Beijing News (Reporter Liu Zhen) On January 27, "Chinese Music·Chinese Music·Chinese Year" - "Dragon Music" New Year 2024 New Year Special, produced by the China Conservatory of Music and produced by the Art Practice Center of the China Conservatory of Music "Concert" was staged at the Central Opera House. Conductor King Kong joins hands with the China Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra, associate professor and violinist Li Yuhe of the Orchestral Department of the China Conservatory of Music, and Cao Zhaozhao, a doctoral candidate in guzheng in the Chinese Music Department of the China Conservatory of Music, to welcome the arrival of the Year of the Dragon in Chinese music. Wang Xudong, Secretary of the Party Committee of the China Conservatory of Music, Ma Chuncheng, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the China Conservatory of Music, Huang Hu, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of the China Conservatory of Music, Wang Cui, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of the China Conservatory of Music, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Organization Department of the Party Committee of the China Conservatory of Music Minister Zhang Yuan and Wu Zhe, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Director of the Party Committee Propaganda Department of the China Conservatory of Music, attended the performance.
"Chinese Music·Chinese Music·Chinese Year" - "Dragon Music New Year 2024 New Year Special Concert" was staged at the Central Opera House Theater. Photo courtesy of China Conservatory of Music
The "Spring Festival Overture" is lively and jubilant with a powerful rhythm. It introduces the audience into the joyful and harmonious festival atmosphere at the beginning, and vividly depicts the lively scene of people celebrating the New Year with singing, dancing and the sound of gongs and drums. Later, Li Yuhe, associate professor and violinist of the Orchestral Department of China Conservatory of Music, joined the orchestra to perform the violin concerto "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", playing the immortal love legend with symphony. Her performance was relaxed and skillful, and her melodies were melodious and heart-wrenching. Her powerful appeal aroused strong resonance from the audience.
The second half of the concert opened with the classic work "Festival Overture" by composer Shi Wanchun of the China Conservatory of Music, continuing the joyful atmosphere at the scene. Cao Zhaozhao, a doctoral student majoring in guzheng at the Department of Traditional Chinese Music at the China Conservatory of Music, and the orchestra presented the track "Shandandan Blooms Redly" in a way that combined guzheng and orchestral music, unfolding a magnificent scenery picture and leading the audience to experience the warmth and simplicity of northern Shaanxi. folk customs. The song is based on a northern Shaanxi folk song of the same name. The guzheng part was arranged by Jiao Jinhai, and the band part was arranged by Zhang Jiayang, an alumnus of the China Conservatory of Music. The Chinese and Western elements are closely combined and full of vitality.
Afterwards, the orchestra performed four pieces from the "Yanhuang Style" suite: "Purple Bamboo Tune", "Uprooted Luchai Flowers", "Opposite Flowers" and "The Sun Comes Out Joyfully", bringing together the distinctive scenery and humanities of different regions in China. , presented the audience with a colorful and joyful reunion scene.
Finally, the concert ended with an excerpt from "The Red Detachment of Women" co-composed by Du Mingxin, Wu Zuqiang, Wang Yanqiao, China Conservatory of Music composer Professor Shi Wanchun, Dai Hongwei and others. This concert will perform four pieces including "Overture", "Happy Female Warrior", "Drill" and "Double Hat Dance". It combines the unique charm of traditional Chinese music with the rhythm of modern Western music to depict the perseverance, bravery and fearlessness of the Red Detachment of Women. heroic spirit. After the concert, the audience applauded continuously. Conductor King Kong and the orchestra jointly presented the encore "Don't Forget the Original Intention", which ended the concert wonderfully.
According to reports, "Chinese Music·Chinese Music·China Year" is the Beijing New Year cultural brand created by the China Conservatory of Music since 2024. A series of performances are produced by the China Conservatory of Music and produced by the Art Practice Center of the China Conservatory of Music. Multiple departments across the school Created jointly, it gathers high-level talents from the China Conservatory of Music and outstanding alumni resources at home and abroad. Wang Xudong, Secretary of the Party Committee of the China Conservatory of Music, said that the original intention of the China Conservatory of Music is to promote and develop China’s excellent traditional music culture and promote the development of national music. When the Spring Festival, the most important traditional festival of the Chinese nation, is approaching, how to use music as an art form to promote the Chinese spirit and enrich the people's spiritual and cultural life is an important issue for an art school with a special cultural mission. A duty.To this end, as the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon is approaching, the China Conservatory of Music has launched a series of brand cultural performances of Chinese music, Chinese music, and the Year of China, bringing together teachers, students and outstanding alumni resources of the school, at the Capital Core Theater, in The launch of a series of people-benefiting music performances on TV stations, on the Internet and in some public cultural venues is an important manifestation of our China Conservatory of Music serving the national cultural strategy and serving the functional construction of Beijing's "Four Centers".
This series of performances of "Chinese Music·Chinese Music·Year of China" aims to use Chinese works to praise Chinese classics, promote Chinese culture, and create a Beijing New Year cultural brand with Chinese symbols. Fan Xiaomin, director and artistic director of the Art Practice Center of the China Conservatory of Music, said, “We hope to strengthen the beautiful imprint of traditional Chinese festivals through music works that are appropriate to the occasion, and enhance the festive atmosphere of family reunion and celebration in the New Year. Tonight’s performance created a strong The flavor of the New Year is to inherit China’s unique festival culture. We have selected very regional works, hoping to show the scenes of people from all over the world singing, dancing and gathering together during the New Year. At the same time, tonight’s New Year’s Symphony combines Chinese and Western , use symphony to celebrate Chinese classics, and use Chinese works to convey the voice of China."
In addition to this Dragon "Music" New Year concert, the China Conservatory of Music will also present a "Happy Lantern Festival" special concert at the Central Opera House during the Lantern Festival. , adding a new sense of ritual to traditional festivals. During the New Year period, two New Year concerts carefully planned by the China Conservatory of Music will be broadcast on Beijing TV on February 7 (the 28th lunar month) and February 8 (the twelfth lunar month 29th). At the same time, there will be Six New Year concerts will be performed on February 4 and February 9 respectively on online platforms such as People's Daily Online, Xueqiangguo, CCTV and Beijing Time official website. Warm festival greetings will be sent to thousands of homes through TV and online live broadcasts. Thousands of households can enjoy traditional Chinese music classics through the Internet without leaving home, and feel the traditional festival atmosphere brought by Chinese music. At the same time, a series of public cultural service performances will bloom in the capital. On February 3, musicians and artists will enter Beijing's fashionable landmarks and play Chinese New Year Chinese music at Chaoyang Station, Blue Harbor, Sanlitun and Parkview Green, creating a cheerful and warm festival atmosphere in the capital.
editor, Tong Na
proofreader, Zhao Lin
