Churches in Fujian Province on the southeast coast of China started sacred music training courses and held a folk music sharing lecture with a concert of outstanding original sacred music pieces.
To improve sacred music ministry, Xiamen CC&TSPM launched the first session of sacred music training as planned on April 18, according to the Sacred Music Committee of Xiamen CC&TSPM.
Experienced teachers and professors from churches in Xiamen will teach basic theory, voice lessons, and conducting in this program at the office of the Xiamen CC&TSPM. There will be 10 lessons for each subject, with more than 40 members from 12 churches in Xiamen having signed up.
Fujian Provincial Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee and Fujian Theological Seminary jointly held a folk music-sharing session on April 6, during which Lin Jia, a flute performer and the national intangible culture inheritor of Chinese traditional music, was invited to give a lecture, according to CCC&TSPM.
To promote the sinicization of church music, the ethnic and religious affairs committee presented the seminary with a Guzheng (Chinese plucked zither) and a Pipa (Chinese lute) with a total worth of 10,000 yuan.
In the sharing session, Lin Jia performed various folk music instruments for the audience, including Xun (a globular and vessel flute), Xiao (a phoenix flute), and Dizi (a bamboo horizontal flute). Professor Mei Xiao showed attendees the new versions of several famous songs, such as "Quiet Night Thought" and "Vain Longing."
On April 15, Fujian CC&TSPM held the 3rd concert of outstanding original sacred music pieces at the chapel of the seminary.
Different from the previous two concerts, the groups who performed these pieces in the 3rd concert were all choirs, folk bands, and choruses from grassroots churches in Fujian, including Fuzhou Huaxiang (Flower Lane) Church, Fuzhou Mawei Church, Fuzhou Fishery Church, Pingtan Chengguan Church, and Putian Meifeng Church.
Among the 15 pieces of works in this concert, most were original Chinese folk songs.
- Translated by Kristina Ran
中国东南沿海的福建省举行圣乐培训，民族音乐分享课，原创圣乐优秀作品音乐会
据厦门市基督教两会圣乐委员会，为促进圣乐事工的发展，4月18日，厦门市基督教两会圣乐委员会根据计划启动了第一期圣乐培训。
此次培训地点设在市两会，课程有基本乐理、声乐、指挥三门。每科十次课，由本市各教会有音乐教导恩赐的资深老师教授。来自本市岛内外12间堂、点40多人报名参加。
据中国基督教两会，4月6日，福建省民族与宗教事务厅关工委和福建神学院联合举办民族音乐分享课，特邀笛箫演奏家、国家非遗传统音乐传承人林佳老师莅临授课。
为努力推动基督教音乐中国化进程，省民族与宗教事务厅赠送给福建神学院总价值为一万元的一台古筝及一把琵琶。
在民族音乐分享课上，林佳老师为大家演奏了各种民族乐器，包括古埙、洞箫、竹笛。梅丛笑教授向大家展示《静夜思》《枉凝眉》等名曲的二度创作。
4月15日，福建省基督教两会在福建神学院福神堂举办福建省基督教第三届原创圣乐优秀作品音乐会。
与前两次音乐会不同的是，本届原创圣乐优秀作品音乐会参演的团体都是来自福建基层教会的诗班、民乐队及合唱团.包括福州圣乐颂合唱团、福州花巷堂诗班、花巷青年诗班、福州马尾联合诗班、福州渔业教会诗班、平潭城关堂颂恩圣歌团、莆田梅峰堂常青民乐队、梅峰堂同心歌颂团等。
本次音乐会的15首曲目皆是原创性的作品，曲谱多采用中国传统民歌乐调。
福建启动圣乐培训
Churches in Fujian Province on the southeast coast of China started sacred music training courses and held a folk music sharing lecture with a concert of outstanding original sacred music pieces.
To improve sacred music ministry, Xiamen CC&TSPM launched the first session of sacred music training as planned on April 18, according to the Sacred Music Committee of Xiamen CC&TSPM.
Experienced teachers and professors from churches in Xiamen will teach basic theory, voice lessons, and conducting in this program at the office of the Xiamen CC&TSPM. There will be 10 lessons for each subject, with more than 40 members from 12 churches in Xiamen having signed up.
Fujian Provincial Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee and Fujian Theological Seminary jointly held a folk music-sharing session on April 6, during which Lin Jia, a flute performer and the national intangible culture inheritor of Chinese traditional music, was invited to give a lecture, according to CCC&TSPM.
To promote the sinicization of church music, the ethnic and religious affairs committee presented the seminary with a Guzheng (Chinese plucked zither) and a Pipa (Chinese lute) with a total worth of 10,000 yuan.
In the sharing session, Lin Jia performed various folk music instruments for the audience, including Xun (a globular and vessel flute), Xiao (a phoenix flute), and Dizi (a bamboo horizontal flute). Professor Mei Xiao showed attendees the new versions of several famous songs, such as "Quiet Night Thought" and "Vain Longing."
On April 15, Fujian CC&TSPM held the 3rd concert of outstanding original sacred music pieces at the chapel of the seminary.
Different from the previous two concerts, the groups who performed these pieces in the 3rd concert were all choirs, folk bands, and choruses from grassroots churches in Fujian, including Fuzhou Huaxiang (Flower Lane) Church, Fuzhou Mawei Church, Fuzhou Fishery Church, Pingtan Chengguan Church, and Putian Meifeng Church.
Among the 15 pieces of works in this concert, most were original Chinese folk songs.
- Translated by Kristina Ran
Fujian Rolls Out Sacred Music Training Courses
