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Daily Report - 20th August

Breakfast for guests with
Erkenjiang Tulahong
Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Xinjiang Committtee / Secretary of Tacheng Prefectural Committee.
Zhu Gang
Member of Tacheng Prefectural Committee / Minister of Propaganda Department.
CIA Secretary General Kimmo Mattila meeting Erkenjiang Tulahong.
CIA Public Relations Manager Harley Jones meeting Erkenjiang Tulahong.
Tacheng Festival guests with Erkenjiang Tulahong and Zhu Gang.
Visit to the Russian School in Tacheng (soon to be home of a new accordion academy).
Visit to the Russian School in Tacheng (soon to be home of a new accordion academy).

Visit to the Tancheng Accordion Museum.

During the course of the festival, guests had the chance ot visit the Tacheng Accordion Museum. Housed at the Cultural Center with 340 instruments on display, the Government is in the process of building a new facility to house the accordion museum, research center and concert hall, with the ability to have 2,000 accordions on display, the largest accordion museum in in the world. Both CIA Geneal Secretary Kimmo Mattila and Ambassador Kevin Friedrich have Museums and together with the CIA Museum Alliance, will be keeping in close communication with the Tancheng Accordion Museum as it develops in the future.

Interestingly, the Tacheng Museum sits on the Silk Road, an imporant historical trade route where the Sheng passe through, allowing the concept fo the free reed to be passed on to Europeans, and thus considered the predecessor of the accordion.

Tacheng Accordion Museum.
Tacheng Accordion Museum.
CIA Ambassador Kevin Friedrich at the Tacheng Accordion Museum.
 
Tacheng Accordion Museum.
Above right: CIA Ambassador Kevin Friedrich at the Tacheng Accordion Museum with the Tacheng constructed double bass, huge keyboard accordion.
Tacheng Accordion Museum.
Tacheng Accordion Museum.
Tacheng Accordion Museum  
Accordion Posters found throughout Tacheng.
Accordion Posters at the Outdoor Concert Venue
Accordion Posters at the Outdoor Concert Venue
Accordion Posters at the Outdoor Concert Venue.
The Closing Ceremony concert included the attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest accordion esemble, currently standing at 1361. Angela Wu, (Adjudicator and Content Director for Greater China from Guinness World Records, Beijing) introduced the attempt and with a team of marshalls, conducted the official attempt at 9:00 pm, August 20, 2016 in Tacheng, China. The performers of the previous record holder included performers from many areas, while this time, the performers were mostly from the local Tacheng prefecture, except for seven accordion artists from Russia, Italy, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, USA and Finland.
 
To prepare for the challenge, the training starteded in March this year, and large performing teams were established in various regions in Tacheng, as well as an accordion association. The accordion performers participating in the challenge included teachers, students, entrepreneurs, and retired employees, with the oldest aged 69 years and the youngest 7 years old. In addition tot he International guests, the performers were from 17 ethnic groups including Han, Kazak, Uyghur, Hui, Mongol, Daur, Tatar and others.
 
The challenge was one of the events during the first Xinjiang Tacheng Accordion Art Festival, which is held to pass forward the distinctive accordion culture of Tacheng, and promote the cultural exchanges among the countries along the "Silk Road Economic Belt".

Conductor, Mr. Chen Guoqing
 
 
The Conductor of the event was Mr. Chen Guoqing (1959), of Han nationality, an Associate Professor of Urumqi Vocational University Art College. He acquired his Bachelor of Music Education Degree.
 
Mr. Chen Guoqing worked as an accordionist in the Tacheng Art Troupe from 1978 to 1992. Since 1994, he has been serving as a professional teacher at the Urumqi Vocational University Art College.

Piece performed: Capriccio Ta, based on 'Beautiful Tarbagatay by Mr. Chen Guoqing

The music performed by more than 1500 accordionists was Capriccio Ta, based on 'Beautiful Tarbagatay'. Adapted from Beautiful Tarbagatay, a famous Kazakh song in Tacheng area, the Guinness World Record piece is in five parts. The polyphony technique is put to use in this multi-voice part music. With the beautiful landscape, which looks like a fascinating oil painting with flowers, Grasslands, rivers and birds on it, as its background.

 

  • The 1st part introduces the theme of the work. It depicts Kazakh girls who are dancing on the grassland like white swans. 
     
  • The 2nd part highlights the theme again, and shows a grand spectacle in which the kind and honest people of Tacheng are singing and dancing happily. The background idea of this part is the natural environment of Tacheng. Tacheng is located in the Tarbagatay-Dorbiljin Basin of Northwest Xinjiang, where there has the famous wind zone “Maytas wind zone”, commonly known as “old outlet”.  During the deep winter season, the land is covered over by heavy snow. In order to express the harsh natural condition, this part used the air button and bellows to imitate the roaring of the North wind, which showcases the bravery and perseverance of the people of Tacheng.
     
  • By patting the bellows and the cover to create the quick and lively rhythm, the 3rd part depicts the people of Tacheng singing and dancing joyously after they overcame difficulties.
     
  • The subdominant tune in the 4th part, uses the chord to create a harmonic sound effect with a slower speed, eulogizing the glories created by our people and implying the prosperity and development of their hometown. 
     
  • By combining the high-pitched voice of lead part with the main melody, and using the technique of a buffeting wind box with increasing speed, the 5th part represents the wonderful vision of our people and their courage to create greater prosperity.

    Above: Sample of the opening measures of the Capriccio Ta
Guinness World Record for the largest accordion esemble.
Guinness World Record for the largest accordion ensemble.
Guinness World Record for the largest accordion esemble.
Above right: Angela Wu, (Adjudicator and Content Director for Greater China, Guinness World Records, Beijing) introducing the record attempt, listing the guidelines necessary for the successful record breaking performance.
Above right: Chen Cuoqing - Conductor
Two of the seven International guests who particpated including Kimmo Mattila - Finland (CIA General Secretary) and Kevin Friedrich - USA (CIA Ambassador) supporting the Guinness World Record for the largest accordion ensemble.
Chen Cuoqing - Conductor
Chen Cuoqing conducting the Guinness World Record Accordion Ensemble (from the online version of China Daily).
The Guinness World Record Accordion Ensemble (from the online version of China Daily)
Video of the Guinness World Record Accordion Ensemble Performance.
Guest artist - Alexander Veretennikov - Russia
Video - Alexander Veretennikov
Video - Cao Ye
Video - Cao Ye
Guest artist - Cao Ye and Tan Jia Liang
Video - Cao Ye and Tan Jia Liang
Guest artist - Samgar
Video - Samgar
Guest artist - Valery (Varuzhan Shanshiyev)
Video - Valery (Varuzhan Shanshiyev)
Guest Artist - Pietro Adragna, Italy
Video - Pietro Adragna
Angela Wu, (Adjudicator and Content Director for Greater China from Guinness Book of World Records in Beijing) announcing the successful Guinness World Record of 1,517 players!
Angela Wu, (Adjudicator and Content Director for Greater China from Guinness Book of World Records in Beijing) presenting the Guinness World Record to Chen Cuoqing - Conductor of the World's largest Ensemble.
Video of Announcement and Presentation.
Kimmo Mattila, Ding Peng, Kevin Friedrich and Harley Jones.
Above left: Alexander Veretennikov - Russia and Harley Jones - New Zealand
above right: Angela Wu, (Adjudicator and Content Director for Greater China from Guinness Book of World Records in Beijing).
CIA Public Relations Manager Harley Jones, Translator Clara, Angela Wu, (Adjudicator and Content Director for Greater China from Guinness Book of World Records in Beijing), CIA Ambassador Kevin Friedrich and Zhang Li Yan (Tourism Board of Tacheng).
SUCCESS!



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