After nearly a month, the second round of the Shanghai Light Music Troupe's 2024 "100 Light Music Frontier Tours" has come to an end, with a total of 113 performances completed, with an audience of more than 110,000, 126 training sessions, and 2,900 people trained. Not only did i

After nearly a month, the second round of the Shanghai Light Music Troupe's 2024 "100 Light Music Frontier Tours" has come to an end. A total of 113 performances have been completed, with an audience of more than 110,000, 126 training sessions, and 2,900 people trained. Not only did it exceed the quota, After completing the goal of "100 performances and 100 trainings", original works such as "I'm Waiting for You at Zepu" and "I Am the Light" were also produced, using music to build a bridge between Shanghai and Kashgar.

html On September 26, the orchestra’s first batch of 12 members set off to Kashgar City to participate in the Starry Sky Music Festival. On October 8, the orchestra team joined forces in Zepu County, Kashgar. They divided into three groups and went deep into grassroots units such as villages, schools, hospitals, and military units in Zepu County to bring light music to the people.

2024 Shanghai Light Music Troupe's "Hundred Light Music Frontier Tour" results report performance

There are the "most noisy" children in the school, who are never stingy in expressing love and laughter; there are the "cutest" officers and soldiers in the army, who every time Everyone responded with enthusiastic interactions; there are the "most beautiful" angels in white in the hospital, and their constant applause is the best gift. Each of the three teams showed their unique talents, including the enthusiasm of the electroacoustic band, the shock of the brass quintet, and the elegance of the string trio.

In Bachu County, the orchestra came to a local nursing home to perform, and the actors held hands with them and danced together. An old man said: "I feel very happy to see your wonderful performance and communicate with you hand in hand." When leaving, the medical workers waved goodbye to the orchestra in front of the bus and did not want to leave for a long time. .

Orchestra performed in a nursing home.

Orchestra also provided vocal, hosting, conducting, and instrumental music training in addition to performances. Among them, You Ruyati, a college student who returned to the village in Tong'an Township, Zepu County, Kashgar, has just graduated from college and returned to her hometown to work. Like many college students who have returned to their hometowns for construction, she is full of sincerity and, like her singing, left a legacy to the orchestra She was deeply impressed and the band's vocalist Chen Jie also encouraged her to keep singing. In Tugman Beshi Village, Gulbagh Township, Amanisha Matikuwan's singing voice was amazing. The training of professional actors in the orchestra gave her the courage to go on the stage and won the award with her song "Swallow". The villagers applauded warmly.

Autumn is the most beautiful season in the Populus euphratica forest in Kashgar. At the opening ceremony of the 5th Xinjiang Kashgar Silk Road Culture Populus Festival and the 14th Bachu County Populus Culture Tourism Festival, the orchestra's vocal actors Chen Zexin and Li Linfei'er sang the orchestra's original song "Three Thousand Years of Love".

The 5th Xinjiang Kashgar Silk Road Populus Populus Festival and the 14th Populus euphratica Cultural Tourism Festival in Bachu County

The creative inspiration for "Three Thousand Years of Love" comes from "You will not die after living for a thousand years, and you will not fall down after a thousand years." The spirit of Populus euphratica, which will be immortal for a thousand years, also praises the cadres and their families who have taken root in the border areas and made silent contributions. The song was written by Dong Deping, the leader of the Shanghai Light Music Troupe, and composed and arranged by Yang Hongbin, deputy director of the orchestra's creative center and keyboard player. "I was very moved after listening to it. This song sings about the perseverance of Populus euphratica and the power of love." said a tourist.

On the evening of October 21st, the 2024 Shanghai Light Music Troupe’s “100 Light Music Frontier Tours” results report performance was performed at Kashgar University. It was the 113th and last performance of this year’s “100 Light Music Frontier Tours”. The concert kicked off with "Gold and Silver Shuttle to Youth", performed jointly by the orchestra and the Kashgar Regional Song and Dance Troupe.

Artists from Shanghai and Kazakhstan share the stage

At the concert, the "common stars" discovered by the orchestra during the "100 Light Music Frontier Tours" performances also appeared one after another. Reyila, a student of the Red Army Primary School in Yecheng County, Kashgar, is an old friend of the orchestra. In 2023, the orchestra’s first “Hundred Light Music Frontier Tour” performance will be held on the playground of the Red Army Primary School, and Reyila, who loves music, also Singing "Hymn to Heroes" with orchestra vocalist Xiao Rui. After that, Xiao Rui became Rayila's vocal teacher, and even gave "online" lessons after returning to Shanghai. Rayila's singing skills continued to improve, and she was invited to participate in the orchestra's performances in Shanghai and Kashgar many times. After a year, Reyla has grown taller and can sing better.

When performing in Shache County, Kashgar, in June this year, orchestra conductor Yu Jing'an conducted a training for the Blue Pigeon Chorus of the Shache County Public Security Bureau. This choir composed of public security officers, which was established less than a year ago, also appeared on the concert stage this time, presenting works such as "Little White Poplar" and "Don't Forget the Original Intention". The

concert also welcomed a group of special guests, children from the Blind School in Kashgar Shache County. In June this year, the orchestra performed for this group of special children, and vocal actor Huang Xiao provided vocal training for them. Afterwards, their teacher An Zhangqi contacted Yang Hongbin, deputy director of the Orchestra Creation Center, hoping to compose a school song for the children of the blind school.

Orchestra vocalist Huang Si and the blind boy sang "I Am the Light"

Dong Deping and An Zhangqi wrote the lyrics and Yang Hongbin composed the music, creating the song "I Am the Light". At the concert, vocalist Huang Si from the orchestra sang together with the children, getting choked up several times. The children's clear singing won a flood of applause from the audience.

Under the guidance of the Propaganda Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Cooperation and Exchange Office of the Shanghai Municipal Government, and the Shanghai Xinjiang Aid Front Headquarters, and with the support of Shanghai Radio and Television Station and Shanghai Media and Entertainment Group, the 2024 Shanghai Light Music Troupe's "100 Light Music Frontier Tours" event The curtain has come to an end. Dong Deping revealed that next year, the Shanghai Light Music Ensemble will continue to innovate on the basis of this year and create an original light musical "From Huangpu" based on the stories and materials collected during the "Hundred Light Music Frontier Tours" in the past two years. Jiang to Yarkand" allows more people to understand the stories of workers aiding Xinjiang and feel the deep national friendship.