China News Service, Changsha, January 11 (Liu Man) The 2023 Changsha New Year Concert "Yuelu Academy" large-scale symphonic suite concert was held at the Changsha Concert Hall on the evening of the 10th.

　　The large-scale symphonic suite of "Yuelu Academy" takes the core image of "seeking truth from facts" as the main theme throughout, and is divided into five major movements: "A Thousand Years of Culture", "One Academy Strings", "Century Years of Glory", "Ten Years of Monument" and "The Light of the Times". Composed by Hunan native musician Liao Yong.

The whole song is about 60 minutes long.

The concert was conducted by the famous conductor Long Yu, performed by the China Philharmonic Orchestra and the Changsha Symphony Orchestra, and performed by singers such as Wang Chuanyue and Mo Hong.

Photo by Yang Huafeng

　　Different from other symphonic works, the large-scale symphonic suite of "Yuelu Academy" has a literary script first, and then is created according to the script. In the flow of music, it presents the source of history and culture and the red revolution of the millennium school's "seeking truth from facts" ideological line. Practical footprints; in the advancement of the climax, it shows the passionate journey of the founding of New China, reform and opening up, comprehensive construction, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in the new era.

　　"Each movement has specific events and characters, and the music conceives themes, structures, and emotions based on the literary content provided by the script." Liao Yong introduced, for example, "Thousands of Years" through the interweaving of woodwinds and strings, and the dialogue between harp and flute , showing that Yuelu Academy was destroyed seven times and rebuilt seven times, but the stringed songs have always been chanted in the world, and the cultural context of thousands of years has never faded; The root of traditional Chinese culture that is practical and practical.

　　In the large-scale symphonic suite of "Yuelu Academy", there is also a strong "Huxiang accent".

For example, the third movement "Hundred Years of Grace" has multiple variations around the well-known Hunan folk song "Liuyang River"; the first movement "Thousands of Autumn Culture" uses the "Xiangyu" mode with a strong Hunan color.

In the landscaping of the Yuelu Academy on the stage, the music is matched with the video scenes played on the screen, and the symphony is rich and integrated with the Hunan heritage.

Photo by Yang Huafeng

　　The concert was conducted by the famous conductor Yu Long, and the China Philharmonic Orchestra and the Changsha Symphony Orchestra performed together. Singers such as Wang Chuanyue and Mo Hong performed together with the Tianlai Chorus of Hunan Normal University and the Changsha Symphony Orchestra Opera Center Chorus.

In the landscaping of Yuelu Academy on the stage, the music is matched with the video scenes played on the screen, and the symphony is rich and integrated with the Hunan heritage, presenting a majestic yet subtle and vivid artistic feast to the audience.

　　"This piece of music is very lively and energetic, and I like it very much. The way it is presented on the spot can make people who have never been to Yuelu Academy feel its charm." Polly, an international student from Russia, said.

　　It is reported that the large-scale symphonic suite "Yuelu Academy" was created by the Propaganda Department of the Changsha Municipal Party Committee of the Communist Party of China. It is a key literary and artistic project in Hunan Province to implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

After the premiere, "Yuelu Academy" will be performed as a long-term repertoire of the Changsha Symphony Orchestra, and will also be on an international tour as a representative program of Chinese culture of the China Philharmonic Orchestra.

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