The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 94 Take the stage!

Everyone responded and followed the staff into the concert hall.

This time, compared to the extremely close position before, this time their position was placed very close to the middle of the stage.

Although it is not as good as the prime position of those judges, their position is also very suitable for viewing.

However, after they sat down, the second-place Shuimu University did not sit down next to them, but was placed in a corner.

Maybe it’s because Shuimu University is going to perform?
Chen Qiu thought so.

The admission of several subsequent schools also proved his idea.

Basically, those who were able to sit in the spectator seats today had performed only the next day.

Everyone entered in an orderly manner. After all members of the school entered, the audience followed.

In just ten minutes, the entire concert hall was packed with people.

A humming noise echoed through the concert hall until the lights went out.

The gradually dimming lights hinted that the game was about to begin. Even though there was no sound coming from the stage, the people's originally noisy voices became extremely quiet at this moment.

All eyes are focused on the stage.

Under the eyes of everyone waiting, a host walked out from the backstage, stood on the edge of the stage, looked around the crowd, and said.

"Now, the finals of the Huaguo University Student Art Exhibition are about to begin. First, I will introduce the judges who will serve as judges for this finals."

He picked up the teleprompter in his hand, looked at the name on it, and read slowly.

"The first one is Teacher Yu Tu, conductor of the China Philharmonic Orchestra and professor of the Central Conservatory of Music!"

Chen Qiu looked to the side of the judges' bench and soon saw Yu Tu, whom he had met once before.

He stood up and bowed slightly to everyone, then sat down again.

"Second place, conductor of Haicheng Symphony Orchestra, visiting professor of Shuangdan University, Teacher Zhao Yi!"

Zhao Yi also stood up and bowed to everyone.

Compared to Yu Tu, his bowing was more serious and meticulous.

After these two heavyweight conductors finished taking their bows, they were followed by several deputy deans of the conservatory of music.

Among them, the deputy dean from Haicheng Conservatory of Music was responsible for teaching wind music. He seemed to be the head of the orchestra department, but Chen Qiu didn't know him.

But looking at the excitement of everyone in his orchestra department, it was obvious that they knew this teacher.

The deputy deans from other local conservatories are basically the heads of certain departments. Every time a deputy dean from a conservatory of music appears, the orchestra of the local conservatory will scream excitedly.

Except...Zhezhou Conservatory of Music and Harbin Conservatory of Music.

These two music conservatories have just been established, especially Harbin and Zhezhou Conservatory of Music. They have begun recruiting students nationwide. Harbin Conservatory of Music has only just admitted students from within the state at this time and has limited the number of applicants.

Therefore, the vice presidents of these two companies were not invited to serve as judges in the national competition.

After all the names of the judges were announced, the host put away the documents in his hands, announced the first school to appear, and then left the stage directly.

After he left the stage, people from the first school also walked out from the backstage and quickly came to their seats to perform.

The first school is Ningcheng Normal School from Ningcheng. As the top normal school in Ningcheng and even Jiangzhou, their professional level is naturally astonishingly high.

Just give an example.

Ningcheng Normal University's lowest ranking in the Jiangzhou Art Examination is 100, which means only the top 100 can apply for their school.

Even people from other states are basically hanging around in the top 100, and they are not too outrageous.

In addition, the quality of students here in Jiangzhou is slightly better than that in other places, and the vast majority of people in Jiangzhou do not like to leave Jiangzhou, and the farthest is to go to Haicheng for school.

This also allows Ningcheng Normal University to have the most superior student resource pool and will not be afraid of the challenges of any university.

Of course, compared to Ningcheng Normal University, Ningcheng Art College actually has higher professional capabilities. However, this time Ningcheng Art College did not participate in the competition. Like the Central Conservatory of Music and the Huaguo Conservatory of Music, they also chose to join Ningcheng Normal University performed, and the two schools formed one family to perform.

The top normal university in the country and the art college in the country have been merged into one, and the professional level has increased to the limit.

When they played concertos before, their results were not particularly high, perhaps because the concerto player's principal major did not show the same attractive characteristics as Qin Xian.

But now that the concertmaster has returned to the orchestra, their performance improved immediately.

Chen Qiu looked at Ningcheng Normal University in front of him with slight surprise, and recalled the documents he had seen in Professor Li's hand. He clearly remembered that Ningcheng Normal University did not seem to be in the top ten, but now...

Their performance is definitely much better than that of Jingcheng University.

Ningcheng Normal University is very powerful.

After the Ningcheng Normal University performance ended, everyone present gave them the warmest applause.

After Ningcheng Normal University left the stage, the second school to appear was the school that Chen Qiu knew.

Zhezhou Conservatory of Music.

A school they had met before.

The conductor named Zhou Gangsheng.

Compared with their school's orchestra, the conductor Zhou Gangsheng is actually more memorable.

When he walked onto the stage, he had the utmost confidence in his eyes.

The walking posture is extremely upright, and the head is always slightly raised involuntarily.

Even when he looked at the judges off the stage, he had a trace of arrogance that wouldn't go away.

Chen Qiu looked at Zhou Gangsheng with some interest.

Compared with yesterday when we met, Zhou Gangsheng always talked about his own affairs involuntarily, which showed a very obvious feeling of self-righteousness.

The feeling Zhou Gangsheng gives Chen Qiu now about the band's performance is actually more like pride.

As one of the first batch of conducting students to be selected, he can also lead the orchestra as a freshman.

Even though this school is just a new one, it doesn't affect that he is indeed a genius.

After all, you have to know that for many students in the conducting department, the most contact they have is probably the school choir.

As for this kind of orchestra, teachers almost never let students touch it.

Therefore, you can understand why so many people were envious and jealous when Chen Qiu was able to take charge of the student orchestra of the Conservatory of Music in Haicheng as a student.

of course!

After all, Chen Qiu is an exception. His ears and understanding of music are basically full. The only thing that may be slightly worse is probably team building.

But you have to know that not everyone is Chen Qiu.

For example, the person in front of me now.

Even though he is not as good as Chen Qiu, this does not affect him in the eyes of others as a genius.

Just like Zhao Zitong.

Perhaps in Zhao Yi's eyes and Chen Qiu's eyes, her professional abilities are not strong and her understanding of music is not adequate. The only thing she is good at is her control of the orchestra, and she can easily lead the orchestra to perform the works she wants.

But her lack of genius is only compared to those at the top level. For ordinary people, she is actually considered a genius.

Under the gaze of everyone, Zhou Gangsheng turned to look at his orchestra.

He raised his finger, nodded to the orchestra, and waved it gently.

The work they performed at the final venue was Dvořák's Ninth Symphony, "From the New World."

This piece is most famous for its second and fourth movements, which can basically be regarded as the enlightenment of classical music for many people.

The theme of the second movement was even adapted into a national song.

"Missing Hometown"

The conductor baton in Zhou Gangsheng's hand was waved gently, and the orchestra's voice was suppressed by him beneath the music, making it appear slightly muffled overall.

Chen Qiu listened to Zhou Gangsheng's explanation with great interest and nodded silently.

The weak music in this place has something in it.

Although I don’t know if he practiced with the orchestra himself, but the low voice at the beginning is very weak and interesting.

The first time the weak sound came out, it attracted Chen Qiu's attention.

Although the subtle cooperation between wind instruments and string instruments may still seem a bit rough, for Zhou Gangsheng, it is actually very good that he can achieve this.

Zhou Gangsheng slightly shook the baton in his hand and led the orchestra forward slowly. He also did a few downbeats occasionally, allowing those who needed to play with a powerful feeling to prepare in advance.

This person's basic skills are very solid.

I also have a little understanding of music.

Errors in music are rare. From the time he started playing until now, Chen Qiu has only heard three or four sporadic errors.

The only problem is that the performance of this person and his orchestra is not meticulous enough in handling some details.

This is his biggest problem.

Overall, it seems a bit too rough.

The overall feeling is a bit open and close, just like playing with a broadsword. For example, when there was a pianissimo, he would play a brave pianissimo for it.

Where there are strong sounds, he also directly waves his arms to enhance the feeling of the music.

Although it sounds a bit simple, it is also a bit simple to do.

But for some reason, Chen Qiu always feels that this kind of open and close feeling in his music has a different feeling.

Just like Zhang Fei's embroidery?
It sounds rough, but there is another strange sense of logic and detail processing in his music.

Chen Qiu couldn't help but be startled when he heard these things, and the corners of his mouth could not help but raise.

He began to listen to Zhou Gangsheng's performance seriously and focused his attention on his conductor.

Then Chen Qiu became certain.

Sure enough, it was just as I thought.

Zhou Gangsheng is not a very simple person, and his music is not simple either.

The roughness with some subtle processing makes the music as a whole form a complete and logical system.

This feeling should be Zhou Gangsheng's own music, not other people's music.

Many of his details are actually traces of his predecessors, and you can tell who this person learned from as soon as you hear them.

But if you learn Zhou Gangsheng's interpretation method, you will never be able to interpret Zhou Gangsheng's feeling.

This is the characteristic of Zhou Gangsheng.

really……

Chen Qiu showed a look of understanding.

He was able to obtain the command of the orchestra from the school not through any favor transaction, but purely because he conquered the teacher and the group of students with his own strength.

A very interesting student. If he is given good resources and works hard enough, he might become a very good conductor.

If he is more lucky, he might be able to join some large regiments, start as an acting commander and deputy commander, be trained by the current commander, and later take over the large regiments. It is not impossible.

Of course, all this requires good luck and enough resources.

Chen Qiu just listened and silently remembered it in his heart.

If this person guessed correctly, he might enter the Nine Schools League in the future, and they would have to meet again later.

I just don't know what he will be like when they meet again.

When Chen Qiu heard this, he gradually relaxed and began to enjoy the music from Zhou Gangsheng.

After Zhou Gangsheng and his orchestra finished playing, there was a short break, followed by performances from several other universities.

It was not until the afternoon that I met an acquaintance again.

Zhao Zitong also appeared with her orchestra.

This time, Zhao Zitong's feelings for Chen Qiu changed a lot.

She seemed to have returned to the previous stage of the competition in Haicheng, her eyes were extremely serious, as if she wanted to conquer someone.

She is in a fiery state, and this fiery state is also very obvious in her music.

Almost everything in the music follows her thoughts.

Much of the subtle dissonance in the music before has dissipated.

She seemed to have realized something, and she led the crowd to perform their works with great earnestness.

The band's soul appears more majestic, and the entire band is like a whole without any flaws.

Chen Qiu even felt a little envious of such a powerful group soul.

There's really no way he can do this.

He still couldn't figure out what method Zhao Zitong used to make the band's soul become so powerful.

Let everyone spontaneously surround her and interpret the work she wants according to her ideas.

Although there are a lot of problems with the details of her music, there are also flaws and loopholes in the expression of the music, and even the emotional rendering of the music is not beautiful enough, the overall interpretation is all in vain, there are no big problems, everything is A few minor issues, but again nothing eye-catching.

But this group of souls under her is real...

Chen Qiu couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, rubbed his eyebrows slightly enviously, and then shook his head.

Forget it, you can't be too greedy.

Not all the benefits can go to yourself.

It is enough for me to have an absolute sense of pitch now, and basically the orchestra has no loopholes.

Having this band spirit only allows your band to deal with less details in the pre- and post-production work, reducing the workload and more helping the band's lower limit.

And these can be accomplished by oneself relying on ability.

Chen Qiu comforted himself in this way, and then showed a hint of envy.

After listening to the performance by Zhao Zitong and others, the first day of performance almost ended here.

From around nine o'clock in the morning to almost ten o'clock in the evening, nearly twelve hours, a full 14 orchestras played, and half of them were completed.

When Chen Qiu left with the orchestra, he also received news from the organizing committee. It was expected that Chen Qiu and his orchestra would start performing at about eight o'clock in the evening, but it would depend on the performance of the previous orchestra.

If a band in front drags, then they drag back a little.

If the previous band ends early, they will still start performing at eight o'clock sharp.

Chen Qiu was even a little surprised by such treatment.

Is this simply arranging them as an exclusive concert for the orchestra?

Playing one after another with other bands is not a concept at all.

And there's this penultimate appearance.

The second to last is the finale, and the first to last is the main axis.

Chen Qiu felt that the organizing committee might want to use them as the finale to end the national competition.

Although it feels a bit shady, but...

Chen Qiu still quite likes this feeling.

Not just him, but everyone else around him, too.

When they saw their performance schedule, their eyes lit up.

Chen Qiu looked at everyone and couldn't help but smile. He put away the documents in his hands and spoke to everyone.

"I won't put pressure on you before the game. We will gather backstage at seven o'clock tomorrow. You can do whatever you want tomorrow. Let yourself relax. Don't be too nervous. Being too nervous is not good for the performance. .”

After saying that, Chen Qiu clapped his hands and said with a smile.

"Okay, that's it, disband!"

After that, Chen Qiu was the first to leave the Huaguo Grand Theater and walked to the other side.

The others also looked at each other, nodded silently, and also left the Huaguo Grand Theater.

They each go to a place where they can relax and relax their emotions.

Keep your body in a relaxed state until the performance.

Time passed quickly, and Chen Qiu was still the same as before the next morning. After breakfast, he started to listen to the performances of other bands.

I heard it from morning until seven o'clock in the evening.

He raised his hand, glanced at the time and then stood up and walked towards the backstage.

When he walked backstage, everyone in the orchestra was already standing at the door of the backstage waiting.

Their eyes were bright and their bodies were relaxed with a hint of tension.

When they saw Chen Qiu, they were obviously a little excited.

Ai Gu took the lead and said: "Commander Chen Qiu! We are ready! Haiyin Second Regiment! Charge!"

Rui Jia: "Support!"

Gu Xue: "GOGOGO! Haiyin 2nd Regiment charges!!"

Li Wu: "I'll add one"

"..."

Qin Xian also looked at him and said to Chen Qiu: "Conductor, when will we go on stage?"

Seeing everyone's impatient eyes, Chen Qiu laughed, walked to the orchestra, stretched out his hand to push open the backstage door, and said to everyone.

"Now!"

(End of this chapter)