Jimu News Reporter Zhang Ping Correspondent Li Caixia Wang Xinyi Optics Valley Youth Orchestra Youth Symphonic Wind Orchestra and Optics Valley Third Grade Teacher Fu Jiawen jointly performed "Sing a Folk Song for the Party" on January 16, Optics Valley Education New Year Concert

Jimu News reporter Zhang Ping

Correspondent Li Caixia and Wang Xinyi

Optics Valley Youth Symphonic Wind Orchestra and Optics Valley Third Grade Teacher Fu Jiawen jointly performed "Sing a Folk Song for the Party"

On January 16, Optics Valley Education New Year Concert was held in Wuhan It was held at the Galaxy Theater of Guanggu No. 2 Primary School (East Campus). All 19 pieces were performed by teachers and students of Guanggu Primary and Secondary Schools.

Among the bands and individuals who perform on stage, the "award content" and even the "gold content" are extremely high.

Optics Valley Six Little Golden Crane Symphony Orchestra performed "The Legend of the Blue Mountains"

Firefly Choir of the Primary School Affiliated to Huazhong University of Science and Technology performed "The Distance of Expectation"

Optics Valley Four Little Golden Bell String Orchestra performed "Flowers and Boys" and "Carmen Overture"

Among the 6 orchestras that won 4 first prizes and 2 second prizes in the 5th Wuhan Student Instrumental Music Competition in 2023, 5 will appear this time. They are: Optics Valley Youth Symphonic Wind Orchestra, Optics Valley Four Little Golden Bells String Orchestra, Optics Valley Six Little Golden Cranes Symphony Orchestra, Optics Valley Twenty-Six Little Wind Orchestra, and Optics Valley Erxiaotong Flute Orchestra. The Firefly Chorus of the Primary School Affiliated to Huazhong University of Science and Technology won the gold medal at the 2023 China Choral Conference and National Youth Chorus Exhibition, and the Jinsheng Yuzhen Chorus of Gruber Experimental School won the first and second prizes at the 5th Wuhan Campus Chorus Festival in 2023. Troupe, Guanggu Little Cuckoo Choir, Guanggu Four Little Golden Voice Choir, and the Optics Valley Orchestra Teacher Symphonic Wind Band won the first prize in the first Hubei Province Outstanding Wind Band Performance in 2023. In the 16th session The Optics Valley "Lexi" Teachers' Choir, which won the gold medal at the China Chorus Festival, all took the stage. Fu Jiawen, the lead singer of "Sing a Folk Song for the Party" who collaborated with the Optics Valley Ensemble Youth Symphonic Wind Orchestra, won the "Golden Bell Award", Hubei's highest music award.

The folk band of Guanggu Yujiashan School performed "Jasmine"

There is also a folk band from Guanggu Yujiashan School which has been in operation for only one and a half years. The young troupe members, only about 7 years old, performed a refreshing performance of "Jasmine".

The Jinsheng Yuzhen Choir of Gruber Experimental School performed "Drinking on the Lake, First Sunny and Later Rain"

There were about 800 spectators in the audience. Many of them discovered for the first time that the "Optical Valley Orchestra" has become a well-known brand over time. Ms. Zhang, the parent representative, recorded all the chorus songs. She said: "I like "Drinking on the Lake, First Sunny and Later Rain" the most. It is very Chinese, very gentle, and can soothe people's hearts." Mr. Wang, the company representative, carefully played each orchestra All the tracks were recorded, and I plan to enjoy them with my daughter, who is in the second grade of elementary school, when I get home. "I never expected that primary and secondary school orchestras can have such a high level."

Optics Valley Orchestra Teacher Symphonic Wind Orchestra performs "Shanghai Beach" "Heart of Iron"

After the performance, everyone took the stage to take the curtain call

What's the secret? Perhaps it is the enterprising spirit of every conductor, musician, and singer to “go all out in every practice and performance.” Conductor Fan Hongzhong, who has led the Optics Valley Orchestra Youth Symphonic Wind Orchestra, Optics Valley Orchestra Teachers Symphonic Wind Orchestra and other performances on many occasions, said in a hoarse voice that this time they not only polished the previous award-winning works more perfectly, but also made them more perfect in ten days. The new song "Iron-Blooded Heart" was urgently arranged. "The wind music score of this piece has just come out. Teacher Zhou Shan, the conductor of the Guanggu Liuxiao Jinhe Wind Band, and I worked together in the middle of the night to type the music score and draw the layout of the stage instruments. The teachers of the wind band I’m busy rehearsing while I’m busy with finals... It’s very hard, but I’m very happy to be praised by everyone!”

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(Source: Jimu News)