On January 29, the 2024 New Year Concert "Old and Young Join the Party and Welcome the New Year" hosted by the Shandong Provincial Women and Children's Activity Center and the Provincial Veteran Cadre Activity Center was held at the Shandong Provincial Capital Grand Theater Concert Hall. Lu Deyi, deputy director of the Bureau of Veteran Cadres of the Provincial Party Committee and president of Shandong University for the Elderly, Wang Hongxia, member and vice chairman of the Provincial Women's Federation Party Committee, Xie Dong, chairman of Shandong Performing Arts Group Co., Ltd. and other leaders attended the event.
At the concert, the Shandong Provincial Veteran Cadres Symphony Orchestra played 5 orchestral pieces including "Celebration" for the audience, and the Shandong Provincial Children's Philharmonic National Orchestra played 7 percussion pieces including "Dragon and Tiger Leaping". The two orchestras jointly performed the orchestral music "Happy Flowers and Full Moon" for the audience at the end. The warm and joyful classic music brought a strong flavor of the new year and good wishes to the audience.
The Provincial Children’s Philharmonic Orchestra is the first non-profit children’s folk orchestra in Shandong Province established in May 2019 by the Provincial Women and Children’s Activity Center and the Shandong Philharmonic Orchestra. The Provincial Veteran Cadres Symphony Orchestra is organized by the Provincial Veteran Cadres Activities It is a non-professional art group managed by the center and mainly composed of retired cadres from provincial agencies, central government units stationed in Jilin, various colleges and universities, and provincial enterprises. In this performance, the oldest member of the two orchestras is 86 years old and the youngest is 6 years old, showing the exquisite skills and surging vitality of both generations.
Source: Provincial Women and Children Activity Center
