The Pioneer Youth Symphony Orchestra of the Beijing Youth Art Troupe held a 2024 special concert at the Beijing Concert Hall on August 25. The theme of the
concert was "Youth, So Wonderful". Members of the Pioneer Youth Symphonic Wind Orchestra demonstrated the perfect combination of technology and art of contemporary Chinese wind music works through wonderful performances of classic works.
The concert opened with "Youth Waltz". The entire piece was not only full of strong Chinese charm, but also showed the energetic and youthful style of the young performers. "Oblivion", played solo by Luo Zimeng, principal flute of the Pioneer Youth Symphonic Wind Orchestra, is one of the classic works of the famous composer Piazzolla. The sparks of tango, classical and modern music collided and the audience was immersed in it. The other two works in the first half are "Once Upon a Time in the Western Regions" and "Happy Objects".
In the second half of the concert, the first performance was the familiar "Shostakovich Waltz No. 2". Joy, sadness, nostalgia, tenderness...the rich emotions gave the audience endless room for reverie. The horn solo - "Swan Geese" brought by Mr. Hu Heming, a national second-level performer and the horn section instructor of the Pioneer Youth Symphony Orchestra, pushed the concert to the first climax. Mr. Hu's superb skills and full emotion , allowing the audience to fully experience the unique charm of Chinese wind music works.
"Like Flowers" was specially created by composer Chen Qian for the student orchestra. The melody is filled with the youthful childlike interest of teenagers, bringing a refreshing feeling to the audience. The symphonic poem "The Rising Sun" by the large-scale wind orchestra was majestic and the melody was solemn and profound. Although the performance was difficult, the members won applause from the audience with their superb skills. At the end of the concert, in the face of the long-lasting applause of the audience, the orchestra performed the encore "China in the Lights". The sincere performance was the best tribute to the 75th anniversary of the motherland by the Pioneer Youth Symphonic Wind Orchestra, and at the same time triggered a nationwide response. The audience sang loudly.
The Pioneer Youth Wind Band currently has 75 members from more than 40 primary and secondary schools in various districts of Beijing. Every year, it attracts young wind music enthusiasts with music expertise from all over the city, providing a stage for more young people to learn, communicate and display, and guide and inspire the enthusiasm of young people to love the party and their country. In the future, the Pioneer Youth Symphonic Wind Orchestra of the Beijing Youth Art Troupe will continue to promote excellent Chinese wind music works to young people, and use exciting performances with richer content and more diverse styles to gather the strength of young people.
Experts: Teaching students in accordance with their aptitude
Choose the most suitable direction to cultivate
In today's diversified society, children's education is not only an extension of school education, but also integrates the cultivation of rich and colorful interests. Yang Haisong, director of the training department of the Beijing Youth Service Center, said in an interview with a reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily that under the background of double reductions, the cultivation of children's extracurricular interests has some time guarantee, but more and more parents are getting more and more involved in this aspect. They have become more and more calm and rational, because they know that art is only one aspect of a child's development, not the only way out. Only by teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and choosing the most suitable direction for training can children be better able to progress on the road of learning. Find happiness.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Shoupenghuan
