What is the Guzheng Competition in 2011?

The 2nd International Guzheng Competition

Time: 18-23 July 2011

Venue: Civic Hall, Sha Tin Town Hall, Hong Kong

Organizer: Hong Kong Chinese and Foreign Culture and Arts Exchange Association

The official website of the tournament: www.huain.com (HUAYIN.com)

Aim: To promote humanism, harmony and purity of the The spirit of art. Promote the exchange, learning and improvement of guzheng art.

Organizing Committee:

Organizing Committee Chairman: Yang Tao

Artistic Director: Wu Lequn (Japan)

Jury Chairman: Zhou Wang

General Coordinator: Chen Xiaowei

Secretary-General: Yan Jiaying

Tournament Director: Li Yimun

Jury: (In no particular order)

Wang Changyuan (U.S.A.)

Xiang Sihua (Canada)

Zhou Wang (Beijing)

Sharijing (Shenzhen)

Fan Huozi (Taiwan)

Su Yuhong (Japan)

Huang Jianwei (Macao)

Win Qun (Singapore)

Luo Jing (Hong Kong)

Artistic Advisors: (by surname)

Wang Jianmin He Zhanhao He Baoquan Qu Yun Zhou Chenglong

Zhou Tingjia Zhou Yukuo Xu Xiaolin Chen Anhua Yang Nanni

Entry Requirements:

1. Participants' nationality is not limited.

2. The application form can be downloaded from www.huain.com Hwa Yin website.

3, two recent two-inch photos, ID card and passport (for overseas contestants) copies

Preliminary competition format:

Auditions will be organized by each region from now on. After passing the selection rounds, the contestants will enter the Hong Kong Grand Final (with a quota limit). Those who enter the final round will receive a final round notification letter from the organizing committee.

Final Groups:

1. Junior Non-Professional Group A (under 14 years old) with designated repertoire

2. Junior Non-Professional Group B (15-17 years old) with designated repertoire

3. Junior Non-Professional Group (18 years old and above) with designated repertoire

4. Junior Professional Group (under 17 years old) with designated repertoire

5. Youth Professional Group (aged 18 or above) with designated repertoire

6. Overseas Group (Mainland China. Hong Kong. Macau. Overseas Group (outside of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan): No age limit, no repertoire limit, 6-minute time limit

7. Professional Repertoire Group: Format limited to duet, trio, quartet, no repertoire limit, 8-minute time limit.

Junior non-professional A group, designated repertoire:

1. Dongting New Song

2. Shandandandan Flowers Bloom Red

3. Harvest Gongs and Drums

4. Xiangshan Mountain Shooting Valley

5. Snowy Mountain Spring Dawn

Junior non-professional B group, designated repertoire:

1. Battle against Typhoon

2, Happy Drainage to My Village

3, Jasmine Fragrance

4, Red Sun on Jinggang Mountain

5, Qianzhong Fu

Youth non-professional group, the designated repertoire:

1, Rhythm of the Countryside

2, Long Xiang Si

3, Fantasia

4, Rendition of the Heavenly Orders

5, Konghou Quotes

The players must be able to play the designated repertoire. p>Competitors must play one piece from the designated repertoire with a time limit of six minutes.

Traditional repertoire designated for the Junior Professional Group:

1. High Mountains and Flowing Water (Shandong)

2. Chen Xing Yuan He Fan (Henan)

3. Night Rain at the Banana Window (Hakka)

4. General's Decree (Zhejiang)

5. Taoist Emotions (Shaanxi)

Traditional repertoire designated for the Young Professional Group:

1, Han River Rhyme (Henan)

2. Four Duan Jin (Shandong)

3. Liu Qingniang (Chaozhou Live Five)

4. Yashan Lament (Hakka)

5. Jiangnian Tears (Shaanxi)

(Traditional repertoire versions are not limited)

Junior Professionals and Young Professionals must play one of the designated traditional repertoire, and one repertoire of their own choice. One, (optional repertoire juvenile professional group for the modern repertoire created after 1960, the young professional group for the modern repertoire created after 1990) the two time limit of 10 minutes, you can choose your own section to play.

Final form: solo, repertoire (unacceptable form of accompaniment)

Final rules:

1, the final is divided into juvenile non-professional group A, juvenile non-professional group B, youth non-professional group, juvenile professional group, young professional group, overseas group, professional repertoire group.

2. The finalists will draw lots to decide the order of appearance.

3. The final scores will be scored on the spot by 9 judges, removing the highest and lowest scores, and averaging the scores of the remaining 7 judges. The average of the remaining 7 judges will be the final score of the contestant, which will be announced on the spot.

4. The organizing committee will preside over the entire event. Never allow interference with the results of the competition and not

normal things to happen, to ensure that the final in an open, fair and impartial principle

under.

5. The finalists should arrive at the competition venue on time and wait for the venue, unauthorized departure or

late, will be disqualified from the final.

6. Players must follow the instructions of the staff. Keep the field of play quiet. Keep clean and take care of the facilities.

Awards:

The final of each category set a gold medal, silver medal two, bronze medal three, the other for outstanding performance award.

The instructors of the gold, silver and bronze medalists will receive the Outstanding Teacher Award.

The award certificates are signed by the nine judges.

The jury is made up of internationally renowned artists and the assessment of the finalists is final and irrevocable.

The organizing committee of the gold, silver and bronze medalists will hold a large-scale "The 2nd International Guzheng Competition Winners' Concert" in Hong Kong and Macau at a later date.

Also: Opening Ceremony and 9 Jury Experts Concert on July 18, 2011 at 7:30pm.

July 19, 20, 21, 2011 every day from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm there are two jury experts on master class.

Contact:

Hong Kong Chinese and Foreign Culture and Arts Exchange Association.

Address:

Room 906, 9/F, Wah Bo Commercial Building, 3 Hau Fuk Street, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Post Office Box: P.O. Box 97589, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Kowloon

Tel: 00852-6559 0986 9368 8780

Contact: Yang Tao Chen Xiaowei

E-mail:yangtao112002@163.com