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17:38, 07-Apr-2018
Sixth China Orchestra Festival opens in Beijing
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The curtain was raised Friday on the biennial China Orchestra Festival at the
National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA), with nine domestic symphony
orchestras presenting 35 classical and new Chinese symphonic works.
The 23-day festival this year, the sixth since its inception in 2008, is themed "Ode to the 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening-up."
This year is the 40th anniversary of China's historic policy.
In the past decade, more than 40 domestic symphony orchestras have appeared at the NCPA, staging nearly 100 concerts featuring Chinese symphonies.
Conductor Tang Muhai. /Photo via NCPA
Conductor Tang Muhai. /Photo via NCPA
The event will feature the Yunnan Capriccio, Hani Impression and A Wonder of
Naxi emphasizing the folk customs of ethnic minorities.
Symphonic melodies of Beijing Charm, Yanhuang Style, Song of the Prairie and Fisherman's Song on the South China Sea will depict the rivers and mountains across China.
Peking Opera Symphony, Commune Drama, Jiang Tcheng Tse and other works to be staged integrate poetry, drama, folk music and other traditional cultural essences.
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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency