Orchestrating a boom
<p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="symphony">symphony</span> <span word="orchestras">orchestras</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shining">shining</span> <span word="musically">musically</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="regain">regain</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="relevance">relevance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mp">mp</span>3 <span word="format">format</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="karaoke">karaoke</span> <span word="channels">channels</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="symphony">symphony</span> <span word="orchestras">orchestras</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="have">have</span>?</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="either">either</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2010 <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Symphony">Symphony</span> <span word="Summit">Summit</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> 45 <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="symphony">symphony</span> <span word="orchestras">orchestras</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span>. <span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="you">you</span>? <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="orchestras">orchestras</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span>, <span word="Qingdao">Qingdao</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="three">three</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hinterland">hinterland</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Guiyang">Guiyang</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="orchestras">orchestras</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="visibility">visibility</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="much">much</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="as">as</span> 30 <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="just">just</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($146,475) - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pittance">pittance</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>-<span word="high">high</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="remnants">remnants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="bands">bands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="inadequate">inadequate</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="hungry">hungry</span>", <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> "<span word="starve">starve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span>".</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span>?</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="death">death</span>."</p><p><span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Hongbo">Hongbo</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Arts">Arts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Entertainment">Entertainment</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Culture">Culture</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="blunt">blunt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complacency">complacency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="orchestras">orchestras</span>: "<span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1,000-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="venue">venue</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="out">out</span> 2,000 <span word="free">free</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span> <span word="rises">rises</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="vacant">vacant</span>."</p>
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