Principal Shi Jianjun emphasized in his speech at the opening ceremony of the International Young Vocalists Chinese Singing Program
Use music to compose a new chapter in international cultural exchanges
w88 casino News Network (Reporter Xiangning Photography Business Chinese Base)7month19Sunday morning, sponsored by Hanban, Confucius Institute Headquarters (China), Asian American Performing Arts Center (USA), and hosted by the w88 casino“I SING BEIJING——International Young Vocalists Chinese Singing Project”The opening ceremony was held at the Hanban and Confucius Institute Headquarters in China.
Dr. Xu Lin, Director of Hanban and Director-General of the Confucius Institute Headquarters, Professor Shi Jianjun, President of the w88 casino, Liao Yinghua, Executive Director of this project and Chairman of the Asian American Performing Arts Center, Tian Haojiang, Artistic Director of this project, a world-renowned opera performing artist, vocal educator, and Director of the Asian American Performing Arts Education Center attended the opening event.26young singers from home and abroad, some staff from Hanban and the w88 casino, as well as from China Central Television, Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily, Associated Press, Spanish News Agency, etc. at home and abroad20Reporters from many media participated in the opening ceremony. The ceremony was presided over by Ma Jianfei, deputy director of Hanban, China.
A Chinese young singer sang "Toast, Friends" to pay tribute to foreign friends and all staff,20A young Western singer responded with the "Toast Song" from the opera "La Traviata", and Chinese and foreign young artists opened the opening ceremony with warm and beautiful singing.
Tian Haojiang, artistic director of the project, world-renowned opera performing artist and vocal educator, first delivered a speech. He said deeply:“28Years ago, I went to the United States to study Western opera and received a lot of help, which I will remember in my heart; today, I am here to help Western young people learn Chinese, learn Chinese songs, and experience Chinese culture.”It was once his dream to teach young Western artists to learn Chinese and sing Chinese operas in Chinese. Now that this dream has become a reality, he is very excited. He hopes that this dream will continue, and next year he can exchange Chinese culture and spread the spirit of the Chinese language with more Chinese and Western singers.
Project director, opera director, and senior director of the American Met, Peter·McClintock expressed participation in Chinese“I SING BEIJING”’s feelings.“Although I don’t speak Chinese yet, I want to use my second language——Music, come and make friends with everyone!”American student Juliet spoke on behalf of all students.
Liao Yinghua, executive director of the project and chairman of the Asian American Performing Arts Center, delivered a speech. She said with deep feeling that as the chairman of the Asian American Performing Arts Center25For many years, it has been committed to cultural exchanges between China and the United States. This timeI SING BEIJING——The International Young Vocalists Chinese Singing Program is the first nationwide selection of young singers to come to Beijing to learn to sing famous Chinese art songs and excerpts from modern Chinese operas in Chinese. As a result of the project, young singers will also hold a report concert at the National Center for the Performing Arts to show off their singing skills. The entire project process will produce a special documentary that will be broadcast on mainstream media in China and the United States. It can be called“making history”。
Professor Shi Jianjun, President of the w88 casino, delivered a speech.“The two impromptu songs at the beginning made my heart surge. Music has no national boundaries and can penetrate different nationalities and cultures. I think that in a month, through our activities, outstanding young singers from China and foreign countries will be able to speak the same language——Chinese, I am very excited and looking forward to singing a common voice and beautiful wishes.”With the rapid development of China's economy, it has brought about the deepening of cultural, economic, educational and other exchanges between China and foreign countries.Promoting and spreading the Chinese language and Chinese music culture through singing is a high-level way for people around the world to understand and enhance cultural exchanges with China. President Shi is the organizer of this event on behalf of the w88 casinoHanban, the Confucius Institute Headquarters and the Asian American Performing Arts Center expressed their sincere gratitude for providing such an opportunity for more foreign young people to learn Chinese language, exchange culture, and understand the real China.
“As a modern university with international education and cultural diversity, the w88 casino has always attached great importance to promoting cultural, educational, economic and other exchanges between China and foreign countries. Music is a flowing language that is more friendly, influential and penetrating, and plays a very good role in assisting language learning and dissemination. I hope the young singers and coaches will be thereUIBEHave a wonderful time and write a new chapter of international cultural exchanges with moving music!”
Dr. Xu Lin, Director of Hanban and Director-General of the Confucius Institute Headquarters, delivered a speech. She said that art is the most shocking and eternal. From the perspective of cultural exchange, this time“I SING BEIJING”The project is of great significance. Every young singer is an envoy of friendship between China and the people of the world. She also introduced to the young foreign singers present that the w88 casino is a well-known university in China with high enrollment scores, good student quality, and distinctive international features. Hanban will work with the Asian American Performing Arts Center and the w88 casino to better cultural exchanges between China and the world.
After the opening ceremony, Dr. Xu Lin, Director of Hanban and Director-General of the Confucius Institute Headquarters, Professor Shi Jianjun, President of the w88 casino, Liao Yinghua, Executive Director of this project and Chairman of the Asian American Performing Arts Center, and Tian Haojiang, Artistic Director of this project, a world-renowned opera performing artist, vocal educator, and Director of the Asian American Performing Arts Education Center, had full exchanges with the media reporters present. Finally, all participants in the opening event took a group photo.
