#Spring Tea Party #My name is Lu Yin, from Guizhou, graduated from Nanjing University, and was a roommate and a very good friend with Yimuran Abdelkadir, a Uyghur classmate from Xinjiang. After graduation, I went to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music for further study, and he finished graduate school and became a people's teacher.
Looking back on our college days, we often went to classes together, discussed academic issues, shared our respective regional cultures, and when we returned to school, we would also exchange small souvenirs from our hometowns, and I was amazed by the Small Snacks in Xinjiang that he brought every time. Whenever he talks about the simplicity and diligence of the people in his hometown and his enthusiasm for life, it makes me yearn for that beautiful, rich and vibrant land, and whenever he talks about the soundtrack in the film, I am also surprised by his deep musical achievements.
He is a helpful, erudite, and strong sense of family and country, and I am very grateful for the four years of university, under his influence, I have been exposed to a variety of Xinjiang cultures, and from different perspectives, I have experienced a new scene of China's multi-ethnic cultures thriving and growing together under the nourishment of national policies. At the same time, I often listened to him talk about the colorful traditional arts in Xinjiang, and since then, the beautiful yearning for Xinjiang art has planted a seed in my heart.
Years later, my musical dreams gradually became a reality, and I was fortunate to get an opportunity to compose music for the Xinjiang cultural theme musical "The Legend of Amani Shahan". When I was composing, I naturally thought of my old classmate Yi Muran, and excitedly told him that I had been given an opportunity to create a musical with a theme of Xinjiang culture, and I wanted to listen to his suggestions. He was also very excited to start discussing with me, saying that since it was a musical about Amani Shahan, it was natural to present the traditional Xinjiang suite "Twelve Muqam". He introduced me to many different versions of Muqam in one go, and he also told me that he must send them to him when he was ready, and that he would have to go to the performance when he had the opportunity. These discussions made me feel like I was back in the fiery chat scene in my college dormitory, and they also gave me a lot of motivation and inspiration for creation.
Thanks to the advice and reference provided to me by Imran, I have made great progress in composing in my national style. I listened to different versions of Muqam repeatedly, and I was deeply moved every time I heard it, and even burst into tears at the Muqam theme concert at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
After repeated revisions and recordings by our composing team and Xinjiang Muqam artists, coupled with the hard rehearsals of Xinjiang performing artists, the musical was finally successfully staged at the Shanghai Theater Academy and selected for the Shanghai International Arts Festival, which was well received by people from all walks of life. I was excited to tell Himurn about the musical, and although he had not been able to come to see it because of his studies, I told him that I would definitely send him the recording.
Since then, we have each been busy working in different areas in different cities, gradually reducing our connections. Some time ago, I suddenly learned from the music conservatory teacher that after the team's long post-production, the final version of the musical was recorded. I listened to this work performed by Xinjiang artists for the first time, and my heart was full of emotion and warmth. After day and night of reflection, inspiration between different cultures, and the common work of artists from different fields, this recording is really hard-won.
I naturally remembered the old classmate Yi Muran, who had not been in contact for a long time, and sent the music to him for the first time, but then I did not receive a reply, asked other students and teachers of NTU, they have not contacted him in the past two years, saying that he may have changed his mobile phone number.
Seeing that Yi Muran had published an article here, I wanted to use Xiaojiang's platform to carry a letter to my old classmates. If it is possible to contact him, I hope to regain the old time with him and make up for the past friendship that has gradually faded in recent years.
A musical recording that condensed my classmates and love for Xinjiang culture made many past events re-flood soft waves in my heart, so I briefly reviewed some small stories with my college roommate Yi Muran.
If Imuran has a chance to read this article, please contact me through Xiaojiang, I miss you very much.
Sincerely
salute
Lu Yin