100 CCP members and musicians take a group photo with the party flag at the Poly Theater Courtesy of the Beijing International Music Festival
Beijing, October 9 (China News Network) -- On the evening of the 9th, the BMF Festival Orchestra, a federation of 100 party-member musicians from 21 orchestras and institutions in China, joined hands with the Lanzhou Concert Hall Choir to bring the "Under the Brilliant Sunshine" choral symphony concert, which opened the curtain for the 24th Beijing International Music Festival.
Conductor Zhang Guoyong (left) and composer Zou Ye (right) in rehearsal courtesy of the Beijing International Music Festival
From the choral masterpiece "Defending the Yellow River" created during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to the moving picture scroll of reform and opening up to "The Story of Spring", from the childlike "Let's Swing the Double Oar" to the magnificent and atmospheric "Ode to Yan'an", from "The Boat on the South Lake, the Cradle of the Party" at the beginning of the founding of the Communist Party of China to "Don't Forget the Initial Heart" that shows the face of the Chinese nation in the new period. More than 10 songs, showing important historical nodes. From Xian Xinghai, Zheng Lucheng, Liu Chi, Shi Guangnan, Liu Shizhao, these older generation musicians, to yinqing, Shu Nan and other young generation composers, the works are presented in a new form under the adaptation of composer Zou Ye.
Conductor Zhang Guoyong introduced: "There are 21 orchestras from all over the country, each with its own history and its own style. But after everyone got together, they had a tacit understanding of art, and the orchestra had its own sound style. ”
The guests' opening concert was held at the Beijing International Music Festival Courtesy of the press conference
Yu Long, chairman of the China Symphony Association Symphony Orchestra Alliance and chairman of the Beijing International Music Festival Art Committee, prefers to describe the formation of this orchestra as "epoch-making". "All the musicians in the orchestra are party members, which is a witness to the rapid development of China's symphony orchestra in the past 20 years. With such a special plan, the Beijing International Music Festival presents a gift for the centenary of the founding of the Party and pays tribute to the great era. ”
He said that since the 21st century, China's symphony cause has undergone earth-shaking changes, not only more and more wonderful performances presented to the audience, but also more and more musicians recognized by the domestic and international stages, more and more professional symphony orchestras blooming all over the country, "all this is inseparable from the great motherland under the leadership of the party to take off and prosper." As China's first professional classical music festival, the Beijing International Music Festival has the responsibility to present our praises to this era. ”
In fact, it is not easy to form such an orchestra, "it is quite difficult to get the support of the National Symphony Orchestra." Most of the party members of each orchestra are the backbone of their respective orchestras, and they all have many performance tasks, which is very difficult to configure. Li Nan, honorary director of the BMF Festival Orchestra of the China Symphony Association Orchestra Alliance and director of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, said, "But the orchestras still carried forward the greatest spirit of friendship to support this concert." ”
Group photo of musicians of the China Music Association Symphony Orchestra Alliance - BMF Festival Orchestra Beijing International Music Festival
At the scene, the musicians of the China Music Association Symphony Orchestra Alliance - BMF Festival Orchestra and the Lanzhou Concert Hall Choir used classic melodies to communicate and dialogue with the audience, from the opening "Dongfang Hong" to the final "Don't Forget the Initial Heart", and the singing of each song can arouse the strong resonance of the audience. These melodies are full of the audience's deep memories of the past years and the audience's blessings for the motherland and the party.
With the opening concert, the prelude to the 24th Beijing International Music Festival was officially launched. In the next 16 days, the Beijing International Music Festival will present more than 20 wonderful performances and a variety of public welfare activities for the audience. With the theme of "Masters and Remembrance", this year's festival commemorates the masters of composition who will celebrate their birthdays and death anniversaries in 2021. At the same time, the dialogue between Chinese and foreign composers will be carried out simultaneously with the theme of commemorating the master, and the works of Guo Wenjing, Chen Qigang, Tan Dun and the older generation of composers Ding Shande will be presented during this year's festival.
At the Red Pavilion in Taikoo Li North District, Sanlitun, many young musicians represented by the Neo-Classical Chamber Orchestra will take the stage one after another to showcase the new generation of Chinese musicians on the solid platform created by the Beijing International Music Festival for young musicians. Children's concerts, noon concerts and other public welfare brands of Beijing international music that have lasted for many years will continue to meet with the audience, and public welfare activities of different styles and different audiences will create possibilities for more audiences to get close to classical music culture. (End)
Source: China News Network