One Hundred Concerts of Chinese Folk Music, an activity sponsored by the Art Department of the Ministry of Culture and the National Grand Theatre and supported by the Chinese Musicians Association, was kicked off on October 2, 2009. The event will last for three years up to October 2012, involving 100 concerts. The 12 orchestra concerts of traditional Chinese music, planned by the National Grand Theatre and Chinese Musicians Association to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of People’s Republic of China, were listed as the first block of the 100 concerts.

Present a panoramic view of Chinese folk music

The activity of One Hundred Concerts of Chinese Folk Music will last three years from October 2009 through October 2012, totaling 100 concerts. More than 30 Chinese folk music orchestras from across the country, including those from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, will participate in the event. They will present a panoramic view of the charming implications of Chinese folk music.

During the period, the sponsors will harmonize the play lists and stipulate performance so as to clearly unfold the development lines of Chinese folk music in the concerts over the three years. They will select most popular classical pieces of music, as well as those exposing unique styles and regional features of each orchestra. Deng Yijiang, spokesman of the National Grand Theatre, said that the 100 concerts activity was planned for the purpose of exhibiting the development of the Chinese folk music in an all-round way and, with this activity, promoting the prosperity of the modern Chinese folk music, inspiring people to create and explore new works, and attracting more people to care about, understand and love the Chinese folk music.