Chinese Folk Music Concert

As the end of the fall semester approaches each department prepares for Final Exams or presentations.  The Foreign Teachers were invited to attend the Chinese Folk Music end of the semester concert. The only instrument we recognized as a regularly used instrument was the piano. The most interesting instrument was a round collection of what looked like recorders in a brass base with a brass mouthpiece.  The young man playing the instrument was both blowing and sucking air in and out of the mouthpiece and he played notes with his fingers on the different recorders.  Not sure what it was called, the program was written in Chinese.  It was a very impressive concert about an hour long with a variety of both vocal and instrumental music. 

In parallel with the Chinese way of doing things, these students have studied and played their instruments from the time they were very young.  They were identified early as musicians and trained by the best professional musicians and teachers. They will become professional musicians when they have completed their education.

We spend our time with master’s candidates who are engineers, chemists, architects and bridge builders.  This was as aspect of South China University of Technology we have not had a chance to experience.    I loved the concert!