Daily Times

A spell-binding performance of Chinese artists received a huge round of applause from the audience during a music concert held at the Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) on Sunday.

Chinese Embassy Cultural Counselor You Yi, Senator Faisal Javed Khan and PNCA Director General Jamal Shah, attended the concert as chief guests.

By combining spring culture, customs of Jinan, Chinese folk instruments such as pipa, dulcimer, guzheng, pipa, bamboo flute and erhu together, the Music on Spring concert was created in 2015.

Colourful performances and unique musical charm were beautifully blended together to show the long charming history and unique aura of Jinan.

Ji’nan Opera and Dance Drama Theatre, founded in 1959, is a professional artistic creation and performance group directly affiliated to Ji’nan. Now it’s mainly engaged in the creation and performance of opera, dance drama, musical, vocal music, instrumental music, dance and other arts.

The concert innovatively arranged classic Chinese music through its different performing forms such as ensemble, solo, group and new folk music.

Then by adding a story to these musical combinations it beautifully designed and created a grand musical spectacle which enables the audience to indulge in it.

In recent years, this group visited different parts of the world to spread China’s outstanding national music.

At the same time, it has also re-arranged and created the national musical works, demonstrated and performed these musical works by using different Chinese national musical instruments, revealing the beauty of Chinese music to the world. This exchange and integration of cultures of various countries truly reflect the concept of “music without borders”.

Published in Daily Times, November 19^th 2018.