China News Service, Xi'an, November 10 (Reporter Alina) The International Symposium on Chinese Music Research from a Global Perspective was held at Shaanxi Normal University from the 6th to the 8th. With the theme of "Inheritance, Dialogue, and Communication - The Global Perspective and Contemporary Value of Chinese Music", this conference invited more than 20 well-known domestic and foreign musicology experts from 13 universities to conduct exchanges around the international status quo and cutting-edge issues of Chinese music research, and discuss the new development of Chinese music research.
At the opening ceremony, Li Bingzhong, Vice President of Shaanxi Normal University, and Li Hongfeng, Director of the Music Research Institute of the China Academy of Arts, delivered speeches respectively. At the same time, the unveiling ceremony of the Chinese-Foreign Music Exchange Research Center was also held, marking that the school has taken new steps in deepening Chinese-foreign music exchanges and building a high-level international academic platform on the basis of giving full play to the characteristics of the discipline. This not only provides new opportunities for the school to integrate academic resources and expand international cooperation, but is also of great significance to promoting the construction of an independent knowledge system of Chinese music and promoting the international spread of China's excellent traditional culture, demonstrating the school's mission in cultural inheritance and innovation.
The International Symposium on Chinese Music Research from a Global Perspective was held at Shaanxi Normal University. Photo courtesy of Shaanxi Normal University
After the opening ceremony, the keynote report session of the conference was carried out closely following the theme of the conference. The participating experts conducted in-depth exchanges focusing on topics such as the modern and contemporary transformation of traditional music and mutual learning between Chinese and foreign musical civilizations. The content of the speech was based on a global perspective, with both an in-depth trace of the historical context and a cutting-edge view of contemporary practice. It profoundly demonstrated the academic orientation and theoretical awareness of this conference in promoting Chinese music research to the world.
The conference has four special seminars. The topics are set closely with the pulse of the times, involving the global perspective and regional and national dimensions of Chinese music research, and in-depth discussions on the evolution of music in different cultural contexts. It also involves the expression of cultural identity and cross-cultural communication paths in overseas communication, analyzing the opportunities and challenges of Chinese music going global. It also covers contemporary interpretations of traditional music documents and ancient notations, which demonstrates the breadth of the conference's vision and the depth of academic discussions. It is a powerful exploration of the construction of an academic system and discourse system with Chinese characteristics.
At the closing ceremony of the conference, Gong Hongyu, chair professor of the School of Music of Shaanxi Normal University, made an academic summary. During this meeting, Chinese and foreign scholars conducted extensive dialogues around the overall trends and core issues of Chinese music research, and a high degree of consensus was built during the collision of ideas. Collaboratively promoting Chinese music research from a global perspective is a vivid practice that serves the country’s strategy of cultural power. It also contributes wisdom to promoting the high-quality development of Chinese music research and deepening exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and foreign music cultures.
It is reported that this conference is hosted by the School of Music of Shaanxi Normal University, hosted by the Chinese and Foreign Music Exchange Research Center, and academically supported by the Music Research Institute of the China Academy of Arts. (over)
