Experience the Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra’s (FCCO) showcase of Chinese folk music right here at The UWI Campus.
The Department of Creative and Festival Arts in collaboration with the Ministry of Arts and Multiculturalism host the Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra performance at 6pm on Friday February 6 at Daaga Auditorium.
Witness eleven classically trained musicians embark on a journey through the changes in contemporary Chinese culture using the sounds of ancient instruments.
This once in a lifetime experience is free and open to the public so save the date.
For more information contact the Musical Arts section at 663-2141 or email
dcfa@sta.uwi.edu.
Read below for more info on the FCCO:
The Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra (FCCO) comprises famous musicians from China Conservatory – China’s most prestigious music school. It has participated in many national music events, performed in a dozen countries and regions including Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Hungary, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Mexico, Cuba, Israel and Spain under the auspices of the “Oriental Express”, a foreign exchange project of the Ministry of Culture for superlative artist troupes of national importance, and been invited to the Brisbane and Canberra international music festivals in Australia, the Wellington and Auckland festivals in New Zealand, the George Enescu Festival in Romania, the Cervantes Festival in Mexico and the Chinese Festival of Arts in Singapore. The FCCO, with its extensive performances on the music stages at home and abroad and original music CDs of Four Dreams by Plum Blossoms and the Sound of Wind, has received high praise from music circles and fans across the world, and been honored as:
“the embodiment of the special nobleness and elegance of Chinese traditional music and rarely seen classic charm in the modern age, shortening the emotional distance between elegant music and ordinary people”
“an example for exploring the dialogue between China’s modern music and the world”
“one of the most influential chamber orchestras in today’s world”.
The FCCO’s outstanding place in today’s music world can be attributed not only to its unique style and exemplary musicianship, but more significantly to the strong cultural consciousness of the musicians. While drawing upon the rich legacy of Chinese music, the FCCO also emphasizes modernity in their music, and the distinctive individualism of modern day musicians. The orchestra focuses on the research, inheritance and innovation of national music, pursues artistic experimentation, and conducts cultural exchanges with the outside. The FCCO wishes to stimulate discussions about how to carry forward the traditional music of China, cultivate music talents in an innovative way, promote the diversity of national music creation, and develop the fine music and culture of the Chinese nation.
