"The Voice of the Yarkand River" resounded at the Shanghai Mass Art Museum, and the star stage danced "Inspire Zepu", and the actors of the Shanghai Light Music Troupe sang affectionately "In that distant place, there is a good girl ......" On the evening of September 14, the "From Yarkand to Huangpu River" concert was staged on the star stage of the Shanghai Mass Art Museum, and the strong national customs and Shanghai-style song and dance classics were integrated, presenting a visual and auditory gluttonous feast for the audience.
The concert was co-sponsored by the Shanghai Light Music Troupe, the Zepu Branch of the Shanghai Counterpart Support Xinjiang Work Forward Headquarters, and the Shanghai Mass Art Museum, and was jointly presented by three art groups, including the Shanghai Light Music Troupe, the Shanghai Xinjiang Chamber of Commerce Runjiang Art Troupe, and the Xinjiang Kashgar Zepu Art Troupe, which traveled thousands of miles to Shanghai.
The whole performance not only has good and beautiful Xinjiang folk songs and dances, but also classic pop songs of the Shanghai style. The opening song "Jin Suo Yin Suo to Youth" creatively interweaves the famous work "Jin Suo and Yin Suo" by Zhu Fengbo, the founder of the Shanghai Light Music Troupe and the famous soprano singer, and the famous Xinjiang song "Youth Dance" is creatively intertwined, and it is performed by the Shanghai Light Music Troupe and the Shanghai Xinjiang Chamber of Commerce Cultural Runjiang Art Troupe; Immediately afterwards, "Fifty-six Nationalities Sing Toast Songs Together", singing national unity and harmonious coexistence, the song was sung by Gao Shan, a young singer of the Shanghai Light Music Troupe, and he was accompanied by the Xinjiang Kashgar Zepu Art Troupe; There are also actors from the Shanghai Light Music Troupe and Zepu Art Troupe who jointly performed "In That Distant Place" and "Why Are Flowers So Red...... The whole performance is the cooperation of the three troupes, and it is also a perfect blend of Xinjiang ethnic culture and Shanghai culture.
"From the Yarkand River to the Huangpu River, the people of Shanghai and Kazakh drink the same river water, sing a song together, and jointly wish the 75th birthday of New China." Dong Deping, secretary of the general party branch and head of the Shanghai Light Music Troupe, told reporters that such a performance is a fusion of cultures, and it is also a fruitful result of cultural exchanges, exchanges and integration between Shanghai and Kashgar in Xinjiang.
In 2023, the Shanghai Light Music Troupe will launch the "100 Light Music Frontier Tour" project, performing 105 performances in Kashgar in 30 days, and Shanghai artists have created works such as "Three Thousand Years of Love", "The Sound of the Yarkand River" and "Silk Road" in the "immersion" of local ethnic culture. In the first half of this year, the "100 Light Sound Frontier Tour" held 52 performances and 54 training sessions in just 15 days, covering Yache County and Yecheng County, infiltrating the cultural life of the people in Kashgar with music, and building a bridge for ethnic cultural exchanges, exchanges and integration with melody.
In the continuous "100 Light Music Frontier Tours" activities, the Shanghai Light Music Troupe and Zepu Art Workers have united a deep friendship. Everyone learned from each other, rehearsed together, and gradually formed a tacit understanding, so there was the same frequency resonance and water and milk blending presented on the stage.
In October, the Shanghai Light Music Troupe will open the second half of the "100 Light Music Frontier Tour", continuing to bring wonderful performances to the people in Kashgar and the deep friendship of the people of Shanghai.
Reporter: Wang Yongjuan
Editor: Ning Pingying