Jimu News Reporter Wu Xiaofang
Correspondent Zhang Hao
A feast of energetic dance and original music. On the evening of December 26, 2023, the "Wuhan University Student Original City Music Festival" sang "Night of Sound" at the Student Activity Center of Wuhan Institute of Design and Engineering. That night, more than 3,000 college students and professional judges in the music field gathered together to witness this year-end campus music carnival, accompanied by shaking light sticks and bursts of screams. Awards were given to the winners of the top ten songs on site. Xu Changsheng, the lyricist, composer and singer of "Ode to Chunqi" won the Best Stage Performance Award at this music festival.
Ten original songs highlight the characteristics of Wuhan
"The road is long and we will never give up on the inheritance of Jingchu..." The song "Chu Ming", written and composed by Peng Zhixian of Wuhan Conservatory of Music and sung by Fang Yujie, was a hit as soon as it started singing Detonate the whole place. The combination of the profound cultural heritage of Jingchu land and the popular rap is refreshing. Then Gao Wang Leyan of Wuhan Conservatory of Music composed the lyrics and music, and Jiang Yuting sang the song "Chimes" citing classics. Lyrics such as "The chimes are ringing, King Goujian of Yue" led the audience to travel through time and space and have an intimate dialogue with cultural relics, which won a round of cheers from the audience. Gao Wang Leyan, a girl from Anhui, has been composing music since she was 12 years old. She is currently studying in her sophomore year at Chinese University. She said, "Wuhan's profound historical and cultural heritage makes me think about Wuhan. I hope the audience can learn more about Wuhan from my works."
The courage to pursue unattainable dreams, and the smile that does not admit defeat, won the loudest applause." The song "Running Wind" was written and composed by Liang Zhenxing of Wuchang Institute of Technology, and performed by Zhou Zelong of Wuhan Conservatory of Music and Zhu Ziying of Wuhan Vocational and Technical College. , singing youth with a positive attitude. Liang Zhenxing grew up in Wuhan. “I still remember the scene where the whole city was buzzing when the Han Marathon started. Every player was like a galloping wind, enjoying the joy of running. I want to send this song to everyone who is getting closer to their dreams.” Many students, no matter what difficulties they encounter, can regain their strength and move forward courageously." Zhu Ziying said, "Music not only enriches my life, but also allows me to meet many interesting people."
That night, Yin Chen and Wuhan from the Chinese University of Hong Kong The song "Three Deli" co-created by Zhang Wei of the Conservatory of Music and brought by Yu Qiaolin, and "Ode to Chunqi in Jingchu" written and composed by Xu Changsheng of the Wuhan Conservatory of Music integrate the charm of Wuhan's urban life and traditional culture into the song, which is rich in The colorful picture of Jiangcheng’s fireworks is applauding.
In addition, "Full Score Answer Sheet", "Stay at Your and My Destination", "War" and "Let Me Leave" were created and presented by students from China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan Conservatory of Music, Wuhan Business College, Wuhan Institute of Design and Engineering and other schools. "" Clouds with Worry" and other songs accompanied the students to spend a wonderful night. Duan Yaru, a student at Wuhan Institute of Design and Engineering, was full of praise after listening to the whole scene, "Wuhan is a city that loves music. Let us immerse ourselves in the world of music tonight."
Empowering urban cultural tourism with music
2021 "The Voice of China" National The runner-up Wang Jingwen and Hu 66, who has many hit songs such as "Meet Him Later", helped out as judges and performers, and performed "It's All My Blame", "Good Show" and "Forgot", pushing the atmosphere to a climax. Hu Liuli encouraged the students to persist in their dreams and creation. Wang Jingwen said: "I listened to a lot of good songs tonight. Let us remember this unforgettable night together."
Wuhan University Student Original City Music Festival is organized by Wuhan Cultural Tourism Group, China Telecom Co., Ltd. Wuhan Branch, Tianyi Love Music Culture Co-organized by Technology Co., Ltd. and Haikui Music Group, it aims to rely on the advantages of Wuhan as a university city to gather young singers and songwriters from universities in Wuhan and across the country, provide an ideal stage for college students to display their musical talents, and incubate a group of people who tell Wuhan stories and promote Original musical works that create city images and cultivate new brands of urban culture.The music festival will be launched on the cruise ship "Liangjiang Qingchuan" on November 17, 2023. The organizing committee selected the top ten original songs from more than 60 songs submitted by more than 20 colleges and universities across the country through four new voice tours. work. At the same time, the music festival organizers Wuhan Cultural Tourism Group and Haikui Music Group also jointly produced and produced excellent music works.
The relevant person in charge of Wuhan Cultural Tourism Group said that this exhibition of music works allows everyone to see the unique thinking and expression of young musicians. "We rely on the advantages of Wuhan as a university city to stimulate the innovation and creativity of college students and create a unique Wuhan Original music IP with local characteristics will inject more youthful vitality into the city of Wuhan. The organizer will complete the production, packaging, distribution and promotion of the works to help young creators find a more accurate development track and become the 2024 The annual Wuhan Cultural Tourism Group industry focuses on promoting repertoire, so that good works can be heard by more people. At the same time, we will use music to empower urban cultural tourism and continue to build the Wuhan University Student Original City Music Festival into Wuhan's characteristic music brand event, allowing music Industry and cultural tourism consumption are interdependent and mutually reinforcing, forming a batch of music cultural tourism business cards with Wuhan’s heritage and attributes."
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(Source: Jimu News)
