Recently, at the University's Outreach Week, three international students from China, Deng Wei, Qiao Mingxing, and Li Kehan, once again presented a sharing activity on the theme of "Traditional Music in China and Ireland - the Language of Sound" for the whole school. , this event is planned by the Language Center of Queen's University. In addition to introducing the traditional Chinese national instrument Guzheng, it also cooperates with the local traditional instrument bagpipe in Northern Ireland, which is refreshing.

After the opening bagpipes and guzheng skewers played "the wind that shakes the Barley" (Chinese name "Wind Blows the Wheat Waves") and "Golden Snake Dance", Qiao Mingxing first introduced the Chinese folk music and Northern Irish folk music to the guests. Features. Taking the Jiangnan Sizhu in the 1930s as an example, he introduced the various ethnic musical instruments in China, and showed the playing characteristics of Irish bagpipes and folk music bamboo flutes through comparison. A traditional Irish song.

Afterwards, Deng Wei from Chongqing introduced the history of the traditional Chinese musical instrument Guzheng to the teachers and students present. She also explained in detail the structure of the Guzheng and the basic playing fingerings of the instrument. Later, she also played the sight-reading sharing of the Chinese folk music "Little Birds toward the Phoenix" on the big screen.

After the two main creative guests shared, Deng Wei used the guzheng, and Qiao Mingxing used the Northern Irish bagpipes, and performed a number of pieces together, including the traditional Northern Ireland music "the marquis of Huntley' Highland Flying", "Lady Montgomery" , "Mrs McLeod of Raasay", there are also familiar traditional Chinese music "Spring River Flower Moon Night" and "Pipa Language".

This Sino-Irish traditional music theme event is another cultural display for the whole school following the New Year celebrations of Queen's University. Under the planning of the Language Center, taking the expansion week as an opportunity, using music as a carrier, and using cross-cultural music performance as a language of communication, it radiates from individuals to the whole school, and strives to allow more international students to experience the charm of traditional Chinese music culture in the activities. At the same time, it also allows Chinese students to better understand and taste the local traditional music culture, so as to stimulate the younger generation's interest and love for each other's traditional instrumental music culture, and build a bridge between Chinese and foreign cultural exchanges through cross-cultural music performances.

Arts Management at Queen's University

Master student Deng Wei

After a month of preparation and rehearsal, the two international students, with the cooperation of another international student Li Kehan's professional sound effects, not only brought a feast of Chinese and Irish traditional folk music to the teachers and students of the school, but also successfully attracted people from outside the school. Music lovers, well received. In addition, the Guzheng performance was also invited by the local Oster Museum to participate in an international musical instrument demonstration workshop.