The wind is warm and the string is crisp, thousands of competing play new sound. On Nov 23, the final of the first Yangtze River Delta Ethnic Instrumental Music Competition 2022 came to a close at the Wuxi Grand Theater. 29 participating teams from Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Anhui and other provinces gathered together to participate in the grand folk music ceremony and write a new chapter in the development of folk music. After two days of fierce competition, the original work of Huaibei City -- folk music ensemble "Good News Beijing" participated in the final of the competition and won the gold medal.

Under the guidance of the National Public Cultural Development Center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the competition was jointly organized by Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Shanghai Municipal Culture and Tourism Administration, Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and Anhui Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. It was jointly organized by Jiangsu Provincial Cultural Center, Shanghai Group Art Center, Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Center, Anhui Provincial Cultural Center, and Wuxi Municipal Culture, Canton and Tourism Administration. Invited domestic instrumental music composition (performance) well-known experts as judges. The competition was officially launched in August 2021, and nearly 200 works participated in the collection. After the intense competition in the preliminary competition and the re-competition, a total of 29 original works from three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta region entered the final. This is a wonderful competition. At the final stage, the instrumental music was noisy, sometimes twisty, sometimes passionate, or quiet and elegant. The contestants performed their carefully created folk music works on the spot, showing the Oriental charm with the simple and profound freehand beauty of traditional folk music and the natural and simple vitality.

The first Yangtze River Delta Ethnic Instrumental Music Creation Competition in 2022 is a music event that will deepen traditional culture and explore the future development of folk music. Linking the Yangtze River Delta and aggregating the strength of the four regions, the competition will promote the healthy development of folk music through competitive mode, focus on fine literary and artistic creation, adhere to the integrity of innovation, and explore the good folk music works and ensembles in the new era. Using ethnic instrumental music to tell Chinese stories well, promote the cultural prosperity of the Yangtze River Delta region, and contribute to the inheritance and promotion of excellent traditional Chinese culture.

Folk Music Ensemble "Good News to Beijing"

Music composition: Junmin Li

Arranged by Xia Xiaoxian

Art direction: Sui Jingshan

Creative direction: Zhou Zhimin, Sui Jingshan

Directed by Zhang Wei

Performing units: Suixi County Cultural Center, Huaibei City Cultural Center, Anhui Xiangshan Sound Cultural Arts Center

The music of the folk music ensemble "Good News to Beijing" expresses the realization of well-off society in an all-round way. People are jubilant, singing and dancing, and use music to convey the good news to Beijing to express their sincere joy and gratitude to the Party. This piece of music is mainly composed based on the folk music materials in northern Anhui, and at the same time integrates Yangko, flower drum opera, soul tune and other folk tunes. It is a comprehensive ensemble music integrating bow string music, strumming music, percussion music and blowing music. The structure of the music is divided into introduction, theme, theme extension, lyric slow version, theme reproduction and climax. The music begins with the high melodious tone of the suona solo as the introduction, and gradually progresses. The theme part is composed of bamboo flute, sheng crisp and pleasant timbre, Zhongruan, pipa strumming music with Erhu string music to complement, the melody is full of praise. The theme expands part of the melody changes, the rhythm changes ups and downs, and the jump is enhanced, so that the melody rhythm has distinct personality characteristics. The first two sentences of "Without the Communist Party, There would be no New China" are quoted as variations of the melody, as if recalling the hard days and struggle in the past. Then the music speeds up and the mood becomes higher and higher. Lyrical adagio part, the melody is beautiful and soft, the rhythm is widened, the emotional processing is more melodious atmosphere and fullness. The speed changed from slow to fast, and the Musical Instruments played alternately to make the atmosphere of joy, joy, lyricism and rhyme presented continuously. Finally, the whole song ended at the climax.