Is a concert hall just a place to listen to symphonies? In fact, there are many art forms that can be appreciated in the concert hall! June 11 (Saturday) is the "Cultural and Natural Heritage Day". The Changsha Concert Hall has prepared a number of performances with the theme of "Music Appreciation of Intangible Cultural Heritage", which are diverse in form, rich in content and splendid.

Sun Wukong breaks into the concert hall

On the evening of June 10 (Friday), the Hunan Provincial Peking Opera Conservation and Inheritance Center brought the classic excerpts "Sitting in the Palace" and "Eighteen Arhats Receiving Dapeng". Perform on stage.

"Sitting in the Palace" is one of the most representative works of Peking Opera. In the play, Shiro (Yang Yanhui) and Princess Tiejing's allegiance of Xipi uses the "fish bite the tail" style to sing, with a straight-forward, lively rhythm and concise melody, vividly depicting Shilang's thoughtful psychological activities, especially the last one. The phrase "Called Xiaofan" is sung in a five-degree high-pitched melody. In this performance, Shiro and Princess Tiejing are played by Peng Linjun and Zhang Xuan respectively.

The theme of Journey to the West has always been a frequent visitor on the stage of opera. It is based on the section of Shi Tuo Ridge. It occupies four of the 100 novels and four of the 81 difficulties. It is the heaviest. The challenge that Sun Wukong has encountered is self-evident. The play tells the story of the four masters and apprentices being captured. After Sun Wukong designed the escape, he invited the Eighteen Arhats to subdue the Golden Winged Dapeng. It was a grand and lively martial arts drama. Ren Jinxiang plays the golden-winged Dapeng.

The dynamic fashion of the folk music group

On the evening of June 12 (Sunday), the 12th Women's Band was once again a guest at the Changsha Concert Hall, bringing dynamic and fashionable folk music performances.

Founded in 2001, Twelve Women's Band is a well-known folk music group in China. Young performers with high level, high education and good looks from the Central Conservatory of Music, China Conservatory of Music, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Minzu University of China and other domestic first-class art colleges and universities. The traditional national musical instruments are organically combined with modern music elements, retaining the strong Chinese national music color, and at the same time having a fashionable and popular world music style. Since its establishment, the orchestra has become popular at home and abroad, with a cumulative global sales volume of more than 10 million records. It has performed on top platforms such as China CCTV Spring Festival Gala and Japan's Red and White Song Festival, and has been nominated for Grammy Awards. Popularization made a positive contribution.

This time, the 12th Women's Band made an appearance in Changsha, and the concert hall prepared fan benefits for fans of Star City. Open the WeChat public account of "Changsha Concert Hall" to participate in the lottery, and you will have the opportunity to receive a concert ticket. The lottery will be drawn on time at 10:30 on June 10.

Hunan and Zhejiang join hands in cross-border cooperation

In addition to the above two "Music Appreciation Intangible Cultural Heritage" performances, Changsha Concert Hall will also have a heavyweight performance in June - on the 26th, the Hunan National Orchestra and the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music Academy of Chinese Orchestra cooperated to bring the cross-border fusion work "Crossing the Ground" Song".

"Yuedi Long Song" is based on many cultural elements in Zhejiang, such as Liangzhu culture, Yuewang sword, "Orchid Pavilion Collection", Kunqu Opera, celadon, She nationality love songs, Hangzhou silk, etc. , Huqin, solo dance, soprano, Kunqu recitation, etc. The strong lineup includes composer Wang Yunfei from Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, Sheng performer Shen Yujing, Guzheng performer Liu Le, Kunqu Opera performer Li Gonglu, Konghou performer Wang Xue, Yangqin performer Yu Haiying, Erhu performers Zhang Yongyin and Liu Yu, and Hunan opera performers. Soprano Mo Juanjuan and chief dancer Yao Moying of the Provincial Song and Dance Theater.

"The Long Song of Vietnam" has been included in the 2020 National Arts Fund Large-scale Stage Plays (Programs) Funding Project. This performance is also one of the "Golden Bloom" series of concerts by the Hunan National Orchestra.