CURRENT STATUS OF FOLK INSTRUMENT ORCHESTRAS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OF HEILONGJIANG PROVINCE

Abstract

Folk orchestral creativity is the most important element of the national musical culture of China. Having absorbed more than 7000 years of the history of musical creativity of the Celestial Empire, modern orchestras of Chinese folk instruments today demonstrate a new stage of development, organically combining the features of antiquity and modernity, ethnicity and academism. In the effectiveness of such a process, a huge role belongs to the universities of the People’s Republic of China, in which such collectives have existed for many years and make a significant contribution both to the development of amateur student creativity and professional performance. In the article, the author analyzes in detail the history of the formation of the folk orchestra culture of China, outlines the process of formation of such collectives in the educational environment of Chinese universities, tracks the most important trends in their development and influence on the educational programs of higher education. Special emphasis is placed on the analysis of functioning of orchestras of Chinese instruments of Hailongjiang province, some of which are led by the author of the study.