In the east of the world, there is an ancient and wise name - Confucius. As a great philosopher and educator, Confucius’ thoughts have influenced countless people. Confucius’ ideas have transcended eras and national boundaries and have become widely accepted values all over the world. To this day, the benevolence, righteousness, and justice advocated by Confucius Concepts such as propriety, wisdom, and trust still have universal significance.
Recently, the song "Confucius", sung by the famous singer Wang Lida and co-written by composer Luan Kai and artist Shui Jing, was officially released through Woshi Records. With her high-pitched and passionate voice and soulful singing, Wang Lida brought the image of Confucius to life. Shown before us, through Wang Lida's singing, we once again entered the world of this great man and felt his outstanding wisdom and noble character.
Lyricist: Artist Shuijing
The lyrics of this song "Confucius" sung by Wang Lida were composed by Shuijing. With his deep understanding and love for Chinese culture, he created this stirring lyrics, with a unique perspective and vivid brushstrokes depict the wisdom and emotions of Confucius throughout his life, allowing people to re-recognize the thoughts and spirit of this great philosopher.
Shuijing is a contemporary artist and inheritor of provincial intangible cultural heritage. In his youth, he studied painting, poetry, paper-cutting art, etc. under Professor Liu Zhanjiang of the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts. He has successively composed songs such as "Flying Snow on Mount Tai", "Asking for Coolness", "Confucius" ", etc., has held personal art exhibitions in the National Art Museum of China, China Arts and Crafts Museum, China Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum, Hong Kong Museum of Art and other places, and his works are collected in major art museums at home and abroad.
Composer: Composer Luan Kai
The melody of the song "Confucius" was carefully crafted by the famous composer Luan Kai. With his keen musical perception and profound musical literacy, he created this thought-provoking work and used The beautiful melody and magnificent symphony vividly display the artistic conception in the lyrics. When Wang Lida's singing flows like gurgling water, Confucius' wisdom and emotions are also delicately revealed.
Luan Kai is currently the director, professor and graduate tutor of the Military Art Creation Teaching and Research Section of the Military Culture College of the National Defense University (formerly the People's Liberation Army Art College), a director of the Chinese Musicians Association, a cultural celebrity of the Central Propaganda Department and one of the "four batches" of talents, and enjoys special government subsidies. , the military’s high-level scientific and technological innovation top talent, the Military Art Senior Professional and Technical Qualification Review Committee, and the National Defense University’s Famous Teachers and Masters Project Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Experts. He has served in the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the large-scale music and dance epic "Road to Revival", "Strive, Sons and Daughters of China", the large-scale situational epic "The Great Journey", the 16th Guangzhou Music creator for the Asian Games and Paralympic Games. His representative works include the national opera "Yimeng Mountain", the symphonic music and painting "The Moving Forbidden City", the symphonic image "Dayu Hua Shang", "12·12" Xi'an Incident, the large-scale symphonic suite "The Brightest Flame", and the vocal work "My "Waiting for You Affectionately", "How Do I Love You", "Gun Rose", "Drunk with Eternal Love", "Let's Start Again from Gutian", etc.
Singer: Singer Wang Lida
Singer Wang Lida is even more remarkable in her performance of the song "Confucius". Wang Lida sang with her unique voice, which not only expressed the wisdom and greatness of Confucius, but also showed He cared about the sufferings of the people and promoted the noble qualities of benevolence. Wang Lida's voice is elastic and she can switch between high and low pitches easily. In the last part of the song, she sang: "We are the descendants of Yan and Huang, holding up the dragon's backbone. We are the descendants of Yan and Huang, standing in the east of the world...", you can feel Wang Lida That pride and pride in his voice.
Wang Lida is a professor of vocal music at the Central Conservatory of Music, a master's tutor, a national first-class actor, a doctor of arts, a member of the Chinese Musicians Association, and a member of the Chinese Dramatists Association.He has won the Vocal Gold Award at the 7th China Music Golden Bell Awards, the 14th National Young Singer Television Grand Prix Gold Award, the 30th Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award, the 30th Shanghai Magnolia Drama Performing Arts Award for the Leading Role, and the Capital Labor Award. Medals, etc., the opera "Yimeng Mountain" starring in it won the "Five One Project" Award of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the works he sang have won the first prize of the All-Army Art Performances, the "Five One Project" Award of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, etc. National Award. She has performed in the national operas "On the Road to Poverty Alleviation", "Yimeng Mountain", "Heroes", "Jinsha Riverside", "The Horn", "Canal Ballad", "The Wilderness", the musicals "Folk Songs Are Like Spring River Water", "Big Red" As the heroine in "Lantern" and "Qingcheng", she successfully created characters with different personalities with her comprehensive and profound vocal and acting skills; her representative works include "Kiss the Motherland", "Together the Chinese Dream", "Give Heart" "Take a Vacation", "Leading the New Era", etc., whether they are majestic or affectionate, bright or distant, they are all widely sung.
"Confucius" is a song full of wisdom and emotion. Listening to Wang Lida singing "Confucius" is like listening to an epic symphony. This is not only a song, but also a kind of admiration and inheritance. In Wang Lida's singing, there is the deep humanistic concern of Confucius and the profoundness of Chinese culture. Let us follow Wang Lida’s singing, appreciate the wisdom of Confucius, and feel the unique charm of China’s excellent traditional culture.
believes that this song "Confucius" will undoubtedly become a model for inheriting and promoting the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation. Let us hold up the dragon's backbone, stand tall in the east of the world, and contribute our strength to building a community with a shared future for mankind!
