Cong Xinzhu | Deputy Musical Supervisor

Dr.Cong Xinzhu, composer, executive consultant of professional music events.

In1979, she was born in a music family of China and his grandfather, Mr. Liu Chengfu, composed China’s first “Music Dictionary” (The first edition printedin Commercial Press in1935). When she was young, she received a rigorous and professional music education. She learned playing the piano under the supervision of Professor Wu Yuan, Professor Shi Shucheng, Professor Li Feilan and Professor Tyer. She had ever joined in the team to carry out performances, competitions and other activities around the world for many times with the Chinese Symphony Orchestra Juvenile and Women’s Choir founded by the conductor Professor Yang Hongnian. The chorus work “Our Song” created by Dr. Cong in 1998 was determinedas the permanent mission song by the Chinese Symphony Orchestra Juvenile and Women's Choir. In 1994, Dr. Cong was admitted to the attached middle school of composition major in the Central Conservatory of Music. In 1997, Dr. Cong was admitted to under graduate composition major in the Central Conservatory of Music with the highest mark in the countryunder the supervision of the famous composer, professor at the Central Conservatory of Music, Chairman of the Chinese Musicians Association, Mr. Ye Xiaogang. Dr. Cong has always been working hard, thus has gotten the “People’s Scholarship”, “Three Good Students”, “Wilkom Somerset East” scholar ships and other awards duringher undergraduate years, andher works have been awarded and displayed many times in all kinds of competitions. In 2002, Dr. Cong was recommended by the Central Conservatory of Music to study the master’s degree because of her excellent marks. In 2008, Dr.Cong was awarded the Doctor’s Degree by the Central Conservatory of Music.

The musical creation of Dr. Cong involves symphony, chamber music, vocal music,film and television music, documentary, sports music and other different genres. Her major films and television works include: the film “Forever Summer”, “See the Sunshine Again”, TV series “Never Wins Unbelieving”, the film“The Truth of Hanging Horizon Event”, “Compulsory Course of Female Workplace”,“Metro Line 3”“Looking for Tashi”, the documentary “Peace and Friendship Voice,” their original soundtrack and so on. Her major sports music works include: publicizing song “New Beijing, New Olympic Games” used to bid for the Olympic Games (produced into a record by the Beijing Olympic Committee as a gift to send to all the IOC and the individual sports association in 2001);  in 2002, a special composition of the song “Crystal Dream” to celebrate the first gold medal in Olympic Winter Games for China; “Beautiful Beyond” composing for the Olympic Games badminton champion Gong Zhichao’s biography with the same name; In 2003,the song “PEOPLES 'GAMES”(“human race”) composed by Dr. Cong and the famous Japanese musician Kitaro was identified as one of the publicizing songs of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by authority. In2010, Dr. Cong’s vocal work “Chinese Sports Carol” was identified as the permanent song of the National Sports Conference by the National Sports General Administration of China. In addition, Dr. Cong has also composed for a numberof large-scale events, such as the opening ceremony of the China Film Museum, the“Three Chapters to Offer” in the 50th Anniversary of the Chinese People’s Association for Friend ship with Foreign Countries, the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States and so on. In 2015, Dr. Cong created alarge vocal work “Republic Dream” to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary ofMr. Sun Yat-sen. Dr. Cong’s the sisstudying topics during his master’s and doctoral studies has filled the gaps in the study on German composer Hans Werner Henzeby Chinese professional music creation field.

Dr.Cong has been concentrated on the teaching of composing,the theory of composing technology and basic theory of music for many years. Dr. Cong is most expertin writing and teaching of vocal music and teaching of music a ltexture study. Dr.Cong has always persistedin the idea of “deepen the root of Chinese culture,cultivate students to have a global perspective” in her teaching process toinspire students’ imagination and creativity.It wouldmake the composing technology serve for musical works. The lesson plan adopted by Dr. Congwas written by herself.

Apartfrom professional music composing and teaching, Dr. Cong also won some prizesby participating in various large-scale activities in China. Dr. Cong has beenwith the Beijing Olympic Games Bid Committee to the Principality of Monaco and Moscow to propagating the affair of China’s applying forhosting the 2008 Olympic Games activities twice in 1993 and 2001 respectively and participatedin important leaders’ meetingand interviews on behalf of our country. In thespring of 2001, after Boatetri, Chairman of International Sports Journalists Association, heard Dr.Cong’s introducing her story to host the Olympic Gamesand enjoyedthe “New Beijing, New Olympics” composed by her, he said: “We should get this touching story known to the world.” Many domestic and foreign medias covered and publicized the story of her two partici pating in the Olympic Games application. At the end of 2001, Dr. Cong was recommended as a candidate forthe “Capital Spiritual Civilization Construction Award”by the Central Conservatory of Music. In the beginning of 2002, considering her contributionto the cause of the Olympic Games, Cong was elected as one of the five torchbearersby the Chinese Olympic Committee and went to Los Angeles the United States to participatein the torch relay activities of the Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games. Inthe invitation letter of the Organizing Committee wrote: “You are chosen notbecause of your athletic ability, but your contribution to the cause of theOlympic Games.” In the end of 2002, Dr. Cong won the selected nomination awardof “the fifth Top Ten Outstanding Youth Beijing.” In June 2008, Dr. Cong was awarded the title of “China Beauty Image Ambassad or” by the National Women’s Federation and the French L’Oreal company “Yuxi” brand. In July 2008, ChinaCentral Television broadcast the official documentary“the Trip to Applying Olympics”—the ninth episode of “Our Olympic” to the world which includes the four major figures of the Olympic Games, the late Vice President of the International Olympic Committee He Zhenliang, the world champion Ms. Deng Yapinof table tennis, China’s professional media woman Ms. Yang Lan and the composer Dr. Cong Xinzhu. The broad casting of the film received a huge response in the global world.Meanwhile Dr. Cong also partici pated in singing the film’s the mesong. In July 2009, Dr. Cong composed the symphony “Pudong’sChildren” at the invitation of the Shanghai Pudong Development Zone for the coming 2010 World Expo, which received a special praise from the leaders of Shanghai and PudongNew Area. In 2014, Dr. Cong composed the vocal music “Let love keep the eternal memory”with a famous composer,Professor Du Mingxin, who talked aboutMr.XiJinping's visit to the United States Elva. The work was performedin the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations betweenChina and the United States in the state of Elva, and the 60th an niversary ofthe founding of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.

Dr. Cong is also an excellent professional consultant and organizer of musical events. The large symphonic epic concert“Republican Road” composed by Professor Ye Xiao Gang and directed by Dr. Cong hasbeen performed twice in the National Theater of China in 2011 and 2012respectively. Mr. JiaQinlin, Chairman of the Chinese People’s PoliticalConsultative Conference (CPPCC), attended the concert in 2011. The major guestattending the second concert was Mrs. Peng Liyuan, Mr. Xi Jinping's wife.

In2017, she joined in the CCPS as the deputy director of music, and she is incharge of the formulation ofthe basic curriculum in music and the purposes of activities and development. She would teach students composition, musical theory, listeningand rhythm training, sight-singing and audition training, an outline of westernmusic and appreciation etc.