Confucius Institute Journey to China Fall 2013, Issue 20 | Page 30
CI News, Fall 2013
CI News, Fall 2013
CCCC Hosts China National Orchestra Members’
Lecture, Performance
left? Following the exhibition, CCCC President Bud Marchant (from
center right), Dean of University Transfer and Health Science Jon
Matthews, and CCCC Confucius Classroom Visiting Professor Guan Wang,
present gifts of miniature face jugs to Xi and the musicians. North Cole
Pottery, in Sanford, crafted the piece presented to Xi and Lantern Hill
Pottery crafted the others. The audience of more than 100 of all ages were
entertained and educated as the musicians and Xi presented the history
and sounds of various Chinese instruments, some with histories dating
back thousands of years.
English by Katherine E. McDonald / Chinese Translation by Wang Guan
SANFORD - Xi Qiang, artistic director of the China National Orchestra, and several of the orchestra’s members entertained and educated an audience of more than 100 of all
ages Oct. 2 at the Chinese Music Exhibition & Seminar in the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center.
The event, hosted by Central Carolina Community College’s Confucius Classroom, presented the history and sounds of various Chinese instruments, some with histories
dating back thousands of years.
Xi, author of the book, “Chinese Music and Instruments,” drew on his broad knowledge to speak about the instruments, which were then demonstrated by the musicians:
bamboo flutes; bianzhong bells; suona, a double-reed wind
instrument; sheng, a reed instrument with multiple vertical pipes;
erhu, a two-stringed fiddle made of wood and boa skin; pipa, a pearshaped lute; and a small drum.
“Chinese and American music is really much alike,” he told the
audience. “It is the expression of people seeking peace and happiness.”
Guan Wang, CCCC’s Confucius Classroom visiting professor,
translated Xi’s presentation from Mandarin Chinese into English. She
recently arrived from Chengdu, People’s Republic of China, where
she is an English professor at the University of Sichuan Media and
Communications. A welcome reception for her will be held 4 p.m.-6
p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, at the Civic Center.
The program opened with the music of numerous fluttering,
chirping birds filling the Civic Center’s auditorium as six musicians
performed “A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix.” The
musical instruments mimicked the singing of many different birds. The
suona took the lead as the sound of Phoenix, the queen of birds. Each
instrument - wind, string, or percussion - added its unique sound to
perform this cheerful folk tune. The song also demonstrated, Xi said,
how people use music as a way to be in harmony with nature.
The musicians then played their instruments, one at a time, as Xi
spoke about their history and sound. Some audience members had the
opportunity to participate in the musical demonstrations by striking
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