hair bun is high, elegant and graceful. On June 14th, the National Music Hall of China Conservatory of Music became Zhang Minmin's "home venue". With a wonderful solo concert, the audience was immersed in the aesthetic mood of Chinese classical poetry and art songs.
As a senior visiting scholar sent by the young and middle-aged backbone teachers of the Ministry of Education in 2018, Zhang Minmin is currently an associate professor of Hunan Vocational College of Art. During his visit to the China Conservatory of Music, he studied under the vocal educator Professor Sufen Wang. This "visiting school graduation solo concert", the repertoire is both inherited and innovative, and fully demonstrates the artistic vitality of Chinese classical poetry and art songs. Zhang Minmin's relaxed and flexible singing has also won unanimous praise from on-site experts.
"Chinese classical poetry and art songs have beautiful phonology, refined language, profound artistic conception, and have extremely high aesthetic value." Zhang Minmin said that General Secretary Xi Jinping advocates cultural self-confidence and promotes traditional culture, while Chinese classical poetry and art songs are excellent traditional Chinese culture. . As a unique artistic genre, it combines ancient poetry and music, and has become an indispensable part of Chinese music schools and Chinese vocal art. It is the responsibility of musicians to inherit and spread Chinese classical poetry and art songs.
In the first half of the concert, Zhang Minmin sang six Chinese classical poetry and art songs with the original scores, including "South Wind Song" written by Da Shun in ancient times, and "Sima Xiangru" in "Yuefu Poetry Collection" "The Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix", there are also "Want Cheng Shuangling" recorded in the music score of Chen Yuanliang's "Shi Lin Guang Ji" at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. Spring is Good", the piano song "Long Lovesickness" written by Bai Juyi in Tang Dynasty and Feng Yan in the Five Dynasties.
These classic masterpieces have been "rejuvenated" in Zhang Minmin's singing, as if they had a life synchronized with the times. Wang Sufen believes that Zhang Minmin's singing of ancient music can integrate his own understanding of the work, especially the use of moisturizing and the unique treatment of details, which makes the song present a unique artistic charm. "She learns from the slang and relaxation, retraction and release, slowness and urgency in opera, so that the audience can fully feel the artistic conception of the song when they appreciate the work." Wang Sufen said. The repertoire arrangement for the second half of
is both inheritance and innovation. In the art songs "Looking for Loulan", "Zilingzhou Song"; opera "Canal Ballad", "Qin Sheng, how are you?" After that, Zhang Minmin sang the composed songs "Female Militia on the Sea" and "Three Colors of Horses in Tang Dynasty". It is worth mentioning that during the singing process, Zhang Minmin made bold innovations and attempts in singing, emotion and aesthetics with his own perception of the song and understanding of Chinese culture, coupled with his penetrating power and control. The sound of this concert made this concert an unprecedented surprise for the audience. After the performance of
, Tang Yuan, dean of Beijing Responsible World Culture Institute, presented Zhang Minmin with a calligraphy work "Tian Chuan Ancient Style, Min Cheng Elegance", in appreciation of Zhang Minmin's efforts in singing and inheriting Chinese classical poetry and art songs. The solo concert was hosted by Hunan Vocational College of Arts and Graduate School of China Conservatory of Music. Wang Sufen was the vocal director and Ren Zhuo was the art director.
Qi Xianyi, senior director and editor of CCTV, Li Lan, director of Beijing TV Art Program Center, Gao Xiang, director of Hong Kong Chinese Channel, Zhu Lin, professor of China Conservatory of Music, Wu Nini, director of teaching office of Tsinghua University Art Education Center, vocal music professor, female of Beijing Opera Vocational College The soprano singer and national first-class actor Zhang Na, the party secretary of China Leading Cadres Network, the president of China Leading Cadre Development Research Institute, the secretary general of the National Talent Pool, expert judges, doctoral supervisor Wang Ze and other guests watched the concert.
Artist profile
Zhang Minmin, female, master, associate professor. In 2018, a young and middle-aged backbone teacher of the Ministry of Education, a senior visiting scholar of the China Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of vocal educator Professor Wang Sufen. He is currently an associate professor of the Music Department of Hunan Vocational College of the Arts, a dual-qualified backbone teacher in Hunan Province, a member of the Hunan Musicians Association, a jury member of the Hunan Art Joint Examination, and an advanced worker of the Hunan Provincial Department of Culture. In 2007, he held a solo concert. In 2019, he accompanied the Ancient Poetry Research Center of the China Conservatory of Music to perform three performances at Southern Pioneer University, San Anton Community College, California State Polytechnic University, and published more than ten provincial-level papers. Articles.
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Xu Hairui photographed by Cheng Shaokai and He Jiasong
