Study program hits high note

Teachers and students from around the world gather in Beijing this month to take part in a summer camp that aims to promote the nation's traditional music worldwide

More than 50 teachers and students from eight music conservatories and art schools from five countries - including the United States, Canada and Kenya - gathered in Beijing on July 14 to perform repertoires such as Franz Liszt's Spanish Rhapsody, Olivier Messiaen's Cluck Old Hen and the premiere of A Song in the Wild by Chinese composer Gong Zihan.

The concert kicked off the 2018 "Understanding China Through Music" Chinese Music Culture International Summer Institute, a 20-day study program aimed at promoting Chinese music and cultural exchanges among young students and teachers from around the world.