Handheld Spring City News On July 27, the second offline performance event of the second season of "Kunming Four Seasons Chorus" was held, hosted by Kunming Media Center·Metropolitan Times and hosted by Kunming University·New Southwest Plaza. During the three-hour event, nine choirs from Kunming creatively performed original songs and classic old songs, immersing the audience in the wonderful world of music. "I didn't expect the multi-part chorus to be so good!" a young audience member at the scene exclaimed.
More than a thousand people participated in the three games
In order to further enrich the cultural life of the people, show the positive, optimistic, healthy and uplifting spiritual outlook of the Kunming people, as well as the happy life style, and fully demonstrate the style of the times and Yunnan characteristics, Kunming Media Center·Urban The Times launched the "Kunming Four Seasons Chorus" series of activities. The event will run throughout the year and aims to deeply explore and promote the local culture of Yunnan by organizing a series of concerts or cultural activities with the culture of "Yunnan Old Songs" as the main content, and provide a showcase for the vast number of singing lovers and chorus groups across the province. A stage for self and shared culture.
On May 12 this year, the first offline event of "Kunming Four Seasons Chorus" was successfully held. More than 300 members of 7 choirs from Kunming gathered together to sing Yunnan classic old songs and original songs for the audience. Bringing a feast of Yunnan’s local culture and music.
On July 6, the first offline performance event of the second season of "Kunming Four Seasons Chorus" was successfully held. This performance event has been further upgraded in terms of content, form, and the scale of the performance team. 10 choirs, 6 performance teams, and nearly 400 people entertained the audience with wonderful choral performances, exquisite dance performances, colorful national costume catwalks, beautiful folk music performances, and charming recitation performances. It brought a wonderful audio-visual feast.
On July 27, more than 400 chorus lovers from 9 choirs brought the Four Seasons Chorus event to another climax. The classic old songs performed in the form of a chorus brought surprises to many citizens at the scene. "I didn't expect the chorus to be so good." The live broadcast of Metro Times also attracted more than 30,000 views and nearly 20,000 likes. The three performances of
vividly presented the vivid appearance of "There is a life called Yunnan" in the singing of Yunnan classic old songs and original songs. The event set off a craze for singing Yunnan old songs in the society, and played a positive role in further exploring the local culture of Yunnan.
The classic song "Shangri-La in the Heart":
The lyrics have Yunnan characteristics
27-day performance event attracted a total of Kunming Green Voice Choir, Kunming Green Voice Female Choir, Kunming Moon Women's Choir, Yunnan Jixing Chorus, Cheng There are 9 choirs including Gongxingchen Choir, Kunming Yilin Women’s Chorus, Chuanhang Art Troupe, Xingyue Group and Sunshine Group. In the choir, the minimum number of members is 3, and the maximum number of members is 80.
Yunnan Jixing Chorus was the first to perform and caused quite a sensation as soon as they took the stage. The members were dressed in Tibetan costumes, and the gorgeous colors were accompanied by beautiful singing. The song "Shangri-La in the Heart" instantly brought people to the distant Shangri-La, where they felt the eternal harmony and tranquility, and saw the dreamy scenery and Colorful national customs; "The Motherland Will Not Forget" sings the magnificent momentum of aerospace science and technology workers and their love for the aerospace industry; "Ode to Sister-in-law" is also eye-catching, a solo song, after changes, It makes people feel the era of the blood and sweat of our ancestors.
Jiang Gaowei, head of the Jixing Chorus, introduced that "Shangri-La in the Heart" is one of the choir's classic songs, "We have been singing it for more than ten years. The song has a beautiful melody and the lyrics are very Yunnan-specific and very representative. . We have sung this song at the National Center for the Performing Arts, and it is very popular. In order to sing this song, many members even bought Tibetan costumes. Today we finally have the opportunity to wear this Tibetan costume. All very happy."Ode to Sister-in-law" is a solo song that everyone is familiar with. The song has been adapted by a professional choir and added four parts, which further enhances the expressiveness and layering of the song's music. "
"I Fly with the Seagull":
sings the beautiful scene of the harmonious coexistence of man and nature
Kunming Yilin Women's Choir sang "I Fly with the Seagull" and "Kangding Liuliu City". Head Zhao Yan Introduction, "I Fly with the Seagull" is an original song specially created to celebrate the biodiversity conference held in Kunming. It is composed of three parts and a pure female voice. "The first paragraph describes the red mouth. The scene of the gull flying to Kunming as a guest and not wanting to leave; the second paragraph describes the light body and silver wings of the red-billed gull; the third paragraph describes the red-billed gull flying back to its distant hometown, and we look forward to them coming to Kunming again Mood. The whole song conveys the beautiful scene of harmonious coexistence between man and nature. " Zhao Yan introduced that the choir had only rehearsed this song eight times, but the effect presented that day was still very satisfactory.
""Kangding Liuliu City" is based on the Tibetan folk song "Kangding Love Song". The composer An innovative creation was made in the tune, and it was transformed into a song sung by a very female voice. The melody is cheerful, the lyrics are playful and interesting, and very down-to-earth. Especially when the different melodies of the three parts overlap together, it looks like a group of playful beauties playing and joking, and the artistic and audio-visual effects produced are extremely outstanding. We like this song very much and hope to present the artistic conception of this song through the art form of chorus. "Zhao Yan said.
"Together create a brilliant tomorrow":
Ship Navigation People continues a new chapter
"You are a little starlight, I am a little starlight, we come from a snowy place... With sincere yearning, we span thousands of years. Mountains and rivers gather in the southwestern frontier of the motherland, blooming brilliantly deep in the mountains! ...Farewell to the years of youth, wash away the dust and dust...Meet the home of navigation art, embellish the prosperous China in the golden autumn! ...For the development of ships and aerospace, for the national rejuvenation and prosperity of the motherland, and to create a brilliant future together! "In this performance, the Chuanhang Art Troupe's original song "Create a Brilliant Tomorrow Together" moved many audiences.
"Create a Brilliant Tomorrow Together" was written by Chen Yueping, deputy director of the choir, and deputy director of the choir. The song is composed by Yi Daqing, the director and chorus conductor. The song mainly tells the story of "Chuanghangren" who came to Yunnan from all over the world when they were young, and jointly contributed to the development of the country's "third line" construction and created glory. After retirement, they came together again and passed the song. The song continues to write a new chapter.
The "Dianchi Waltz" re-arranged by conductor Yi Daqing is also one of the pieces performed by the Chuanhang Art Troupe. This song with outstanding Yunnan characteristics has appeared after a second creation. More beautiful and beautiful.
Chen Yueping said that for this chorus event, members of the Chuanhang Art Troupe were also invited to accompany them, "The participants this time included violins, electronic keyboards, and electric blowpipes. Our folk band also has folk instruments such as Ruan and Pipa. Many members of the group were unable to participate in the performance this time. I hope to have the opportunity next time to let everyone see another kind of glory of our ship sailing people. "
"School Song of Southwest Associated University":
Let more people understand and remember history
"A thousand years of shame will eventually become snow. ZTE needs outstanding people..." One of the songs sung by the Chenggong Star Choir this time is the very famous "School Song of Southwest Associated University". The female members wore white long skirts, and the male members wore black shirts and red ties. It has a sense of age and solemnity, and is integrated into the song.
" This is not only a song, but also a piece of music that carries a historical mission. It tells the origin of the Southwest Associated University and its belief in winning the war. and expectations have also become a powerful spiritual motivation to encourage the students of the United University to study to serve the country and fight against the war to save the country. “Regiment leader Deng Min said that he hopes that more people can feel the spirit of patriotism, national spirit and anti-Japanese war spirit from the “School Anthem of Southwest Associated University”.
Chenggong Star Choir also sang a different style of "Fangma Folk Song". This classic Yunnan folk song has simple, friendly and natural lyrics, lively and cheerful melody, and is full of life. "This is the first time the choir has sung this song. We have rehearsed it carefully for a long time. Although there are small flaws, it is still recognized by the audience. I believe we will sing better next time." Deng Min is very confident .
Audience:
"More Yunnan folk songs should be shown on this stage"
Kunming Moon Women's Choir is a choir that has been established for more than ten years. It has more than 70 members with an average age of 56 years old. The members come from all walks of life and are a group of music lovers who love the art of chorus and have a certain level of singing and chorus foundation. They sang the classic songs "Missing" and "Kangding Liuliu City". Wang Luyun, the deputy administrative director of the choir, said that the choir has been established for many years and they will learn a new song every other month, especially classic old songs from Yunnan. "We are now learning to rehearse "The Sound of Nature" by Yunnan native composer Guo Daqiang, and we look forward to the opportunity to sing this song for everyone on the stage of 'Kunming Four Seasons Chorus'. "
Kunming Green Voice Choir is a group of environmentally friendly It is composed of volunteers and people who are passionate about environmental protection. They insist on expressing greenness and nature, harmony and beauty with beautiful and beautiful singing. They also insist on using singing to inherit Yunnan's local culture and show the beauty of Yunnan. Among the songs of the members, "Ode to the Flag" and the old Yunnan song "Lai Guoli" brought new feelings to the audience.
Zhu Huanying, the leader of the choir, introduced that "Laiguoli" is a classic folk song in Honghe, Yunnan, telling the love story of a young Yi couple. "Laiguoli" is a Yi language, and its original meaning is "playing tune", but it often means "coming to play".
" This song ("Lai Guoli") sounds like a Yunnan folk song at first glance. It is very pleasant and very recognizable. " Mr. Hou, who is from Anhui, sat in the audience and listened carefully from the beginning of the performance. He told reporters that he was traveling to Kunming and happened to pass by today. "The folk songs of Yunnan are so beautiful. Whether they are traditional or modern, they should be displayed on this stage to make more people fall in love with Yunnan."
"The bugle sounds from the horizon to meet the sunset, and the blue wind blows from Nansha. I lean on it gently, and the sailor hat with a streamer printed on it..." The navy lyrical and romantic song "The Blue Blowing from Nansha" sung by the Xingyue Group "The Wind" expresses the pride and passion of the naval officers and also shows the beauty of the Nansha Islands of the motherland. "In a few days it will be the Army Day, and we also want to use this song to pay tribute to the navy that defends the motherland." Yang Liangkun of Xingyue Group said.
The Kunming Green Voice Female Chorus performed the classic songs "Flowers Fall Again" and "Tuberose". "Flowers Fall Again" mainly expresses people's nostalgia for the lost time and beautiful memories, as well as their thoughts and perceptions about life. "Tuberose" is a song full of romance and fantasy. The melody is melodious and simple, and the lyrics are concise and simple, reflecting the traditional Chinese music style. The finale of the
performance was "Awa People Sing a New Song" and "Golden Shuttle and Silver Shuttle" sung by the Sunshine Group. "Golden Shuttle and Silver Shuttle" is a lyrical song that was widely sung in the early 1980s to encourage people to cherish time. It still sounds full of inspiring power today.
added three solo songs to this performance, "Sing a Folk Song for the Party", "The River Flows", and "The Tears Fall into the Wine Glass". "Tears Falling into the Wine Glass" is a folk song from northern Shaanxi. Its unrestrained and heroic tune allowed the audience to enjoy the charm of folk songs from the high loess slopes.
" little calligrapher " became " group favorite "
In the performance of the day, special guests Zhang Zixi and Yue Xin from Dian Academy became the "group favorite" in the event. .The bookmarks they wrote on the spot have become "hot commodities" for many choir members.
Zhang Zixi (left in the picture) and Yue Xinyi (right in the picture) are seriously writing calligraphy
Dianlu Academy was founded by Professor Feng Jian, a famous calligrapher in Yunnan Province. It has received a lot of achievements and social recognition since its establishment five years ago. It is reported that people who learn calligraphy here include children who have just started school, as well as parents who accompany their children to study together. They all appreciate the charm of traditional Chinese calligraphy culture here.
Zhang Zixi is currently in the second grade of Hongqi Primary School and has been learning calligraphy since the kindergarten class. Her handwriting is neat and her stipples are powerful. Yue Xinyi, who just turned 6 years old, was undoubtedly the youngest guest at the event that day. Although he has only been studying calligraphy for more than a year, in front of paper, ink, pen and inkstone, he has shown a composure and perseverance that is different from his peers. Although the handwriting of the two children is still childish, it can be seen from stroke to stroke that they have put in hard work.
At the scene, Zhang Zixi and Yue Xinyi wrote auspicious words such as "elegant", "happy" and "blessing" on blank bookmarks. "Kids, can you write 'happy' for me?" After a choir member got the bookmark, he asked Yue Xinyi to write the word "happy" on the back. "I think their handwriting is very good. Well, I feel better after seeing these two words written specifically for me. "
The event is not over yet. The fan and 100 bookmarks written by Zhang Zixi and Yue Xinyi for the Four Seasons Chorus have been collected. "We are very happy that they have the opportunity to participate in such an activity. It not only gives them a platform to display, increases their confidence in learning calligraphy, but also contributes to the promotion of traditional Chinese culture." Yue Xinyi's father said.
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