western and Chinese instruments. Music and culture are deeply intertwined. To complement the concerts and musical activities, MCI also organizes cultural activities to give musicians and audiences a better understanding of both traditional and contemporary Chinese music. 2
WELCOME TO CHINA DAY 2018 It is with great pleasure that Music Confucius Institute welcomes you to China Day 2018. Over the past six years, China Day has gradually become one of the yearly highlights of MCI s activities. This year is no exception, and we are very pleased for the opportunity to once again welcome you to this annual event that celebrates the meeting of Chinese and Western music and culture. This year, we are very glad for the opportunity to host the Confucius Institute Global Artists Chamber Orchestra of Central Conservatory of Music, who will perform two concerts featuring new and traditional Chinese music, followed by musicians from MCI and RDAM. In addition, you will experience the premiere of a spectacular audiovisual art installation, The Eye of the Dragon, created by Hans Peter Stubbe Teglbjærg, Associate Professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. Aside from the concerts, you will also be able to learn more about traditional Chinese instruments, try taiji (a Chinese martial art form) with musical accompaniment, and be introduced to Chinese folk songs and art songs. Through these and other activities, we hope to be able to showcase different aspects of not only Chinese music, but also Chinese culture, both traditional and modern. Welcome! Marianne Løkke Jakobsen, Director of MCI Li Xin, Chinese Director of MCI 3
PROGRAMME 14:00-15:00 AND 16:00-17:00 CHINA DAY CONCERT I AND II Confucius Institute Global Artists Chamber Orchestra of Central Conservatory of Music, followed by musicians from RDAM and MCI 13:00-17:00 EYE OF THE DRAGON ART INSTALLATION by RDAM Associate Professor Hans Peter Stubbe Teglbjærg CHINESE ART SONG AND FOLK SONG WORKSHOP by MCI musician Chen Yingying and RDAM student Yang Chengshuai TAIJI WORKSHOP WITH MUSIC by Meng Xinyang and MCI musicians Yu Yeti and Wang Yifan INSTRUMENT INTRODUCTION AND DEMONSTRATION by MCI musicians CHINESE WRITTEN LANGUAGE WORKSHOP by Qiu Shuzhen, Confucius Institute for Innovation and Learning at Aalborg University CHINESE TEA by Qiu Shuzhen, Confucius Institute for Innovation and Learning at Aalborg University 4
ABOUT CHINA DAY China Day is a yearly event organised by Music Confucius Institute. The China Day concerts are always the highlight of the event, and feature musicians performing on Chinese and Western instruments from both the Royal Danish Academy of Music and Central Conservatory of Music. These concerts give audiences an opportunity to experience not only traditional Chinese music, but also new compositions featuring Chinese instruments and composers. Aside from the concerts, China Day also includes other activities, such as workshops about Chinese instruments, folk singing, and taiji with musical accompaniment. These activities serve to give guests at China Day an understanding of not only Chinese music, but also Chinese culture. 5
ABOUT THE ROYAL DANISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC The Royal Danish Academy of Music is the oldest music academy in Denmark. It is a dynamic and vibrant artistic educational institution centred on teaching. Additionally, an important role is to support the development of classical music and enhance its relevance as a central part of contemporary musical and cultural life on an ongoing basis. The Academy s fundamental artistic activities find expression in a comprehensive and richly varied range of concerts, as well as high-profile projects within educational and artistic developmental work and research. A wide network of international contacts and partners rounds off the picture created by the Academy s many committed teachers and other staff and above all, by the large body of talented students who form the heart of it all. 6
MAP OF THE ROYAL DANISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC CONTACT MUSIC CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE W: http://english.dkdm.dk/confucius-institute E: mci@dkdm.dk T: +45 7226 7280 7
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ARTISTIC DIRECTION CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE GLOBAL ARTISTS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF CENTRAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC GUEST PROFESSOR FROM CENTRAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Eva Hess Thaysen Associate Professor, Head of Vocal Studies and Artistic Research Ji Wei guzheng Qie Jie pipa Liu Yuening yangqin Zhang Guoliang erhu Wang Tianyang piano Wendy Toh violin Xu Tuo guitar MUSICIANS FROM THE ROYAL DANISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC Flemming Viðar Valdmundsson accordion Elisabeth Jannson guitar Emmet Hartung horn Signe Bitsch cello Mathias Monrad Møller tenor Trombone ensemble Scandinavian Guitar Duo: Jesper Sivebæk Associate Professor, guitar Per Pålsson Teacher, guitar MUSICIANS FROM MUSIC CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE Mi Xuanye yangqin Chen Yingying voice and music education Li Yingchun zhudi Wang Yifan guzheng Yu Yeti guqin Zhou Linyi pipa 8