On the evening of June 2, the 2022 "Love in the Pearl River • Youth and Dreams" Liwan District Cloud Concert was officially staged in the studio of the Grand Song Bureau of Pearl River Piano Creation Dream Park.

This concert is directed by the Propaganda Department of the Liwan District Committee of the Communist Party of China, sponsored by the Liwan District Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, undertaken by the Liwan District Cultural Center, co-organized by the Pearl River Piano Dream Garden, and the core team of the Liwan District Cultural Center Office—Guangzhou Xiguan Chinese Orchestra and Guangzhou Xiguan The women's choir participated in the performance together. At the same time, the concert will be broadcast through live broadcast platforms such as Guangdong Radio and Television Station.

Guangzhou Xiguan Chinese Orchestra: Gathering the power of folk music and promoting Lingnan music culture

On the stage, members of the Guangzhou Xiguan Chinese Orchestra performed their performances in elegant red dresses. Sometimes they are excited, sometimes melodious and melodious, and they play a piece of music that touches the heart.

It is reported that the Guangzhou Xiguan Chinese Orchestra is the core team of the museum office established in 2020 with the care and support of the Liwan District Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau and under the direct leadership of the Cultural Center. It is now the largest ethnic orchestra in Liwan District. The person in charge of the cultural center is also the head of the group, and Qin Lilan and Chen Yulin are the deputy heads. Guangzhou Xiguan Chinese Orchestra has more than 30 core members, all of whom are elites in Guangzhou who are responsible for the creation, performance, education and promotion of folk music.

Since its establishment, Xiguan Folk Orchestra has tried many times to absorb nutrients from folk music, and has created and performed a number of folk music works with strong Lingnan cultural characteristics, such as "Spring Breeze in Nanyue", "Xi Xi Xi Xiu Feng Huacheng", "Wanjia Lights" and so on. , was widely appreciated and warmly welcomed by the audience.

This concert is the first time for all members of the Chinese Orchestra to make an appearance. The Chinese Orchestra specially invited the famous composer and conductor Chen Baokun as the artistic director, and the young conductor Liu Yin as the conductor, and prepared a "music dinner" for the audience.

In this concert, the audience can not only enjoy the classic folk orchestral ensembles "Uprooted Reeds and Firewood Flowers", "Backgammon", "New Year's Drums and Drums", but also enjoy the colorful Guangdong music sextet "Raining Bananas", The dazzling erhu and the band "War Horse Galloping". In addition, the Chinese Orchestra also specially invited national first-class actor Yuan Keling to sing "Where the Peach Blossoms Bloom" and young actor Chen Yingzhu to sing "Good Days" to make the concert more colorful.

The repertoire performed by the Chinese Orchestra in this concert is mainly local folk music, especially Guangdong folk music. At the same time, there are also many works that recall the history and sing the new era and new life.

The work "Chinese New Year Gongs and Drums" is a charming piece of Cantonese music composed and orchestrated by Mr. Chen Baokun. It uses Cantonese opera material to highlight the swirls and additions of Cantonese music. It is majestic and beautiful in melody, showing the excitement of the people in the Spring Festival. And the yearning for a better life, won the first prize in the second national national orchestral music exhibition and broadcast selection.

"Uprooted Reed Flower" was originally a local folk song circulated in Yangzhou, Jiangsu. The male solo singing "Where the Peach Blossoms Bloom" praised the soldiers who dedicated their youth to make the future of the motherland and hometown better, and stationed in the most difficult places, which is awe-inspiring.

Guangzhou Xiguan Women's Choir: Creating a "Cultural Gold Card" for Liwan Elegant Art Dissemination

According to reports, Guangzhou Xiguan Women's Choir is one of the core teams established by the Liwan District Cultural Center in 2016. The person in charge of the Liwan District Cultural Center is also the head of the group, Su Zanfan and Zou Chengluan are the deputy heads, and the famous conductor Su Yanhui is the artistic director. The cadre of the Cultural Center, Su Zanfan, serves as the permanent conductor. There are more than 50 members, mainly composed of young music teachers and chorus lovers in Liwan District.

The choir aims to improve and cultivate women's artistic accomplishment, cultivate the backbone of literature and art, enrich the cultural life of the masses, and serve the general public. The choir has a wide range of performance styles. At the same time, it focuses on promoting Cantonese chorus, and explores a new way of performing chorus that combines with local culture.

Since its establishment, the choir has been training for a long time, and has participated in competitions including the China International Choir Festival Competition, the China Jialing River Chorus Art Festival Competition, the Guangdong Province Art Flower Festival, the Guangzhou Chorus Festival held in Guangzhou, the Summer of Yangcheng series of activities, and the "Guangfo Zhao Festival". In more than 60 performances including the "Qingyunshao" original music exhibition in six cities, it has won nearly 20 awards including gold, silver, most popular chorus, and best performance award. Elegant art brand, a "cultural gold business card" that spreads elegant art.

The Xiguan Women's Choir has carefully rehearsed 8 songs for this concert, mainly original works.

Original work "Yes! Today" expresses the vigorous spirit of saying goodbye to the haze of the past, depicting new hopes, and being full of energy to meet new challenges. It has won the gold medal and the best performance award in the 2021 "Flying Music and Dance" Guangzhou Mass Original Music Exhibition Competition; "Guangfo Zhaoqingyun" The Silver Award and the Best Composition Award for the original music exhibition in six cities of Shao.

"Spring Ivy" is a work specially created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. It sings the glorious history of the Chinese Communist Party's ivy-like spirit, passing through the smoke of gunpowder, and sowing splendid seeds on the land of China.

The Cantonese choral piece "The Road Away" tells the story of walking in the alleys of Liwan District, looking for something, from getting lost in the road to the dark and bright. Memories are also worth cherishing.

The performances of Xiguan Folk Orchestra and Xiguan Women's Choir are a good interpretation of the theme of this concert: "The core of Lingnan culture is water town culture, the Pearl River is the mother river, and Liwan has a unique landscape on both sides of the river, and the essence of literature and art is The combination of the two is 'Love in the Pearl River'; the members of the Xiguan National Orchestra and Xiguan Women's Choir who participated in this performance are all full of youthful atmosphere, showing the "Youth Liwan" and "Dream Gathering". The cultural atmosphere is more in line with the theme of 'Youth Creates Dreams'".

Meet in the cloud, meet in the end of the world. Each era has its own unique singing and music. In the horns of the culturally strong area, the Xiguan National Orchestra and the Xiguan Women's Choir will work hard and continue to create more worthy of the times and worthy of the times. Excellent works for the people.