China News Service, New York, February 12 (Reporter Wang Fan) The fifth "Sound of Spring" Chinese New Year Concert was held on the 11th local time at the Jazz Center at Lincoln Center in New York. More than a thousand spectators enjoyed the performance full of Chinese New Year flavor. The sound of silk and bamboo orchestra.
On February 11, local time, the fifth "Sounds of Spring" Chinese New Year Concert was held at the Jazz Center at Lincoln Center in New York. Pictured is the concert scene. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Fan
On that day, the Rose Theater of Jazz at Lincoln Center decorated the stage with elements such as "Chinese Red" and "Chinese Dragon". The concert opened with the cheerful and festive "Spring Festival Overture", followed by "Guangdong Music Suite" vividly reproducing the beautiful scenery and humanistic spirit of Lingnan, and then the Taiwanese style "Diudiu Diudiu Copper" took the audience on a bold train journey .
The flute concerto "Flowers Blooming on the Moshang" created by composer Hao Weiya in 2023 is the finale of the first half. The concerto comes from the performer Feng Tianshi. She is a flute teacher in the Folk Music Department of the Central Conservatory of Music. She has won four consecutive championships in the Chinese National Instrument Competition, the Beijing International Bamboo Flute Competition, the National Bamboo Flute Invitational Competition, and the Wenhua Award.
When conductor Cai Jindong asked everyone on the stage if they liked the first half of the performance, the audience responded with warm applause. He thanked all the musicians for their efforts in the "Sounds of Spring" concert and reminded the audience that there was more to come in the second half.
On February 11, local time, the fifth "Sounds of Spring" Chinese New Year Concert was held at the Jazz Center at Lincoln Center in New York. The picture shows young erhu player Zhang Haiyue playing in "Sixth Erhu Rhapsody". Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Fan
In the second half of the concert, composer Wang Jianmin's latest masterpiece "Erhu Rhapsody No. 6" was performed by young erhu performer Zhang Haiyue. Zhang Haiyue is now a doctoral candidate at the Central Conservatory of Music. In 2023, she won the first place in the Erhu Competition of the China Music Golden Bell Award.
In an interview, Zhang Haiyue told reporters that compared with competing, performing here is a different mood. She will be more relaxed on the stage and enjoy the live communication and resonance. She believes that the "Sound of Spring" concert builds a bridge between Chinese and Western cultures and allows people to better understand different cultures. During the Spring Festival, American listeners can have a deeper understanding of the flavor of the New Year when they hear these works composed by Chinese composers.
National wind instrument master Guo Yazhi vividly demonstrated the integration of high and low suona and orchestra in the Suona Concerto "Magic Land". The concert ended with "Landscape Song" as the finale, extending holiday blessings to the audience.
On February 11, local time, the fifth "Sounds of Spring" Chinese New Year Concert was held at the Jazz Center at Lincoln Center in New York. The picture shows the conductor and performers taking their final bow after the performance. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Fan
The "Sounds of Spring" concert organized by the US-China Music Institute of Bard Conservatory of Music and the Central Conservatory of Music has been held for five years. This year's "Voice of Spring" specially opened a session for the audience to demonstrate traditional Chinese musical instruments and interact closely with folk music students and musical instruments.
Kendall Griffith, a pipa major at Bard Conservatory of Music’s U.S.-China Music Institute, told reporters at the event that she was very excited to attend the event and introduce the pipa to people. Previously, she went to China for exchange and study, which gave her a deeper understanding of Chinese traditional music. She hopes that people in the United States and China will have more opportunities to understand each other. (over)