China National Traditional Orchestra

The China National Traditional Orchestra (CNTO)[1][2][3] (Chinese: 中国 中央 民族 乐团 or 中央 民族 乐团; also called China National Orchestra)[4][5][6][7] is a 110-piece[8] orchestra of traditional Chinese musical instruments[9] with an accompanying folk choir.[10][11] Founded in Beijing, China in 1960, the orchestra is a state-level (national) performing arts institution directly administered and endorsed by China's Ministry of Culture (MOC).[12][13][14][15] Its mission is to promote and advance China's musical heritage.[16][17][13] CNTO is part of a cultural exchange program called Image China and the orchestra is managed by the China Arts and Entertainment Group (CAEG).[18]

China National Traditional Orchestra
Orchestra
Official Logo
Native name中国中央民族乐团
Short nameChina National Orchestra
Former nameChina Central Nationalities Orchestra, among many others
LocationBeijing, China
Concert hallNational Centre for the Performing Arts – Concert Hall, Beijing
Principal conductorLiu Sha
Music directorJiang Ying

History

The China National Traditional Orchestra was founded by composer and conductor Li Huanzhi (1919–2000),[19][20] the former chair of the Chinese Musicians' Association. CNTO's current president and producer is musician and ethnomusicologist Xi Qiang,[17][21] who is a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In 1993, the China National Traditional Orchestra founded Orchestra Asia, together with Ensemble Nipponia of Japan and the South Korean National Orchestra.[22]

In the interest of promoting a larger view of Chinese culture, CNTO became the first Chinese orchestra known for combining music performance with other Chinese art forms, such as painting.[23] Its 2015 concert tour Rediscover Chinese Music, was promoted as "a breathtaking multimedia experience" with storytelling, lighting and sound special effects, multimedia backdrops, and moving scenery.[24][8][25]

Alternate names

The China National Traditional Orchestra has been known by several English names[26][27] over the years, largely due to challenges with Chinese translation. The orchestra's Chinese name is pronounced in Chinese as Zhōngguó Zhōngyāng Mínzú Yuètuán,[lower-alpha 1] where Zhōngguó means "China," zhōngyāng means "central," and mínzú yuètuán means "ethnic nationalities" orchestra.[28]

In English-speaking countries, the CNTO has been misidentified as other similarly named Chinese orchestras.[29] The orchestra has also been referred to by different names within the same news article[30] and in the orchestra's own promotional materials.

English variants of the orchestra's name include:[26]

Central Chinese Orchestra[31] Central Traditional Orchestra[4] Central Nationalities Orchestra[32][33][34]
China Central Chinese Orchestra[30] China Central Folk Orchestra China Central Orchestra[10]
China Central National Music Orchestra[35][22] China Central National Orchestra[36] China Chinese Central National Orchestra
China Chinese National Orchestra[37] Chinese National Orchestra[11][38] China Central Nationalities Orchestra
National Chinese Traditional Orchestra[14][39][40][41] National Orchestra of China[42] National Traditional Orchestra of China[43][44][45][46][47]

Perhaps owing to its favored relationship with China's Ministry of Culture, orchestra leadership might have continually revised the ensemble's English name to reflect its current importance or social status, differentiate it from countless other Chinese orchestras, and emphasize the CNTO's stated mission of "sharing China's musical heritage with the world." In 2015, the orchestra has been consistently billed and promoted as the China National Traditional Orchestra at the Kennedy Center,[1] Carnegie Hall,[2] and Lincoln Center,[3] as evidenced by venue calendars and ticket sales webpages.

Notable orchestra members
  • Xi Qiang, producer[48] and president of the orchestra

Musicians

Creative team
  • Li Bin,[18] stage design
  • Wang Yugang, lighting design
  • Gan Hua, multimedia design
  • Zheng Zejian, multimedia design
  • Zuo Huanyu, costume design
  • Shen Tian, sound design

Performances

The orchestra has performed throughout China[60][11][38] and visited dozens of nations[61] on five continents.[62][14]

Highlights
  • In 1984, American classical composer Shen Sinyan, a member of the Chinese Music Society of North America, invited the orchestra to tour the United States.[63] The orchestra became "the first Chinese orchestra of Chinese instruments" to do so.[4][64]
  • In 1996, the Carnegie Hall Corporation commissioned Chinese-American composer Bright Sheng to create Spring Dreams, a concerto for Yo-Yo Ma and the orchestra.[65]
  • In 1997, Spring Dreams was performed by the orchestra and the famed cellist.[42][46]
  • In 1998, the orchestra performed for the first time at a special New Year concert in the Vienna Golden Hall (a.k.a. Wiener Musikverein).
  • In 2004, the orchestra cancelled its appearance at a concert that contained Christian content.[12][15]
  • In 2011, the orchestra became the first traditional Chinese music group to perform at Austria's Salzburg Summer Festival.[30][55]
  • In 2014, American pop music artist Katy Perry visited the orchestra to hear an arrangement of her song "Roar" played on traditional Chinese instruments.[6][7][66][67]
  • In December 2015, members from the orchestra performed for and with students of Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School in a school assembly; the first time the orchestra had performed for local primary school students.[68] The school's chorus – 40 singers, ages 9 to 11 – also performed a song with the orchestra during its Kennedy Center concert dates.[69][18]
Performance chronology[lower-alpha 2]
Year Dates Location Venue Event and/or Concert Notes Source
198411 AugustWashington, DCNational Museum of Natural HistoryConcert presented by the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program.
1989SeptemberBeijing, ChinaBeijing Concert HallIn collaboration with the Han-Tang Yuefu Ensemble.Taiwan Today[71]
199719 FebruaryWorcester, MAMechanics Hallpremier of Spring DreamsPerformance of concerto commissioned for Yo-Yo Ma and the orchestra.
  • Worcester Magazine[42]
  • ISSUU ScoresOnDemand[65]
20 FebruaryNew York, NYCarnegie Hallpremier of Spring DreamsPerformance of concerto commissioned for Yo-Yo Ma and the orchestra.
199827 JanuaryVienna, AustriaVienna Golden Hall (Wiener Musikverein)Chinese Lunar New Year Concert / Grand Chinese New Year ConcertChen Xieyang, conductor[61]
200024 AugustNew York, NYUnited Nations (UN) General Assembly HallChina Cultural Exchange 2000
  • BeijingTheatre.com[38]
  • The China Report[73]
26–27 AugustWashington, DCEisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsWashington City Paper[74]
31 AugustChicago, ILOrchestra Hall, Symphony CenterChina National Orchestra Gala Concert
  • Chicago Reader[75]
  • Chinese Music Society of North America[4]
3 SeptemberSt. Louis, MOPowell Symphony HallFaces of Love Towards the EastSt. Louis Mayor Clarence Harmon proclaimed 3 September 2000 as China National Orchestra Day.St. Louis Chinese American News[76]
10 SeptemberSan Francisco, CADavies Symphony HallSan Francisco debut. Sold-out performance. Standing ovation. At the end of program, the orchestra played three encores.[28]
17 SeptemberNew York, NYLincoln CenterThe Bronze Culture FestivalYo-Yo Ma performs.The Wall Street Journal[61]
201029 JanuaryBrussels, BelgiumBOZAR Centre for Fine ArtsEuropalia China Art FestivalConcert organized by Europalia International and the Chinese Ministry of Culture.
  • BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts Calendar[78]
  • China.org.cn[79]
30 JanuaryParis, FranceUNESCO Headquarters or Maison de l'UNESCOChinese New Year ConcertBy invitation, limited seating capacity.
Chen Xieyang, conductor		UNESCO[80]
1 NovemberBeijing, ChinaConcert Hall of the NCPA (National Center for the Performing Arts)Month-long series of stage performances to celebrate the country's cultural achievementsChen Xieyang, conductorChina Central Television[81]
20115 AugustSalzburg, Austria91st Salzburg Festival / Salzburg Summer FestivalMarks the first time a traditional Chinese music group played at this event.
  • Chen Xieyang, director
  • Xi Qiang, orchestra chair
7 DecemberBeijing, ChinaConcert Hall of the NCPA (National Center for the Performing Arts)Part of concert series: One Hundred Concerts of Chinese MusicBeijingTheatre.com[11]
201214 JuneBeijing, ChinaConcert Hall of the NCPA (National Center for the Performing Arts)Bamboo in BluesBeijingTheatre.com[38]
20134 FebruaryLos Angeles, CASpring Festival Celebration
8–10 FebruaryStanford, CABing Concert Hall, Stanford UniversityPan-Asian Music Festival; Friday Night's Concert: Masters and MasterpiecesThree-day residency at the university culminated in live performance, with several standing ovations and four encores...
  • Stanford Report[82]
  • Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival 2013 (program)[83]
  • Official Press Release[84]
17 FebruaryRaleigh, NCMeymandi Concert Hall, Duke Energy Center for the Performing ArtsChina on StringStars of the National Chinese Traditional Orchestra in a program with the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra. Program sponsored by Confucius Institute at NC State University and the Carolina China Council.
  • CVNC: An Online Arts Journal[41]
26 AugustBeijing, ChinaConcert Hall of the NCPA (National Center for the Performing Arts)Impression of Chinese MusicWang Chaoge, directorCITS[60]
2 OctoberSanford, NCDennis A. Wicker Civic Center, Central Carolina Community CollegeChinese Music Exhibition & SeminarXi Qiang, artistic director
22 NovemberSt. Petersburg, RussiaMariinsky Theater, Theatre SquareChinese Tourism Year in RussiaChina Central Television[86]
201413 JanuaryBeijing, ChinaRoarKaty Perry visited.
  • Getmusic Asia[66]
  • China Central Television[67]
14 FebruarySan Francisco, CAChinese New Year ConcertConsulate General of the People's Republic of China in San Francisco[87]
201515 FebruaryChicago, ILSymphony CenterSounds of China: A Chinese New Year CelebrationPresented in collaboration with the Chinese Fine Arts Society (CFAS)
  • Jiuyue Ma, artistic director
  • Chicago Tribune[39]
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association[40]
  • Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce E-News[88]
15 AprilVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaChan Centre for the Performing Arts, University of British ColumbiaChina-Canada Year Opening CeremonyChina Daily US[14]
7 MayAtlanta, GAThe World of Coca-ColaFree concert to launch the Qin-Tai – Chinese Music ProgramBrought to Atlanta by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China.GCIV Exchange Newsletter[89]
27 NovemberShanghai, ChinaShanghai Grand TheaterRediscover Chinese MusicAn experimental program.
  • Xi Qiang, orchestra president
  • Wang Chaoge, director
  • Jiang Ying, composer
 Shanghai Daily[48]
11–13 DecemberWashington, DCKennedy Center Opera HouseRediscover Chinese Music

The Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School Chorus performed with the orchestra.

  • Jiang Ying, composer and arranger
  • Li Bin, stage design
  • Wang Yugang, lighting design
  • Gan Hua and Zheng Zejian, multimedia design
  • Zuo Huanyu, costume design
  • Shen Tian, sound design
  • Xi Qiang, producer
  • Kennedy Center[1]
  • Washington Post Magazine[90]
  • DC Outlook[17][18]
  • Washington Chinese Media[33]
  • Metro Weekly[51]
  • NewsChannel 8 (cable)[91]
18 DecemberNew York, NYLincoln CenterChina National Traditional Orchestra: Splendor of Folk Music
  • Tang Feng, Erhu (Chinese Fiddle)
  • Wu Yuxia, Pipa (Chinese Lute)
  • Wang Ciheng, Dongxiao (Chinese Bamboo Flute)
  • Wu Lin, Konghou (Chinese Harp)
  • Zhao Cong, Pipa (Chinese Lute)
  • Lincoln Center[3]
  • Broadway World[92]
  • New York Classical Review[93]
20 DecemberNew York, NYCarnegie HallImpression Guoyue: Traditional Master WorksOrchestra was invited by the Princeton International Chinese Music Festival.
  • Jiang Ying, composer and arranger
  • Liu Sha, conductor
  • Tang Feng and Jin Yue, erhu
  • Wang Ciheng, dizi and xiao
  • Wu Yuxia, Zhao Cong, and Yu Yuanchun, pipa
  • Feng Maintain, ruan
  • Niu Jiandang, suona
  • Zhu Jianping and Yu Xin, percussion
  • Chen Shasha and Ding Xiaokui, dizi
  • Zhang Jiali, guanzi
  • Lu Ning, gu qin
201925 JanuaryWashington, DCOpera House at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsImage China: Xuanzang's Pilgrimagen 

Criticism

The China National Traditional Orchestra has faced its share of criticism in the past – both at home and abroad – in that it did not actually promote actual traditional Chinese music in the beginning, but rather, it used the Western-style orchestra model that was prevalent in much of the orchestra world.[43][97][74] Historically, traditional Chinese music was performed with soloists or in small ensembles rather than in large concert halls. What's more, to be more accessible to Western audiences when playing internationally, the orchestra's concert repertoire has in the past included works by Bach and Strauss, and contemporary songs like "New York, New York", and non-Chinese patriotic hymns like "America the Beautiful".[75] In recent years, the orchestra has focused on the commission and arrangement of more traditional pieces representative of its heritage.[3]

Not to be outdone by Western or popular music trends, the orchestra also collaborates with well-known directors like Wang Chaoge[51][98] to help inject energy into traditional music performances by "creating innovative shows."[99] The orchestra's performances outside of China appear to be well received, as inferred by sold-out concerts,[28] standing ovations,[82] multiple encores,[75] and media coverage.[25][100][101][93] For example, at the December 2015 Kennedy Center premiere of Rediscover Chinese Music, an audience member was recorded on camera saying "[the show] was moving. It was beautiful."[56] One could assume that the orchestra's efforts to fuse modern stage production values with ethnic melodies has been a successful tactic in attracting new, enthusiastic audiences.[94]

Notes
  1. The orchestra name is shown in Pinyin, a system for writing Chinese characters with the Latin alphabet to assist with Chinese pronunciation.
  2. The Performance chronology table is not a complete history of performances. This is only the information we have discovered to date.

References
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  7. Grenoble, Ryan (15 January 2014). "This Performance Made Katy Perry Almost Cry Her Eyelashes Off". Huffpost: Arts & Culture. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Retrieved 6 November 2015. Which makes this cover of Katy Perry's "Roar," performed by the China National Orchestra, even more extraordinary. The orchestra adapted the pop star's hit single for traditional Chinese instruments, then performed it last Sunday to welcome Perry on her first trip to the country.
  8. "Grand Chinese folk music production makes US premiere". English.news.cn. Xinhua News Service. 12 December 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015. The ten-program performance, a creative production from the world-renowned China National Traditional Orchestra, combines the expansive sounds of a 110-piece orchestra with story-telling, technical innovation and stunning multimedia backdrops.
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  23. Women of China. Peking: Foreign Languages Press (FLP). 2003. p. 52. Different art forms are interlinked with traditional Chinese aesthetics. The grand national symphony concert – Gallery of Chinese Symphonic Music, performed by the Chinese National Orchestra – is no exception. It blends China's symphonic music with traditional Chinese painting. The outcome is unique. The result: the first symphony in China that incorporates sight, sound, time and space.
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  28. Mark, Lindy Li (11 September 2000), Symphony Review: Music of Ethnic Nationalities and Chinese Pops, San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Classical Voice, archived from the original on 11 December 2015, retrieved 10 November 2015, The Chinese National Traditional Orchestra performed an evening of pops on Sunday to the standing ovation of a sold-out crowd… At the end of program, the orchestra played three encores.
  29. "China National Orchestra" (PDF). The Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii. January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015. The Orchestra was founded in 1956 as the Central Philharmonic Orchestra of China, then in 1996, it was restructured and renamed the China National Symphony Orchestra.
  30. Xiaomei, Wang (8 August 2011). "Chinese Orchestra performs at Austria's Salzburg Festival". China Central Television. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015. The China Central Chinese Orchestra performed Friday at the 91st Salzburg Festival, the first time a traditional Chinese music group played at the world-renowned event. Photo caption: Director Chen Xieyang from China National Orchestra poses at a concert held in Salzburg, Austria, 5 August 2011, as part of the Salzburg Festival.
  31. Mirabile, Graziana (14 January 2014). "Katy Perry, spaccata sulla Muraglia Cinese (Katy Perry, split on the Wall of China)". Gossipnews. Retrieved 5 November 2015. The 29-year-old has also visited the Central Chinese Orchestra
  32. "Impression of Guoyue. Performance 20 December 2015. Carnegie Hall". China National Orchestra. Central Nationalities Orchestra, Beijing. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015. .
  33. "Central Nationalities Orchestra Folk Music Drama Will Debut at the United States John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts". Washington Chinese Media. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  34. "Chinese folk music goes to Vienna". Beijing Review: China’s National English News Weekly. 2 February 1998. The Golden Hall in Vienna, Austria, will be the venue of the performance by the Central Nationalities Orchestra of China of traditional Chinese music and some works of Strauss played on traditional Chinese musical instruments. This is a major concert that falls on the eve of the Chinese New Year, 27 January 1998. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  35. Margaret Campbell (19 May 2011). The Great Cellists. London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-27801-5. In 1997, (Chinese cellist Hai-Ye Ni) stepped in at the last moment for Yo-Yo Ma in a 14-city tour of the USA with the China Central National Music Orchestra.
  36. Wong On-yuen, Chen Tscheng-hsiung, China Central National Orchestra. The First Erhu Rhapsody Album: The World of Wong On-yuen's Hu Qin Music Vol.10 – Concerto for Erhu "The Great Wall Capriccio." Label: Linfair Records / R2G Music / DECCA. Original Release Date: 1 January 1994
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  39. von Rhein, John (12 February 2015). "Chicago-area classical music picks". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 5 November 2015. Members of the National Chinese Traditional Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will take part in this collaboration with the Chinese Fine Arts Society.
  40. "Symphony Center Presents Announces Addition of A Special Concert – Sounds of China: A Chinese New Year Celebration" (PDF). Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2015. The program features virtuoso soloists from the National Chinese Traditional Orchestra and musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and takes place Sunday, 15 February 2015 at 3 p.m. at Symphony Center.
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  42. "From Perlman to Yo-Yo Ma", Worcester Magazine, Worcester, MA, 8 June 2010, There was something almost spiritual about the sound of those native instruments, says Hovenesian in regards to Yo-Yo Ma, who performed in 1997 with the National Orchestra of China.
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  48. Qian, Zhang (26 November 2015). "Chinese music in experimental show". Shanghai Daily. Shanghai, China. Retrieved 26 November 2015. Rediscover Chinese Music, an experimental program from the China National Traditional Orchestra will be staged at Shanghai Grand Theater until Friday.
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  53. "Young Chinese conductor Liu Sha returns to conduct SCO". Singapore Chinese Orchestra Company Limited. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2015. After his debut with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) in 2008, young Chinese conductor, Liu Sha, returns to conduct the SCO at a one-night only concert on 9 March... Liu Sha is the Conductor-in-Residence of China National Orchestra
  54. Kun, Wang (Web editor); Fei, He (New York reporter) (21 December 2015). "Rediscovering Chinese Music in New York". CRIENGLISH.com. Retrieved 22 December 2015. Invited by the Princeton International Chinese Music Festival, the orchestra includes 110 musicians, including famed musicians such as Wang Ciheng, Wu Yuxia, Tang Feng and Feng Mantian. {{cite web}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  55. Yu, Yang; Zhang, Xiang (6 August 2011). "China National Orchestra perform at Salzburg Festival". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015. Culture & Edu: Lutanist Wu Yuxia from China National Orchestra performs at a concert held in Salzburg, Austria, 5 August 2011, as part of the Salzburg Festival.
  56. Wu Yixia (pipa), Wang Chaoge (director), Oushea Rollins (parent), Deanna Douglas (audience member) (12 December 2015). Rediscover Chinese Music kicks off U.S. tour (video). New China TV on YouTube. Washington, DC. Retrieved 12 December 2015. Wu Yixia, a renowned Chinese lutanist and deputy president of the orchestra, said, "We hope to bring Chinese national music to more people around the world.
  57. "The introduction of Zhao Cong". Arts Council San Jose. 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2015. Zhao Cong is a leading Pipa soloist of China National Traditional Orchestra.
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