A unique experimental concert was staged at the Guoyin hall of the China Conservatory of Music. Courtesy of China Conservatory of Music
Guangming Network News (reporter Qiu Xiaoqin Yang Huiran) On the evening of September 28, a unique experimental concert was staged at the Guoyin Hall Concert Hall of the China Conservatory of Music. The Chinese Orchestra, composed of bamboo flute, pipa, erhu, oh na and other Chinese national instruments, and the post-80s tenor Shi Yijie, and the post-90s soprano singer Zhang Rose presented a world classic opera singing segment for everyone, which was an audio-visual feast of the fusion of Chinese and Western cultures, which triggered bursts of applause from the audience.
According to reports, this experimental concert of selecting selected pieces of world classic opera is a chinese music school art practice activity initiated by Wang Liguang, president of the China Conservatory of Music, director of the China Music School High-end Innovation Center, and artistic director of the Chinese Orchestra of the Chinese Music School. Led by the new generation of high-pitched singers Shi Yijie and Zhang Rose, and led by Xu Zhijun, director of the Chinese Music Department and chief conductor of the China Conservatory of Music, the concert jointly created a colorful, colorful and wonderful opera night that embodied "the fusion of Chinese and Western cultures, the cultivation of Chinese vocal talents, and the inheritance and development of Chinese folk music".
Xu Zhijun, head of the Chinese Music Department and chief conductor of the China Conservatory of Music, conducts the Chinese Orchestra of the Chinese Music School. Courtesy of China Conservatory of Music
Xu Zhijun said that the growth of the Chinese Orchestra of the Chinese Music School requires a broad vision, a broad mind, a proactive learning attitude, and all valuable achievements of civilization can be "used by me". To study Western music, you must know its origins, the overture and singing section selected this time are from western classical opera, spanning classical to romanticism, covering German, Italian, French multilingual opera, including composers Mozart, Rossini, Puccini, Masnay, Gouno, Rejar, Verdi, Chirea's most famous creations. He said that Chinese national instrumental music has its own imprint, and as an attempt, the performers of the Chinese Orchestra of the Chinese Music School have worked hard to restore the music of western classic operas displayed with Western symphonies, and the degree of reduction has been very high.
It is understood that in order to enable the Chinese Orchestra to play the traditional repertoire of European orchestras, Luo Maishuo, associate professor of the Composition Department of the China Conservatory of Music, led the students of the orchestral class to re-arrange and orchestrate. On the night of the performance, a series of classic operas were staged in turn, and the orchestra's high degree of restoration allowed the audience to feel the artistic charm of the fusion of Chinese and Western cultures.
High-pitched artists Shi Yijie and Zhang Rose sang with great enthusiasm. Courtesy of China Conservatory of Music
During the performance, we saw that the vast majority of the Chinese Orchestra of the Chinese Music School were young artists, and their faces exuded youth and vitality. The new generation of high-pitched artists Shi Yijie and Zhang Rose have let people see the achievements and explorations of the young generation in music, and their soulful singing of the masterpieces is wonderful.
Shi Yijie presented the masterpiece. Courtesy of China Conservatory of Music
Shi Yijie's high pitch is flexible and is known as the "Rossini tenor", with a full and three-dimensional voice, a relaxed and steady treble and a powerful power. In the concert that night, his high voice was transparent and bright, and his singing was full of dramatic tension, and in the smooth and slow and affectionate singing, he showed his extraordinary ability to control the lyrical singing, which deeply fascinated and applauded the audience.
For being invited to participate in the performance, Shi Yijie said before the performance that this was the first time he had participated in such an attempt, and the same singing and different accompaniment made him full of expectations. For the excerpt "You are my everything" from the operetta "Kingdom of Smiles" composed by Lehar, he said that after the first rehearsal, he felt that the story of the opera was more in line with the accompaniment of the Chinese Orchestra, because the story of the opera took place in China, and he sang the second act, the scene at the Chinese court. "If Rehall hears such a Chinese orchestra playing, he may feel closer to what he wants to write."
Zhang Rose's interpretation left a very deep impression on the audience. Courtesy of China Conservatory of Music
Zhang Rose's singing section that night was mostly flower cavity works. She perfectly interprets the essence of the work, the tone is gorgeous and high-pitched, the work is delicately processed, the emotion is full and has a strong musical control, and the interaction and communication with the audience make everyone immersed in it. She accurately shaped the musical image of the opera characters and left a very deep impression on the audience. She said that she and Shi Yijie met during the epidemic and have been on the same stage many times. Participating in this experimental concert is also a new experience for her, and in the future, she hopes to actively explore and contribute to the integration of Chinese and Western cultures and the inheritance and development of Chinese folk music.
The concert ended successfully. Courtesy of China Conservatory of Music
As a concert of Chinese and Western fusion, the performance of the Chinese Orchestra of the Chinese Orchestra founded in June 2021 reflected a different Chinese national charm, and this innovation reflected the courage of the Chinese Orchestra to break through its own technical barriers and stylistic limitations, to carry out the attempt of Chinese instrumental music multi-vocalization, to expand the depth and breadth of the performance of the Chinese Orchestra, to open up channels for the Chinese Orchestra to communicate with the world's classical music forms, and to reflect the core innovative concept of the Chinese Orchestra and the grandeur of the Chinese Orchestra.
Source: Guangming Network