Audiences at Bard’s China Now Music Festival “Embark on a Transcendent Journey”

The sixth season of the China Now Music Festival, a joint endeavor by Bard College's U.S.-China Music Institute and the Central Conservatory of Music in China, was featured and reviewed in multiple news outlets. The annual festival is dedicated to promoting an understanding and appreciation of music from contemporary China through an annual series of concerts and academic activities. Its theme this year, “The Bridge of Music,” focused on connecting people through music, and featured an unprecedented series of uniquely curated events tracing how generations of musicians and music organizations from the US and China have worked together and inspired each other. "Academic exchange is an important way to promote academic development and cultural exchange between the two countries,” Yu Hongmei, professor and director of the Chinese Music Department at the Central Conservatory of Music, told China News. “Its implications are abroad and far-reaching. Civilization is more colorful through communication, and culture is enriched through mutual understanding and learning."

Further Reading: 
U.S.-China forum calls for revitalizing relations through music (China News)

China Now Music Festival ends with tribute to three generations of composers bridging U.S., China (Xinhua)

Post Date: 10-10-2023