The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 123 Nine Schools League
Chen Qiu came to the backstage door of the concert hall, where Professor Li Anguo and Li were already waiting for him.

When Chen Qiu first came out, Professor Li Anguo showed a rare smile, took two steps forward, walked to Chen Qiu, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile.

"Chen Qiu, you did a good job!"

"Thank you Professor Li!"

Chen Qiu also smiled and nodded, accepting Professor Li's compliment. Then he looked at Professor Li who was smiling, and seemed to feel something, and asked Professor Li.

"By the way...do you have any good news for me?"

"How to put it, it's not actually good news, but it's also not bad news. It's just a trend."

The corners of Professor Li's eyes crinkled with laughter. He carefully looked around and found that no one noticed them, so he spoke in a low voice.

"The school's evaluation of your performance today is very high! And it's not generally high. Almost all the teachers in the conducting department have passed the review of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra. Now we are just waiting for the leadership of the teachers in the orchestra department, and Some people in the composition department, look at what they think, your performance today is really good!"

"Thank you, Professor Li." Chen Qiu accepted Professor Li Anguo's praise with a smile and nodded, "Actually, I am also very satisfied with the performance of our orchestra today. They are all a very good group of students."

"You said this as if you were not a student!"

Professor Li Anguo looked at Chen Qiu. Although he felt that there were many flaws in Chen Qiu's words, he did not directly criticize Chen Qiu. Instead, he asked directly: "How is it? How does it feel to control the orchestra?"

"Well, it's okay. The people in the band basically listen to me. No matter what I say, they will work hard to fulfill my requirements. Although the people in the band may be a little unhappy and feel The band was disbanded, but actually if anything was asked, they would still listen.”

"Okay, that's fine. If something happens that you can't control, or if people in the orchestra don't listen to you, remember to come to me directly, and I'll come to conductor Wang Hai."

Chen Qiu nodded obediently and said: "Well, okay, then thank you Professor Li in advance!"

"It's okay! After all, your orchestra can now be regarded as the core of our Haiyin conducting system. If you, to be precise, you can succeed, then it will be enough to prove that our trial operation plan is feasible. The next step is to start thinking about how we should balance the relationship between you and the new commander who takes over."

Li Anguo waved his hand.

When Chen Qiu heard this, he couldn't help but be startled, and asked curiously: "New commander? Do you plan to continue to implement the command talent training plan?"

Professor Li Anguo nodded: "Well, yes, after all, you are now a senior. Your fifth year will be your last year. In your last year, you need to do an internship. If you want to do the internship, you can just go to your home orchestra. , after you enter the internship, we also need to start seeing if there is anyone who can take over your class."

"If it were the current Harmony Symphony Orchestra..."

Chen Qiu pondered, and then slowly shook his head: "In the current Harmony Symphony Orchestra, unless some relatively advanced conductor comes to directly conduct it, otherwise, if this orchestra is led by a newcomer, it will be very difficult for him. There are too many people, and he can’t bring them together. This is not a boast, there shouldn’t be any student in this school except me who can lead this orchestra, let alone the newcomers who will be assessed later.”

"Well, we also know about this, so we are still discussing it. The most appropriate way is to follow the path you have given us now, start with a small orchestra, and let the conductors go in and conduct directly , and then see if we can let them conduct a large orchestra, but these are still under consideration, after all, you have not graduated yet."

When Li Anguo said this, he looked at Chen Qiu and suddenly thought of something, and added: "Oh, by the way, I don't want to force you to step down, or to find a good partner. Don't think too much about it, I just I’m thinking about how to make Haiyin’s command system stronger.”

"Well, I understand, I didn't think much about it."

Chen Qiu nodded immediately.

As a professor in the command department, Li Anguo's logic is very simple.

How to make the chain of command stronger.

Whether it is promoting the conductor talent training plan (trial) or starting to think about the future of the Haiyin student orchestra after Chen Qiu leaves Haiyin, these are his methods to enhance the quality of students coming out of Haiyin.

But it's too early to say this now.

Professor Li Anguo felt that it was slightly inappropriate to continue this topic, so he quickly changed the topic and spoke directly to Chen Qiu.

"Anyway, the school is quite satisfied with you. If there are no big problems in the future, the Haiyin Harmony Symphony Orchestra should be established directly in the future, and you will lead this team to play in the nine-school league! "

Professor Li was a little hesitant when he said this.

"Well, wait, this should still be called the Nine Schools League, right? Two new music academies have been established recently, and the Nine Schools League plans to bring in some top art schools, such as Ningcheng Art Institute, so the details There are about fifteen schools in there? Forget it, let’s just call it the Nine Schools League..."

After Professor Li Anguo muttered a little, he continued to Chen Qiu.

"In any case, this nine-school league is the most formal competition between music schools. Ordinary art students may not feel it, but for the school, this is actually a secret decision to determine the rankings of all our art schools and the future. A competition with two years of funding is completely different from the previous national competitions. This time, all the participants will be the core orchestras of each school.

I told you before when several conductors came over that the championship of the Nine Schools League in recent years has been dominated by the Central Conservatory of Music. They have the most powerful educational resources in the country and are the only music conservatory directly under the Ministry of Education. , double first-class subject education universities, so their strength should be the strongest at present, and also your biggest enemy. "

"Ok, I know."

After Chen Qiu heard the name of the Central Conservatory of Music, he nodded slightly and said.

"I seem to have heard of their reputation during the national competition before. During the previous national competition, they joined Shuimu University to help them with performance rehearsals, and then won the second place in the country. Their strength... is very good powerful."

"Well, it is indeed very strong, otherwise it would not be possible to obtain so much funding and support."

Professor Li Anguo nodded in agreement.

He continued to Chen Qiu: "After the Central Conservatory of Music, there is the Huaguo Conservatory of Music, and our Haicheng Conservatory of Music. Normally, we are second and Huaguo is third, but occasionally there are a few , we will move to the third position, so the school’s request for you this time is to keep the second place and strive for the first place!”

When he said this, he looked at Chen Qiu and spoke especially seriously.

"After all, you have to know that if you can get second place, it proves that our choice is fruitless and there are no mistakes. Sometimes, no mistakes are the most important!"

The eyes of Chen Qiu and Professor Li Anguo collided with each other, and then Chen Qiu chuckled and said to Professor Li Anguo.

"What? Professor Li doesn't believe that I can lead my orchestra to win first place?"

Li Anguo also laughed at this time. He smiled and nodded at Chen Qiu: "Of course I believe you can do it! But I just want to tell you where the lower limit of the school is, and the bad words come first. , if it is lower than this lower limit, then it is not as simple as disbanding the orchestra. Not only you, but also me and those who propose strategies for developing conductor talents will also have problems."

Professor Li Anguo didn't know what he was thinking of. He looked through Chen Qiu's body, looked behind him, and spoke slowly.

"Even if you are unlucky, the conducting department may be directly merged into the composition department. After all, our department has a small number of people and many teachers, so it is very likely that it will be merged. So whether it is for your own future or what you dream of, A unique band, I hope you can do your best to win the Nine Schools League."

Chen Qiu was a little silent, looked at Professor Li Anguo, thought for a while, smiled at Professor Li Anguo, and asked.

"I think... I shouldn't let the professors in the command department put all their hopes on me, right?"

"Well, of course! Of course we won't do that, but... you need to know that we really made a lot of bets on you."

After saying that, Li Anguo patted Chen Qiu on the shoulder, his eyes full of encouragement.

He whispered to Chen Qiu.

"So no matter what, whether it's for you or for us, you need to work hard, otherwise everyone will be disappointed..."

"Ok, I know."

Chen Qiu nodded, and the two of them had a tacit agreement not to continue on this topic.

Professor Li Anguo continued to Chen Qiu.

"In addition to funding and rankings, one thing I have to remind you is that if we can successfully get the top two, then we will have the opportunity to be invited to the East Asian Music Invitational Tournament. We will talk about this Asian Invitational Tournament later. After all, The last time we won the first place in Asia was several years ago, and it was even the strongest Central Conservatory of Music led by Yu Tu.”

"Asian Invitational Tournament?" Chen Qiu looked at Professor Li Anguo with slight curiosity and asked him, ""I seem to have heard people in the orchestra talk about this, but I'm a little curious. Is the Asian Invitational Tournament in Japan and South Korea? ? Compared to what project? "

"It is the same event as the normal Nine Schools League, but it is not very similar to the Nine Schools League. In this Asian Invitational Tournament, there will be many, many local musical instruments competing. To be precise, it is a bit similar to the Asian Games? These national musical instruments What's more, each family is divided into a few, and everyone can win the first, second, and third place in that competition. Because it is a national musical instrument, it is regarded as the private territory of each family, and it does not have much impact on the result."

"That's it." Chen Qiu nodded thoughtfully, and then asked, "What about the Nine Schools League? What exactly is the Nine Schools League like? What do I need to do?"

"You only need to lead our orchestra to win the top two. As for the rest, you don't have to worry about it. The rest are competitions in various majors, such as voice, piano, violin, and other majors."

"So what are the pieces we need to play?" "Works from three periods, one from the classical period, one from the romantic period, and one from around the 20th century, at the end of the romantic period, from the Russian national music school or the modern school. It’s better to have the orchestra play pieces with different types of feel.”

"Um……"

Chen Qiu fell into deep thought, thinking about what kind of works the orchestra would be suitable to perform.

Li Anguo did not directly disturb Chen Qiu's thinking, but smiled at Chen Qiu.

"But you don't need to be in a hurry now. The Nine Schools League will start around May in the first half of next year. After the final exams are over in a few days and you come back from the New Year's holiday in February, you can come and talk to me about the Nine Schools League. Not only that, we also need to consider accepting freshmen. There are many things to do, so don’t be particularly anxious."

"Well, okay, I know. If I have any ideas later, I will contact you, Professor Li."

"Okay! Then... I'll see you later. You go and build a team with your team members first, then report the bill to me later. As long as it's not too outrageous, you can basically report it. You can control the specific amount yourself."

"Okay, thank you Professor Li." Chen Qiu smiled and nodded.

Professor Li Anguo did not speak. He just reached out and patted Chen Qiu's shoulder. His hand was particularly heavy, as if he was placing hope on Chen Qiu's body. After patting him twice, he left meaningfully.

Chen Qiu, on the other hand, looked at Li Anguo's leaving figure and fell into thinking.

Professor Li Anguo came here to tell himself that the Harmony Symphony Orchestra should not have any major problems now, and it would just be a normal performance in the future.

So what kind of music is good for you to perform in the nine-school league?
It feels like there are a lot of works to choose from, and choosing different works may bring about different results.

Therefore, I need to think carefully and come up with the most suitable piece for the orchestra to perform.

This is a very important matter and needs to be considered carefully.

Chen Qiu walked back to the backstage of the concert hall while thinking.

Everyone in the backstage was still laughing and joking, but it was obvious that they had all packed up their things.

Seeing Chen Qiu walking in from the back door of the concert hall, Ai Gu immediately waved and said hello.

"Commander Chen Qiu! How was it? Have you finished talking to the teacher and the others? How was the chat?"

"Well, the conversation was okay!" Chen Qiu came out of his thoughts.

He looked at the people in the concert hall and couldn't help but laugh.

It's useless to think so much now, just like what I did before.

Music is not just a matter of conducting one person. What the conductor needs to do most is to find the point that resonates with the orchestra, and then let the orchestra follow the conductor to make music together.

Therefore, it is useless to think like this alone now. It is better to cooperate with the band members and then think about the most suitable point.

When Chen Qiu thought of this, he smiled and said to everyone in the orchestra.

"Mainly talking about the Nine Schools League, nothing else."

"Nine-school league?"

Before Ai Gu could speak, Zhao Xi took the lead. He stared at Chen Qiu and asked slightly seriously.

"When the teacher came over and talked to Conductor Chen Qiu about the Nine Schools League, does that mean... that he passed the review of our current orchestra?"

"Forehead……"

Chen Qiu looked helplessly at the slightly sharp Zhao Xi, then glanced at the people around him, and sighed.

"You seem a little too keen..."

Zhao Xi was stunned for a moment and said with a hint of regret: "Commander Chen Qiu, you mean... you can't say this?"

"I can say it, but I'm not very good at giving a guarantee. After all, the final result hasn't been released yet, so it's all in vain."

Chen Qiu nodded.

But when he saw the atmosphere in the orchestra gradually becoming gloomy, he immediately comforted them.

"But what I can tell you is that Professor Li Anguo told me that the conducting department is very happy, and the composition department also likes our performance. However, the composition department usually remains neutral, so the most important thing is to look at the orchestral department. Teacher Bian, if nothing else happens, there should be no problem, after all, our performance today was beautiful!"

"Yes, conductor Chen Qiu is right, our performance today was indeed beautiful!"

Zhao Xi nodded. He took two steps forward, turned around and looked at the people in the orchestra, and immediately said, "I'm afraid."

"I didn't hear what Commander Chen Qiu just said. If nothing happens, there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

"But what if something happens?"

Someone beside him raised his hand in a low voice and said, "If something unexpected happens, will our Haiyin Harmony Symphony Orchestra be disbanded?"

"How is it possible, we..."

"um, yes."

Zhao Xigang was about to retort, but he didn't expect Chen Qiu to speak directly and nodded.

"If something goes wrong, we may indeed disband."

"Then we..." The man was stunned and couldn't help but look at Chen Qiu and hesitated, "Are our efforts in vain?"

"Don't worry, let me ask you something."

Chen Qiu interrupted the man, looked at him, looked at everyone present, and asked them.

"What did you think of our performance today?"

"It's awesome, cool, and beautiful, but..."

"Since we all think it's great, what are you worried about?"

Chen Qiu showed a confident smile to everyone and spoke to them.

"Since we have tried our best, we can accept the result no matter what, right? Then why should we say anything? What will happen if we fail? If we really fail, isn't this our inevitable ending? What else can we feel sorry for? Right?"

Chen Qiu walked to the middle of the crowd, patted the worried person on the shoulder, looked around the crowd, gave them a very affirmative look, and then slowly spoke.

"So, don't think so much, remember what I said, everything about the band is mine! I will be the last pillar of our band!"

After saying that, Chen Qiu turned around and smiled at everyone.

"Okay, let's not talk so much. Let's go and eat."

"After all, we have tried our best and we can accept any result."

"We just need to wait."

"Celebrate tonight's performance, but also celebrate our efforts."

　I will try to change the update time and try my best to move the update time to the morning. Then I will work hard and strive to have a lot of updates during the Easter holiday.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)