The sound of the flute is like silk and thread; the strings are cut like a bell.

Rooted in the deep soil of Chinese excellent traditional culture, the unique artistic charm of Chinese folk music has accompanied the Chinese people for a long time. The long-standing, melodious and melodious sound of national rhythm shows the spiritual beauty of the sea and the eclectic national spirit.

Entering a new era, how does Chinese folk music embrace the future? Recently, the successful holding of the first "Guoyun Cup" folk instrumental music performance has ignited the confidence and hope of folk musicians.

A new platform to showcase the talents of folk music practitioners

At the end of February this year, the regulations for the first "Guoyun Cup" National Instrumental Music Art Exhibition released by the Chinese National Orchestra Society attracted the attention of many folk music practitioners.

"This is an opportunity extended from a concert." Talking about the origin of the exhibition, Wu Yuxia, president of the China National Orchestra Society, told reporters.

At the end of 2021, the "Long National Rhythm - 2022 Chinese National Orchestra New Year Concert" will be played at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, celebrating the New Year with the sound of Chinese folk music.

The live performance tickets were sold out a week in advance, and the number of online hits reached more than 18 million... The enthusiasm of the audience allowed Wu Yuxia to see the broad base of folk music enthusiasts, and it also gave birth to the idea of holding a concert for folk music practitioners and learners in all regions of the country. , enthusiasts, including all kinds of instrumental music such as stringed, plucked, wind, and national percussion, breaking the idea of age and occupation-limited performances.

"In response to the strong request of some participating contestants, we have extended the registration deadline to May 25. In more than two months, we have received more than 6,600 videos of participating programs, with a total of more than 8,000 contestants. It is also rare in the activities sponsored by the Society." Wu Yuxia said that the online channel of the performance still received such a high degree of attention, which enhanced everyone's confidence.

"Whether it's professional college students who interpret the exquisite beauty of works with superb skills, or ordinary fans expressing colorful artistic styles with vivid musical language, the performers vividly demonstrated their love and dedication to Chinese folk music. ." Tan Longjian, a judge of the plucking group and a sanxian performer, was delighted to see that the exhibition had built a good platform for everyone, setting off a wave of love, playing and learning folk music.

Create a database of outstanding folk music talents

"If the folk music career is compared to a tower, the spire is the professional guidance, and the tower base is the popularization of the masses." Wu Yuxia believes that without a rich tower base, it is impossible to have a solid spire.

Focusing on the combination of professionalism and popularization, and taking into account the echo of the tower base and the spire, in this performance, more than 300 authoritative judges, including Erhu player Song Fei, guzheng player Wang Zhongshan, and flute and xiao player Zeng Gege, joined the exhibition. People's eyes lit up.

"These leading figures from various majors across the country, as well as senior professors and top experts from professional colleges and universities, will write professional comments to the participating contestants." Member of the performance supervision and review team, Secretary of the Party Branch of the Chinese National Orchestra Society Wang Shuwei said that this is a major feature that is different from the usual events.

"The judging work has allowed me to discover many outstanding players, and I am very happy that our folk music career is booming and has many successors." Zeng Gege, the judge of the performance blowpipe group, said that for the players, the performance is important, but the more important thing is to participate in the performance. You can feel your own strengths and weaknesses, gain an experience and clarify the direction of future efforts.

A player who participated in the non-professional group performance told reporters that as a folk music enthusiast, there is almost no chance to communicate with these top experts in the industry. In this exhibition, the opportunity to get professional guidance from experts is very valuable.

For non-professional players, participating in the exhibition is equivalent to taking a tailor-made master class; for professional players, with excellent performances, they have the opportunity to enter the database of outstanding folk music talents created by the Society and obtain further professional training.

"The outstanding talents and works emerging from the exhibition will have the opportunity to participate in the performance of the 'National Rhyme Long' concert, as well as brand activities such as the Chinese Music Forum and the Chinese Music Forum, and get more professional guidance." Wu Yuxia said.

Build a good ecology of folk music industry

Passing on the beauty of folk music, enhancing aesthetic taste, and discovering outstanding talents... In the eyes of experts, the deeper meaning of performances lies in helping the construction of folk music disciplines and building a good industry ecology.

"In the journey of building a cultural power in the new era, the development of national music reflects the ideological awareness of catching up with the trend and shows the thriving style of the times." Liu Guangyu, chairman of the Chongqing Musicians Association, believes that this exhibition showcases Chinese national orchestral music The society and the national folk music community will not forget the origin, absorb foreigners, and face the future with historical consciousness and cultural self-confidence.

This exhibition requires that the participants of the professional group must submit two works, one of which should be an original work created after 2000.

According to Zhao Chengwei, the judge of the plucking group, this will effectively promote the development of the Sanxian art major he is engaged in. "Comparatively speaking, there are few people studying in the Sanxian major, and there are also few newly created works. The outstanding newcomers and new works in this exhibition, It will be conducive to the improvement of discipline construction.”

"Compared with previous performances, the performance level of this combination has been generally improved, and some combinations have even reached a very high level." Li Chunyong, judge of the performance combination group and head of the China Radio National Orchestra, believes that the performance will be powerful Promoting the healthy development of Chinese folk instrumental music industries has far-reaching significance for inheriting and promoting the development of Chinese folk music art and promoting the excellent Chinese culture.

Protecting the cultural roots of the Chinese nation is inseparable from a healthy and orderly cultural ecology, and promoting the development and prosperity of the national music industry also requires the joint efforts of all parties.

"The inheritance and dissemination of folk music depends not only on artists, but also on professional students and enthusiasts." Wu Yuxia said, I believe that with the joint efforts of the society, the national folk music industry and all sectors of society, we will educate people with beauty and walk towards beauty. The career of folk music has a bright future.