In Chengdu, he was the director of the jury of the vocal (ethnic) group of the 13th Golden Bell Award for Chinese Music, and he also went to Xi'an to participate in the opening ceremony of the 11th National Paralympic Games and the 8th Special Olympics, sang the theme song "There is light in the heart", and then rushed back to Beijing to participate in the second round of performances of the national opera "Daughter of the Party"...
For Lei Jia, the work has been very busy lately. However, as a singer with rich stage experience, after the Golden Bell Awards Vocal Finals, Lei Jia still took time to share her experience with young vocal students. In her view, for every music worker who is interested in developing in the field of music and art, the Golden Bell Award of Chinese Music is a "booster" and "gas station" on his artistic path, and an important experience in his artistic career.
Recently, Lei Jia was interviewed by Red Star News reporters and expressed his views on the performance of the contestants of this year's Golden Bell Awards, the development of Chengdu's music industry and the recent phenomenon of artists' immorality.
Young people should not be imprisoned in the way they sing
The path of Chinese vocal art should be wider and wider
The vocal competition of the 13th Golden Bell Awards for Chinese Music was completed on the evening of October 24, and the judges' intense work for several days came to an end. For the performance of this year's players, Lei Jia is pleased. "There are old players and new faces in this year's competition, but they go from the semi-final to the semi-final to the final, and I think one round is more confident than the next. It is important that you can see the comprehensive quality of a player and improve it in each competition. Including the just-concluded final, because it is a cooperation with the symphony orchestra, it can show the comprehensive ability of a player. ”
Unlike previous years, this year's vocal competition used symphony orchestra accompaniment for the first time in the final stage. "I think players who have a good mentality and a heart of exercise and learning, this way of playing is a plus for them." Lei Jia told the Red Star News reporter, "Only by accepting with such an open mind and grasping such a rare opportunity for experience can we better show ourselves and not have so many burdens and burdens." She hopes that everyone will adjust their mentality, take this year's Golden Bell Awards as a new starting point, and continue to pursue their musical dreams.
The Golden Bell Award is the highest award for Chinese music, and in recent years, a large number of outstanding vocal talents have been born on the stage of the Golden Bell Awards. Lei Jia proposed that today's young people should not be imprisoned by the way of singing, and the road of Chinese vocal art should become wider and wider. "I remember when I participated in the [Golden Bell Award] competition in 2003, there was no distinction between bel canto and ethnicity, and I also added popular, three singing methods together, and I was the first place in the gold medal at that time. When everyone competes together, sometimes the same work will be sung, depending on how you interpret it. In Lei Jia's view, whether it is ethnic, bel canto or popular, it should take the work as the basis and the expression of the work as the ultimate goal.
In this era of blossoming flowers, the creation of music also incorporates more elements. Lei Jia sighed, "After the reform and opening up, as we collide and communicate more and more with international culture and art, the aesthetics of music will also change with the richer types of works we hear. Moreover, the various singing methods have long been based on more diversified artistic practices, drawing on each other and blending with each other, which is also reflected in the more diversified works we create, requiring the use of more comprehensive technology. However, as Chinese vocal musicians, we should always be clear about our own pursuits, first of all, we must use our voices to express the national feelings, national spirits and national meanings of the Chinese. ”
Our vocal career is still very young
We need to have different practices
Lei Jia has come to Chengdu to perform many times before, and she is deeply touched by the Golden Bell Awards held in Chengdu for two consecutive years. "I think every chengdu person has a heartfelt sense of pride when talking about the Golden Bell Awards, and this pride comes from the very successful holding of these two Golden Bell Awards." Including the strong support of the government and the public. "In Lei Jia's view, Chengdu itself is a historical city with a very thick cultural foundation, and Chengdu people themselves have a particularly optimistic quality and love for music and art." Many things will go through a precipitation, and I think the continuation of the Golden Bell Award will become an important city card in Chengdu. When the 'Golden Bell Awards' are mentioned, everyone will consciously associate music with the city of Chengdu. ”
In Lei Jia's view, the successful organization of the Golden Bell Awards is itself accumulating strength for the larger-scale and higher-level music industry and music industry. "In the future, holding more and bigger competitions and music activities can play a role in the development of the music industry (in Chengdu). At the same time, she also hopes that local musicians in Sichuan and Chengdu should further explore local culture. "I often tell vocal students to speak their hometown dialect and sing their hometown songs. You Chengdu and Sichuan people are full of pride and enthusiasm in speaking your own dialect, which is very important. And Sichuan itself is very rich in musical culture, whether it is Sichuan opera, Qingyin, or folk songs, trumpets, there are too many contents to learn from. ”
Both in ethnic folk music and in Chinese opera, Lei Jia has achieved outstanding results. She never stopped thinking about music. When asked by a Red Star News reporter what new attempts she would try next, Lei Jia said: "I have always had some fresh attempts, and I think our vocal career is still very young, and we need to have different practices." Because the current artistic practice determines how you will develop in the future. ”
Lei Jia revealed that next year she will have new operas, and there will also be different types of works launched.
The growth of artists is particularly difficult
Pay more attention to your own role model
Recently, in the field of literature and art, there has been a phenomenon of artists and star artists breaking the law and losing morality, which has aroused widespread concern in the whole society. As a literary and art worker, Lei Jia was also deeply touched.
"I feel particularly sad when I hear these things, because I know that it is not easy for an artist to grow up to this day. You need opportunities, you need teachers, families, schools, including the opportunities given to you by society, and the cultivation given to you. Lei Jia admitted in an interview with the Red Star News reporter, "First of all, in the environment where we study and live, there will be any kind of situation, and there are many temptations." I think that the artist himself should do a good job and have a pure heart, which is my love for art and persistent pursuit. ”
Lei Jia hopes that all literary and art workers must find their own direction, and at the same time, as a literary and art worker, they should also reflect more, not just be a "melon-eating masses". "Literary and art workers must always be strict with themselves in the requirements of setting an example, because your words and deeds may have an impact on others, so it is even more important to take precautions against illegal and immoral behavior."
Red Star News reporter Ren Hongwei intern Wang Zuxi According to the interviewee
Edited by Li Jie
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