On the afternoon of May 4, the finals and award ceremony of the 2024 "Island of Youth" Youth Music Festival came to a successful conclusion at the center stage of Guangxingli, No. 63 Haibo Road. Outstanding musicians and bands from colleges and universities in Qingdao gathered here to bring a wonderful audio-visual feast to the audience with loud singing voices and energetic performances.
The singing is surging and melodious, and the rhythm and passion "bloom"
The finals of the festival were full of friends, and it became a sea of red flags and light sticks. Among the nearly 1,000 spectators, there were groups of relatives and friends who specially stayed to cheer for the contestants, tourists who came to the festival because of its fame, and local citizens who came out to play. They come from all walks of life and all ages, and they are attracted by this energetic competition. In this cheering and shouting, Jiang Weiran from Ocean University of China became the champion of the singer group of this music festival with a song "Nobody", Song Juntong from Ocean University of China won the second place, Shen Yuheng from Qingdao University of Technology won the third place, and the 4th to 6th contestants became the winners of this music festival. In the original group competition, the original song "Hello, Youth China" won the gold award, the original song "Red Party Flag" won the silver award, and the original song "West Lake Rain" won the bronze award.
"With a flower in his left hand and a sword in his right hand, 10,000 years of snow fell between his eyebrows", "We like the present together, we have been replaced by others, and we all have similar regrets", under the dazzling stage lights, "Left Finger Moon", "This is Love" and other familiar pop songs with distinctive personalities "bloomed" passionately on the center stage of Guangxingli, full of youthful vitality of the students. There were many children who came to watch the game, and they sometimes sat on the ground and quietly enjoyed the performances on the stage; From time to time, he jumped up, waved the red flag in his hand, and sang softly along with the melody of the music. As the event continued, the enthusiasm of the festival finals "burned" from inside the venue to outside the venue, and the high-quality performances and rich and diverse immersive experiences made many citizens and tourists frequently raise their mobile phones to record this beautiful and unforgettable moment.
Support original music and appreciate the youthful style together
For a song, run to a city. This year's music festival has set up an original music award to solicit original music from college students and young people in the whole society, and encourage students to use their originality to go their own way. At the finals, the young students sang original songs such as "Red Party Flag", "Hello, Youth China" and "Motherland, I Love You", which were full of the liveliness and enthusiasm of young people. All the audience at the scene are the participants and witnesses of this youth original "carnival", they call for the wonderful performance of the original youth with cheers and applause, and the affectionate melody on the stage has become the most moving moment of the festival finals.
Support original music and appreciate the youthful style together
For a song, run to a city. This year's music festival has set up an original music award to solicit original music from college students and young people in the whole society, and encourage students to use their originality to go their own way. At the finals, the young students sang original songs such as "Red Party Flag", "Hello, Youth China" and "Motherland, I Love You", which were full of the liveliness and enthusiasm of young people. All the audience at the scene are the participants and witnesses of this youth original "carnival", they call for the wonderful performance of the original youth with cheers and applause, and the affectionate melody on the stage has become the most moving moment of the festival finals.
"The establishment of the original music award is to provide a stage for young people with real strength to show themselves, where they can express their emotions to the fullest, and express their patriotic feelings and youthful vitality in their own unique way," said a relevant person from the organizing committee of the festival, "Without high-quality innovation, there will be no high-quality works and high-level aesthetics. Therefore, we encourage more young people who want to make a difference on the road of music to use originality to go out of their own way and create more excellent music works that resonate with the development of the times. ”
It is reported that in late May, Dabao Island will also hold a launching ceremony for the construction of the first choice of young talents, as a pilot activity, the youth music festival will deeply interact with young students from 29 colleges and universities in Qingdao, stimulate the youth momentum of young talents, and pay tribute to the first choice of young talents in the name of music.
Always maintain the ideal feelings and create a youth festival
The event is guided by the Propaganda Department of the Qingdao Municipal Party Committee and the Qingdao Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League, hosted by Qingdao Newspaper Media Group, and co-organized by Qingdao Huanhai Bay Investment and Development Group Co., Ltd., Qingdao Rubik's Cube Culture Development Co., Ltd., Qingdao Huanhai Bay Anshi Commercial Management Co., Ltd., Qingdao New Literature and Art Group Association, Qingdao Young Photographers Association, Qingdao Original Music Association, Qingdao New Media Association Douyin Kuaishou Alliance, Qingdao Laoshan District Original Music Association, Qingmeng Campus, Qingdao Chunbeelai Ecological Industry Co., Ltd. and Qingdao Huahai Culture and Art Exchange Center are specially supported. As of the end of the finals and award ceremony, the cumulative number of online viewers of the Guanhai News client and the official video account of Reading Newspaper Reference Financial Media "Famous City Show" exceeded 1.8 million.
The city is full of charm because of music, and music is born of feelings because of the city. Founded in March 2021, the "Island of Youth" Youth Music Festival is currently the only official "original music + performing arts activities" platform in Qingdao with college students as the main interactive objects, focusing on cultivating college students' musical literacy and artistic temperament. With the continuous expansion of the scale and influence of the music festival, the "Island of Youth" Youth Music Festival has been successfully selected as the 2023 Qingdao Literary and Art Boutique Support Project relying on the good social response and reputation of the previous music festivals.
As the organizer of the event, a relevant person from the newspaper reference financial media said in an interview that at the beginning of the establishment of the "Island of Youth" Youth Music Festival, it aimed to provide a stage for more college students in Qingdao to show themselves and fly their dreams, hoping that they could meet more like-minded people on the stage. In order to allow the contestants to obtain more resources and support in music, the organizer planned from a high starting point, carefully introduced a first-class local executive team, gave full play to the advantages of mainstream media publicity and channels, and used music as a medium to build a high-level communication and interaction bridge, so as to help universities and cities integrate and grow together, and work together for the future.
It is reported that the 2025 "Island of Youth" Youth Music Festival campus audition will be officially launched from the second half of this year, and the investment promotion work will be fully launched in the near future.