On July 17, the inaugural meeting of the Guqin Professional Committee of the China Musical Instrument Association was held in Beijing. The meeting was held in a combination of online and offline methods. Vice-chairmen of China Musical Instrument Association Sun Ruiyong and Chen Jinwu, deputy director of the Expert Committee Zeng Zemin, deputy directors of China Musical Instrument Association Instrumental Music Culture Professional Committee Bi Kewei, Yang Qing and some representatives in Beijing, Members of the preparatory group attended the main venue in Beijing, and other representatives attended the meeting online.

The inaugural meeting was presided over by Liu Yong, secretary general of the China Musical Instrument Association. Jin Yan, representative of the preparatory group and secretary-general of the Special Committee of Instrumental Music Culture, introduced the preparations of the Special Committee of Guqin. He made a report from three aspects: preliminary preparation and application, research and demonstration of China Musical Instrument Association and Beijing Musical Instrument Society, and official approval of establishment, and expressed his heartfelt thanks to people from all walks of life who strongly supported the preparation and establishment of the Guqin Professional Committee and made outstanding contributions.

Liu Jinrong, deputy secretary-general of the China Musical Instrument Association, read out the "Approval for the Candidates for the First Leading Group of the Guqin Professional Committee", and introduced the recommended candidates for the organization of the professional committee. The meeting voted on the nominated director, deputy director and secretary-general candidates. In the end, Xu Junyue, a professor of Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, was selected as the director, Zhu Mohan as the executive deputy director, Li Jianfei, Liu Shanjiao, Ma Jie, Ma Weiheng, Wang Peng, Li Cun, Dai Ru, Xiong Liqun, and Zhang Zisheng as the deputy directors, and Zhang Zisheng as the second secretary-general. A leadership team.

The new director Xu Junyue pointed out in his speech: Today's conference is a grand event in the guqin world, as well as a major event in the musical instrument industry and the literary and art world. After the successful application of the guqin to the World Heritage List in 2003, the state has increased its support for the guqin cause in terms of policy. In 2008, the guqin boarded the big stage of the Olympic Games, truly entered the public's field of vision and entered the world. From 2003 to 2022, both the guqin manufacturing industry and the field of guqin performance have gone through many ups and downs and gradually become prosperous. This kind of prosperity is not easy to come by and is the result of the continuous efforts of several generations of guqin players.

He said that in the future, the Guqin Professional Committee of the China Musical Instrument Association will have several important tasks: first, to promote culture and show its image; ——Evaluate the professional ability of qin masters, improve the production level and added value of guqin, and make guqin rejuvenate in the new era; the third is to use the perspectives of history, art and aesthetics to create guqin works, notation and creation of new works These are the directions we need to work towards. Fourth, the Guqin Professional Committee of the China Musical Instrument Association should also do a good job of "nurturing new talents". The special committee should have the courage to take on the mission of inheriting Guqin culture and art, inherit the Guqin manufacturing and performance skills, pay attention to the inheritance of the inherent cultural spirit of Guqin culture, cultivate talents for the Guqin world, and inherit Guqin culture.

The new Secretary-General Zhang Zisheng introduced the relevant regulations and management methods of the Guqin Professional Committee, and explained the recent work plan.

At the meeting, Zeng Zemin, Bi Kewei, Yang Qing and other seniors in the musical instrument industry delivered enthusiastic speeches respectively, placing hopes on the new organization of the Guqin Professional Committee.

At the end of the meeting, Chen Jinwu, vice chairman of the China Musical Instrument Association, made a concluding speech on behalf of the association. He said: Today is a memorable day. At the same time, we are looking forward to the intangible cultural heritage of Guqin rooted in Chinese culture, especially the "guqin and qin", from now on to a new height and create new brilliance!

He emphasized that as a "new occupation" in the Chinese musical instrument industry, the "Qianqiu" will be declared by the China National Light Industry Federation in the second half of 2021 and approved by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China. The competent department reviewed and officially announced and publicized it on July 12 this year. This should be a very important thing in the Guqin session! congratulations! At the same time, we have a heavy responsibility.

In his speech, Chen Jinwu put forward four hopes and requirements for the next work of the Guqin Special Committee. He pointed out:

1. Industry-based. Guqin is a representative of ancient Chinese musical instruments, with a glorious history and cultural heritage, and profound cultural heritage; Guqin and qin skills, as intangible cultural heritage, coexist with inheritance and development; "Industry-based" to carry out various work, grasping this point, and grasping the "bull's nose". It is hoped that in the layout and planning work, first of all, we must do a good job in industrial research, find out the basics, make a good plan, and draw a reasonable development roadmap. It is necessary to "lower the head to pull the car, but also look up at the road", give full play to the leading role of industry experts, and do well in the guqin industry. At the same time, we must give full play to everyone's ingenuity, inherit and develop the guqin culture and qin skills, and do practical things for the members.

Second, culture is the soul. Guqin culture has a long history, a unique system, strong traceability, inheritance, and standardization, with obvious cultural symbols and rich content. Guqin has more than 100 overtones, which is probably the musical instrument with the most overtones in the world. Guqin has its own notation method, which has a history of at least 1,500 years. Guqin has more than 150 guqin scores, including more than 3,000 guqin songs handed down; there are also 9 major "qin schools", which are schools formed by piano players with a common artistic style, each with their own strengths and independence. , distinctive artistic style, Guqin as a musical culture has been deeply rooted in the blood of the Chinese nation. Therefore, doing a good job in the inheritance and development of culture is the soul of doing the work of the Guqin Special Committee. If we grasp this, we will have "roots" and "gods". It is hoped that the Guqin Special Committee will dig deep into the cultural connotation of the Guqin, and do a good job of inheritance and development, so that the traditional Chinese national musical instrument, the Guqin, will give full play to its "soul charm".

Third, talent-oriented. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: Hard power and soft power, in the final analysis, depend on the strength of talents! China's musical instrument manufacturing industry cannot be satisfied with the title of a manufacturing power, but must see the gap and the goal of struggle. The key is to speed up the training of talents. The Guqin Special Committee should give full play to its own strengths, play the role of Guqin experts and non-genetic inheritors, and strive to increase the "soft power" of talents; take advantage of the opportunity that "qin masters" have been included in the "National Occupational Classification Ceremony" and the industry's "professional skills assessment". Appraisal" system advantages, and strive to cultivate a team of high-skilled Guqin professionals. Leveraging on the new working platform of the special committee, we will not only seek breakthroughs in the cultivation of high-skilled talents, but also use various ways to accelerate the training and training of young and middle-aged scientific and technological backbones, middle and senior piano masters, and professional management talents. Focus on cultivating talents with inheritance and development and comprehensive vocational skills, and provide three-dimensional support for the industry to become bigger, better, and longer, and to form the needs of the talent team.

Fourth, inheritance is the path. Doing all the work of the Guqin Special Committee is the primary task after the establishment of the "Special Committee". Where is the "road"? Inheritance is the path. It is suggested to promote pragmatically from the following four aspects: First, in-depth study of the cultural connotation of Guqin music; advocating "Chongwen priority", so that advocating culture and art should be given priority, cultural activities should be given priority, and cultural industry projects should be given priority. The second is to deeply excavate the technical essence of guqin and qin. The third is to deeply explore the inheritance and innovation of guqin scores; in-depth exploration of guqin genres, the artistic value of fine works of art and classic works that have their own strengths and have been passed down to the present. Fourth, in-depth thinking and practice of the "popularization and classic inheritance" of the guqin, popularization - is to let more people understand the guqin, understand the guqin, enjoy the guqin, and strive to expand the musical population who use the guqin to express their emotions; classic inheritance; ---First of all, it is necessary to encourage the creation of more classic works; at the same time, there must be ways, methods, systems and structures to be passed down, so as to produce more high-quality works and more classic works worthy of inheritance, so that the guqin career can develop in a healthy and orderly manner. All of the above must start from "inheritance", and this essential point cannot be forgotten. The right path is chosen to move forward smoothly.

The newly elected 11 directors, deputy directors and more than 120 Guqin enthusiasts participated in the whole meeting online.