WFMT to Broadcast Weekly China Performing Arts Center Series

Musical America January/10/2022
The Chicago-based WFMT Radio Network launched its first broadcast of the China National Centre for the Performing Arts (CNCPA) on January 6, the first of 13 new two-hour programs to be aired until March 31. A coproduction of the network and the center, This Week from China's National Centre for the Performing Arts, is said to be available to some 70 network outlets across the US.

The first program included TAN Dun's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, along with works by Beethoven, Mozart, and Chinese composer Liu Tianhua. Content will mix western traditional fare with native.

In comments, NCPA VP GONG Jicheng said he hoped that "American listeners can have a better understanding of and love for Chinese music and culture through this series." He also said the series is expected “to further accelerate the exchange and collaboration of performing arts between China and the U.S". Given the current chilly relationship of the two countries, that would indeed be an accomplishment.

George Preston, general manager of WFMT, serves as executive producer of the series, He heaped praise on the NCPA and its "international reputation for artistic excellence....lt's especially important in turbulent times that we focus on the power of music and art to serve as abridge to bring people together."

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