Jointly organised by the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the National Radio and Television Administration, the China Media Group, and the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality, the 6th Ethnic Minority Art Festival of China was inaugurated recently and 42 performances were selected from 101 submissions from all around the nation, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has announced in a statement.
With the strong recommendation of the Department of Publicity and Culture of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau SAR, the concert “The Charm of Macao” by the Macao Chinese Orchestra, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, has been successfully included in this year’s Festival, as the only selected production from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, the statement pointed out.
The Ethnic Minority Art Festival of China is a major cultural event of ethnic minorities held regularly with the approval of the State Council. From 1980 to 2016, it has been successfully held for five editions in Beijing, playing an important role in promoting national unity, promoting national cultural undertakings, leading the direction of national cultural and artistic creations, as well as cultivating national cultural and artistic talents, the statement underlined.
This year’s festival started on August 31 and will end on to September 24. It will be held through online broadcasting. “The Charm of Macao” by the Macao Chinese Orchestra has been broadcast since Saturday and will be broadcast until Thursday. The concert features commissioned works that highlight Macau’s humanistic essence as well as music with local characteristics.
The repertoire of the concert aims to showcase Macau’s multiculturalism, including the Chinese Orchestral Piece Postcard of Macao, Liuqin Concerto Fantasy for Macao, Fantasy for Macao No. 2 – for Suona [a double reed woodwind instrument] and Chinese Orchestra, The Song of the Seven Sons for female Voice and Orchestra, Fantasia of Macao and the Chinese Orchestral piece Macao Capriccio, according to the statement.
All interested parties may enjoy the performances on the CCTV website ( https://news.cctv.com/special/qgssmzwyhy2021/index.shtml ).
For more information about the event, please visit the website of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission ( http://www.neac.gov.cn/seac/c103239/zhanyan.shtml ).
Image provided by the Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau about ‘The Charm of Macao’ by Macao Chinese Orchestra selected for 6th Ethnic Minority Art Festival of China
