Meet on the Yangtze River and sing about the future. On the evening of September 24, the highlight of the Yangtze River Culture and Art Season, the "Meet the Yangtze River" chorus week, officially kicked off at Wuhan Qintai Grand Theater. It is reported that the Chorus Week will

Meet on the Yangtze River and sing about the future. On the evening of September 24, the highlight of the Yangtze River Culture and Art Season, the "Meet the Yangtze River" chorus week, officially kicked off at Wuhan Qintai Grand Theater. It is reported that the Chorus Week will be held in Wuhan from September 24 to October 14. During this period, multiple choral concerts will sing the melody of the times, spread the voice of China, and vividly demonstrate the spiritual connotation of the Yangtze River culture.

html The Chorus Week kick-off concert on the evening of the 124th was themed "Run the Yangtze River!" and was divided into "Preface·Song of the Yangtze River", "Part 1·Beautiful Homeland", "Part 2·Thousands of Weather" and "Part 2·Pentium" "Majestic" and "Epilogue·Yangtze River Appointment" have five chapters, with a total of 17 tracks, conducted by the well-known conductor Wang Yan, the famous actor Wang Luoyong participated in the hosting, and the powerful singers Gong Shuang, Wang Yifeng and others from 13 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in the Yangtze River Basin Artists from the National Academy of Arts and Literature performed jointly. Diving Olympic champion Chang Yani and international students from many countries in Han participated in the performance, marking the grand opening of the Chorus Week activities.

"Meet the Yangtze River" Choral Week Launch Concert. Picture/Jiupai News reporter Fu Chengjun

[1] Before the concert, the actors were rehearsing and preparing intensively

Before the concert started, the Jiupai News reporter came to the backstage of the performance and saw the actors rehearsing. Intense preparations are going on, some are putting on costumes and makeup, and some are pacing back and forth for final rehearsals.

Xu Rufu, head of the soprano section from Jianghan University's "Spring Tide" Choir, held a thick lyric sheet in her hand and told reporters, "Today our choir members participated in six pieces, namely "Yangtze River" "Love Song", "Let's Run, Yangtze River", "Throwing the Sky Gong", "Crossing the Three Gorges" and "White Sail", and "Yangtze River Promise". In addition, there is also a song "Flowers and Youth". "Chao" chorus member Xu Ruou. Photo/Jiupai News reporter Fu Chengjun

""Flowers and Boys" will be sung at the beginning of the party. It is not only a hymn to the Yangtze River, but also a show of new strength, full of vitality and lively atmosphere." She said, "Spring Tide" Chorus The students are in their youth, so it is very appropriate for them to sing this song.

Xu Rufu said that there were 80 choir members present today, including freshmen and seniors in their third year of graduate school. "For this performance, we often rehearse until 90 o'clock in the evening, but everything is worth it."

There are many participants who have been rehearsing for a long time, including primary school students from the ts choir of Wuhan Changqing Experimental Primary School and several foreign students. "I am very much looking forward to today's performance. I am very excited and a little nervous." Yu Tianjiao, a student from Wuhan Changqing Experimental Primary School, told reporters that they have been preparing for this performance since the beginning of the school year.

Yu Tianjiao, a student from Wuhan Changqing Experimental Primary School. Picture/Jiupai News reporter Fu Chengjun

On the side, Zhao Yongde, a Bangladeshi student in a suit and bow tie, said that he and his friends from France, Mexico, Iran, and Germany prepared for the group singing of "Yangtze River Pact" for more than ten days . "I'm really looking forward to it. I feel like there will be more than 2,000 spectators in the audience. It's a great honor for me to be able to perform on such a big stage."

"Students can take advantage of their heavy schoolwork. It is very valuable to devote your free time to music." Wang Luoyong , who will host the concert, said that he listened to the rehearsal backstage and felt that the students' singing was very delicate and the harmony was beautiful. "The children were very focused, and the older children took the lead. With children, he has a strong sense of teamwork."

Wang Luoyong. Picture/Jiupai News reporter Fu Chengjun

As the host of the launch concert, Wang Luoyong said with emotion that the Yangtze River culture is a surging, turbulent, and long-standing rich culture. The Yangtze River has nurtured many people along the coast and has also witnessed the changes in different regions. Cultural changes. "When I was a kid, we took a boat from Wuchang to Hankou. At that time, Wuchang looked deserted and shabby, and the roads were very narrow. But now, Wuchang is full of skyscrapers, with wide roads and rich vegetation. It's really a tremendous change."

In the background, the reporter also met Chang Yani, the champion of the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard diving at the Paris Olympic Games and a Hubei athlete. She will invite the audience to the Yangtze River appointment with her singing.

"I'm not nervous today. I usually like to sing. Although I don't sing very well, I feel like I have a good rapport with everyone. Chang Yani , who was wearing sportswear, said that this was her first time performing here and it felt very good. "I have been associated with water since I was a child. I feel honored to be here. I hope the country will get better and better." "

Chang Yani. Picture/Jiupai News Reporter Fu Chengjun

[2] The concert ended successfully, and the "Meet the Yangtze River" chorus week kicked off

As the performance is approaching, the lighting and sound debugging on the stage have been completed. There are more and more spectators in front of the stage.

"You come from the snow-capped mountains and the spring tide is your splendor, and you are about to rush to the East China Sea. The stormy waves are your spirit..." A majestic chorus "Song of the Yangtze River" started. The opening concert of the "Meet the Yangtze River" Chorus Week kicked off, and the familiar melody evoked common memories in the hearts of the audience. "

Part 1·Beautiful Home" focused on expressing the broadness and kindness of the Yangtze River as the mother river, and sang about drinking from the same river. The children's attachment to the Yangtze River and their homeland can be seen in the female solo "Colorful Hada", mixed chorus "Flowers and Boys", male and female duet "South of Colorful Clouds", male and female duet and chorus "Yangtze River Love Song", and male group singing Tracks such as "A Weir in Front of the Door" succinctly display the beauty of homes in the entire Yangtze River basin from the roof of the world to the south of the colorful clouds, from the Bashan Shu River to the Jiangnan water town.

Picture/Jiupai News reporter Fu Chengjun

"Part 2: Thousands of Weather" allows the audience to appreciate the eclectic and colorful Yangtze River, with female chorus "White Sail", lead singer and chorus "Living by the Yangtze River", and children's chorus "Hanyang Gate Garden", original vocal and chorus "Throwing Gongs from the Sky", orchestral music "Jasmine", male and female duet "Listen to the Yangtze River" and other repertoire reflect the humanistic beauty of the Yangtze River from multiple angles and aspects.

"Part 2: Galloping and Mighty". The romantic and majestic music and songs highlight the indomitable momentum of the Yangtze River and the courageous spirit of the people of the Yangtze River in the journey of Chinese modernization. The symphonic tone poem "Thousands of Mighty and Mighty" and the female solo "I" Songs such as "Motherland", "Crossing the Three Gorges" with lead singer and male chorus, "Run the Yangtze River" with lead singer and chorus, affectionately and vividly show the beauty of the Yangtze River in the times.

As the concert progressed, the atmosphere became more and more intense. In the chorus of "Yangtze River Promise" performed by Olympic champion Chang Yani and international students, the concert came to an end. The audience's enthusiasm was pushed to the highest point, and the applause lasted for a long time like a river tide.

Picture/Jiupai News reporter Fu Chengjun

After the performance, Li Xinran from Hubei University told reporters: "This performance was very well prepared, and I was very surprised when I saw the program list. The performance is divided into upper and middle. , the next three chapters, the content is eloquent and step-by-step, and the whole performance drives the audience's emotions gradually."

Li said that she is from Shandong and has a deeper understanding of the Yangtze River through this concert. "I truly feel the beauty of the Yangtze River and the shock of the Yangtze River." There was warm applause at the end of every performance. Sitting in the front row, she felt the warm atmosphere very clearly. "

concert came to a successful conclusion, and the "Meet the Yangtze River" Chorus Week kicked off grandly. It is reported that the "Meet the Yangtze River" Choral Week, as one of the activities of the Yangtze River Culture and Art Season, is organized by the Art Department and Public Service Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Hubei Province of the Communist Party of China Sponsored by the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee and the Hubei Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, it will be held in Wuhan from September 24 to October 14, 2024.

In addition to the opening concert of the Chorus Week, the Yangtze River Chorus Performance will be held next. Nearly 40 old, middle-aged and young choir groups from all over the country will express their feelings through songs and bring three consecutive days of wonderful performances; special invitations At the concert, 7 top domestic and foreign choirs will take turns to perform, showing the unique charm of the integration and collision of Eastern and Western cultures; the "Love for the Yangtze River and Singing for Jingchu" mass chorus performance, 19 outstanding mass chorus groups from Hubei will sing to present the gift. Praise the times, and jointly bring a feast of choral culture that is popular, artistic, and international to the masses and choral art lovers.

Jiupai News reporter Fu Chengjun

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