The reporter learned from the Hebei Provincial Song and Dance Theater that on the evening of June 23, 2022, the first stop of the national tour of the large-scale ethnic orchestra "North of the River", the National Art Fund's 2022 Communication and Exchange Funding Project, "a special performance to pay tribute to the anti-epidemic pioneer" It was wonderfully presented at the Putuo Grand Theater in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province.

This performance is helmed by the young conductor Tuopeng. It begins with the profound and grand overture "Shi-Yanzhao Elegy". The whole performance includes pipa, dulcimer, bamboo flute, erhu, bangzi, suona and other forms of folk music. It fully demonstrates the artistic skills of the composer Zhang Qianyi in the level of musical emotional expression, and demonstrates the profound and long-standing cultural pulse of Yanzhao.

That night, medical workers, public security police, community workers and local people from the front line of Zhoushan's anti-epidemic watched the performance together. The generosity and simplicity of Hebei folk music resonated with everyone. After listening to the evaluation, the local anti-epidemic volunteer said: "After listening to "North of the Great River", I seem to realize the profound history and the grandeur of emotion carried on that piece of land in Hebei."

After the performance, the main creative team also interacted with music artists in Zhejiang to discuss the creation of literary and artistic masterpieces in the new era.

It is reported that on June 25, the second stop of the national tour of the large-scale ethnic orchestra "North of the River" will be staged at the Yinshan Lake Grand Theater in Suzhou, Jiangsu.