China Youth Daily Client News (China Youth Daily·China Youth Daily reporter Li Guijie) On June 29, "The East is Red", "Long March Suite" and "Yellow River Cantata" three major red music epic golden song concerts" were held in Zhongshan Park in Beijing Meet the audience in the concert hall.
The classic choir performed "Yellow River Cantata". Picture provided by the organizer
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the Long March of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army, the 85th anniversary of the premiere of “Yellow River Cantata” in Yan’an, and the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the large-scale music and dance epic “The East Is Red”. The tracks in "The East Is Red" include "Moon over Xijiang·Jinggangshan", "Long-lasting Love", "Nanniwan", "Qilu·The People's Liberation Army Occupies Nanjing", etc.; "Long March Suite" uses vivid musical language and rich artistic techniques. , reproduced the hardships and heroic spirit of the Red Army during the Long March. This performance presented "Surprise Soldiers Crossing the Chishui River Four Times", "Crossing the Snowy Mountains and Grasslands", "The Annunciation", etc.; the second half of the concert performed all the songs composed by Guang Weiran and Xian Xinghai. This "Yellow River Cantata".
The famous tenor Li Chujian served as the artistic director and hosted the entire concert. The famous young conductor Li Moran conducted the concert. The concert is carefully selected with rich content and diverse performance forms, including recitation, solo singing, leading singing, duet singing, female quartet, etc.
Source: China Youth Daily client
