Upon
the coming of new year of 2018, the concert on “International Music Education
and Communication” was held by Central Conservatory of Music and the Centre at
Recital Hall of Central Conservatory of Music on December 29th,
2017. The concert was performed by about ten (10) master and doctoral students
of Central Conservatory of Music under the guidance of four professors, named
Mr. Tan Longjian, Ms. Liu Yuening, Ms. Zhang Lexin and Ms. Zhao Xiaoxia. Mr.
Weng Jingnong, Executive Director of the Centre and Dean of International
School, Beihang University, participants of the Centre and undergraduate
students of Beihang University, about eighty (80) people in total, attended the
concert.

Combining
Chinese music and western music together, the concert presented audience with
wonderful performances, like Pipa duet, ensemble of Zheng and flute, ensemble
of Zheng and piano, and brass ensemble, which received warm responses. At the
concert, there were some interactive parts in which master and doctoral
students in music and instrument related majors from Central Conservatory of
Music introduced structure, playing skills and history of both Chinese
instruments (including Pipa, Chinese dulcimer, and Zheng) and western
instruments (including French horn and clarinet). In addition, the performers gave
a vivid introduction of electronic music, the integration of music and modern
technology. All the participants actively engaged in the interaction and
learned to play different instruments in person, which led to a lively
atmosphere.

After
the concert, the students visited the music museum on the campus of Central
Conservatory of Music. In the museum, the students earned a more comprehensive
understanding of the development of Chinese music and Chinese traditional
instruments by various kinds of instruments displayed there. They spoke highly
of this activity, as it not only gave them an opportunity to listen to Chinese
music, but also helped them better understand Chinese culture and inspired
their interest in learning Chinese instrument. Today’s concert, a great
festival for New Year celebration, provided a music feast for international students from Beihang University.