2011 National Guqin
Dapu Conference
The 2011 Chinese Guqin Dapu
Conference is to be held in Changshu in May 2011. Details are below.
English translation

2011 National Guqin
Dapu Conference
Translation by Christopher Evans
The subject of the Chinese Guqin Dapu
Conference to be held in Changshu in May 2011 is the Ming dynasty Songxianguan Qinpu (the version in
the Si Ku Quan Shu, Qin Qu Jicheng
Vol. 8, and downloadable from www.chinese
guqin.org). We now invite good dapu
works from qin players in all
areas, the procedures being as follows:
- Each person may freely select up to three pieces from the Songxianguan Qinpu (including the
Appendices) to dapu; the
draft dapu are to be given in
both cipher (number) notation and jianzi-pu;
manuscript work must be clearly written. Sound recordings (CD) should
be attached. The paper and recorded materials must be submitted to the
office of the Chinese Guqin>
Society on or before 31 December 2010.>
- Chinese and foreigners who are involved in the qin may take part in the
activities. During the dapu
process the symbols in the original tablatures must be followed
strictly; changes must not be made unless there are obvious mistakes in
the original tablature, in which case the reasons for the changes must
be given.
- When the drafts have all been received, between one and
three of the best for each piece will be selected and centrally
recorded.
- At the same time, new compositions are sought for the Dapu Conference; they must be new
works which have not been published or recorded on CD, DVD or in other
formats. The deadline is as above.
- During the dapu
Conference there will be separate conferences for dapu works and new compositions.
Academic papers related to the Songxianguan
Qinpu are invited, to be submitted to and discussed at the
Conference.
- The selected dapu
works, new compositions and papers will be collected and published, the
copyright being retained by the Guqin
Academic Committee of the Chinese Nationalities’ Instrumental Music
Association. The Association will bear all food and accommodation costs
in Changshu of persons whose work is selected, together with part of
their travel costs.
Postal address: BAI Yunlong, D/1506, Building 3, Dongsheng Gujia Yuan,
Anwai, Beijing, post code 100029 (materials must be sent by registered
or express mail)
Telephone enquiries: 0106441 5082 or 13391838383 ZHANG Zisheng
Chinese Guqin Association
Guqin Academic Committee of
the Chinese Nationalities’ Instrumental Music Association
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