Fujian Daily·New Fujian Client March 8 (Reporter Lin Zegui) In order to further promote the in-depth popularization and improvement of folk music education and instrumental music performance in the province, and promote the inheritance and promotion of folk music art, the second "Minle Fanghua Cup" Campus Ethnic Instrumental Music Competition was officially launched on the 8th and registration will be accepted from the 10th.
The successful holding of the first competition last year was the first to be a precedent for the Fujian Provincial Campus Ethnic Instrumental Music Competition, attracting many music students and folk music enthusiasts from inside and outside the province to actively participate in the competition, presenting a good situation of all sectors of society participating in promoting the development of traditional ethnic instruments. The competition organizing committee said that on this basis, this year's event is more comprehensive, and original and Fujian-Taiwan style works are encouraged to participate in the competition. The categories of musical instruments are richer, covering fourteen categories including Guzheng, Pipa, Guqin, Erhu, Bawu/Hulusi, bamboo flute, ocarina, Yangqin, gonghou, Liuqin, suona, flute, Ruan, and Sheng. The selection of participation is more diverse, further enhancing the participation level of the competition.
This competition is sponsored by the Fujian Provincial Ethnic Orchestra Society and provided technical support by Xiamen Damei Yunji Culture Technology Co., Ltd. Ethnic instrumental performers and enthusiasts from kindergartens, primary schools, middle schools, secondary vocational secondary vocational secondary vocational colleges, universities, and various folk music training institutions in Fujian Province can register online through the official official account of the "Fujian Provincial Ethnic Orchestra Society". An authoritative jury team composed of dozens of national music college faculty and industry experts will review the entries from April 18 to 24. At that time, the majors of the competition will generate major awards in categories, and the winners will be recommended to participate in various folk music exhibitions and activities across the country.
Relevant person in charge of the Organizing Committee said that the "Minle Fanghua Cup" campus ethnic instrumental music competition is committed to building a provincial local professional event brand, selecting gold medal contestants in the "Youth Folk Music Elite Library", and will conduct tours in various places, and broadcast and perform online for a long time, cultivate a professional folk music culture inheritance team, and build the event into an important carrier for the dissemination and popularization of aesthetic education education, further assisting the development of youth aesthetic education art education in Fujian Province, and at the same time accumulate talent reserves for various folk music activities across the country, so that folk music art with a long history can be continuously promoted and inherited.

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