China News Service, Quzhou, April 22 (Qian Chenfei, Shen Aiqun) The sonorous drum music and cheerful folk songs brought the audience back to the beautiful and livable Jiangnan. On the 22nd, the reporter learned from Quzhou, Zhejiang that a national concert titled "Quzhou Youli" premiered at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing on the evening of the 21st. The concert was jointly produced by the China Coal Mine Art Troupe and the Propaganda Department of Quzhou Municipal Party Committee, Zhejiang Province.
concert scene. Photo provided by the organizer
As one of the 19 high-level ethnic concerts in the National Center for the Performing Arts' second "Spring of Chinese Music", this concert about "rituals" in Quzhou, Zhejiang allows people to feel the charm of Chinese music. The long-lasting sound of Chinese culture, enjoy the beauty of profound Chinese music from the "Spring of Chinese Music".
There are a total of 8 tracks in the concert, including the percussion ensemble "Auspicious Drums Presenting Auspiciousness", the ensemble "The Avenue", the guqin and orchestra ensemble "Orchid", the ensemble "Folk Song", and the erhu and orchestra ensemble "Quzhou Style" , the ensemble "Ancient Qu", the solo "Quzhou is polite" and the ending "Ode to Quzhou".
concert scene. Picture provided by the organizer
8 pieces, performed in Quzhou, Zhejiang, in an ensemble of plucked instruments, string instruments and percussion instruments. For example, the instrumental ensemble "Tonglu" absorbs a large number of national music materials such as local high tunes, folk songs, drums and local Wu operas in Quzhou, Zhejiang, showing the long-standing history and culture and the vibrant new era style of Quzhou, Zhejiang. On the basis of retaining the charm of the original opera, it tells stories of the new era, and uses novel arrangements and orchestration techniques to expand the rhythm and timbre, so that ordinary people can experience the charm of the excellent traditional Wu opera and high-pitched artistic heritage.
It is understood that after the premiere of the concert "Quzhou Youli", it will be performed at Fudan University in Shanghai on April 24 and at the Poly Theater in Quzhou, Zhejiang from April 29 to 30.
Quzhou, Zhejiang is a cultural holy land of Nan Kong. The Confucius Nanzong Family Temple located in the city is one of the only two Confucius Family Temples in the country and is the residence of Confucius' descendants. As a national historical and cultural city, in 2018, the Quzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government released "Southern Confucius Holy Land Quzhou Youli" as a city brand, so that "Weili culture" will be imprinted in every aspect of people's lives.
Wang Yiwei, a professor at the School of International Relations at Renmin University of China, was one of the audience at the concert. He said: "The performance is very good and fits the temperament of Nan Kong Holy Land. I didn't expect that folk music can play the momentum of Western music without losing the softness of Chinese culture. Quzhou is polite."
