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In tune for an exciting week of new music
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Concerts and performances featuring contemporary music, as well as lectures by international and domestic composers, are to be staged at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music during 2019 Shanghai New Music Week.
Starting yesterday and running till Wednesday, the week aims to popularize contemporary music and create a communication platform between Chinese artists and their foreign counterparts.
This year, the organizers have invited Germany鈥檚 Ensemble Modern to give three performances featuring works by three globally renowned composers 鈥 Mark Andre, Rebecca Saunders and Thomas Ades.
The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra will perform the opening and closing concerts at the conservatory鈥檚 newly opened Shangyin Opera House.
The opening concert will feature works by invited composers, while the closing concert 鈥淐hinese Poetry 鈥 Voice and Orchestra Concert鈥 gathers some of the best domestic singers.
Shanghai New Music Ensemble is innovatively partnering with Kunqu Opera performers in the concert of 鈥淣ew Sound of Kun Opera 鈥 Peony Pavilion鈥 today.
Ensemble Telemaque from France and Beijing Contemporary Soloists, a newly founded ensemble, are also in the performing line-up.
Zhou Xianglin, dean of composition at the conservatory, has given a definition of new music.
鈥淢usic created in the 20th century is usually called modern music, while that created after the 1950s is referred to as contemporary music,鈥 said Zhou.
鈥淚t can all be called new music, as well as some innovative works that are without tunes. New music differs itself from popular music.
鈥淲hile classical music remains the foundation in music education, new music, especially contemporary music, represents today and tomorrow. It is a niche category at the current stage, but surely speaks for the future.
鈥淐ontemporary music has been promoted in a lot of developed countries. Our conservatory stands in the frontline of education theory and talent cultivation. Therefore, we are responsible for creating a platform for China鈥檚 contemporary artists.鈥
Wen Deqing, artistic director of Shanghai New Music Week, encouraged people to attend the concerts and free lectures to improve their knowledge of contemporary music.
鈥淪ome citizens have never been to a contemporary music performance,鈥 said Wen. 鈥淲hy not give it a try and you may just like it, because contemporary music is filled with creativity and surprise.鈥
As part of the new music week, the final of the inaugural Shanghai International Competition of Composition for Chamber Opera will be held at Shangyin Opera House on Tuesday.
The judging panel has selected the three best chamber operas from more than 30 candidate works submitted by young composers from home and abroad in the past month.
The three pieces will be performed at the final concert before a final ranking is decided.
鈥淥pera has become more and more popular among Shanghai鈥檚 theatergoers,鈥 said Wen. 鈥淗owever, there are not many chamber operas available yet.
鈥淐ompared with commercial operas, a chamber opera, which usually lasts for 20 minutes, is more accessible for young composers, who won鈥檛 need too much resource during the creation process.鈥
More information about the Shanghai New Music Week is available at the event鈥檚 official website, nmw.www.shcmusic.edu.cn.
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