Silk Road Bimonthly 083
TCO and the Chinese music world in Taiwan worked diligently to bring about “The Taipei Chinese Instrumental Competition — Pipa” in April 2022 and the 2022 “Who Will Take Over — The Star Project for Young Musicians of Chinese Music.” These are vital platforms where young talents can interact and network with the world and ensure the advancement of the art of Chinese music. The international panel of judges sitting on The Taipei Chinese Instrumental Competition — Pipa serves a window to the world. As for the star project, it is a vital platform for musicians from professional orchestras and music schools to communicate, interact and share their findings and insights on Chinese music locally. Musicians, conductors, art administrative, and all related talents weaved a very fine and complicated web encompassing the contemporary Chinese music society. Here all sorts of innovations and creations are allowed to ebb and flow freely and eventually enrich and broaden the repertoire and history of Chinese music. It is vital that young and aspiring musicians have something to fall back on and support them during their experiments and exploration towards the future. For the winners of music competitions are the chosen ones who will lead the Chinese music community to glory and greatness to come. CHANG Yu-An succeeded as the principle conductor of TCO on May 2nd. As the winner of the Bucharest International Conducting Competition, he is a very good example of the rising stars in the Chinese music community. Fans are thrilled to see him join the TCO family. There is no doubt he will lead the orchestra towards a brand-new stage. CHANG was elected through a rigorous selection process. His appointment demonstrates the faith the director, the principal, and the members of the orchestra have in young talents. This edition, the cover story unveils the artistic concept and program planning of conductor CHANG. His exuberance and zest for Chinese music will no doubt brighten up the future of TCO and ignite sparkle. Young and aspiring musicians are the future of Chinese music, but they also face very different challenges and problems. In 2020, the entire world succumbed to the destruction of COVID-19. Many scheduled performances and meetings were postponed or disrupted. Physical concerts were no longer valid, and the digital ones took their place. Yet crisis can also become opportunity. TCO News bears witness to the transformation of music concerts and how music continues to influence people's lives through new media. The distance and challenge of communicating through the screen encouraged innovative solutions and creativity. The integration of on-line and off-line contacts and interaction provides new possibilities for the future. Tough wisdom is key to the sustainable development of an art, the discussion and exploration of knowledge, the research into historical record, and learning from the experienced virtuosi are also vital to the advancement and promotion of Chinese music. This issue, A Journey into Chinese Music features an analysis on the system, course design, and educational concept of Chinese music higher education, giving readers a peak into the core requirements of talent cultivation in selected universities and at how students can acquire knowledge and sagacity that prepare them for challenges to come. The New Silk Road will continue to map out all aspects of Chinese music education and explore issues in different age range. In other columns such as Chinese Music Studies, New Vision of Chinese Music, and The Moment, we promise to deliver just as always in the hope of gathering sufficient knowledge and wisdom to fuel the success of the next generation of Chinese music talents.
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