Nandu News Reporter Xu Xiaolei Correspondent He Xuan On the occasion of the "May Fourth Youth Day", a public welfare concert "Love", an original song concert "Love" that brings together the artistic strength of the three generations of old, middle-aged and young people, is being intensively prepared at the Guangzhou Grand Theatre.
At 20:20 on May 8, the Guangzhou Grand Theatre, which is about to celebrate its 10th anniversary, will pay tribute to the heroes with 15 original songs on the theme of anti-epidemic, and the concert will be launched on the Tencent Art Platform and broadcast to the world.
Brad Little recorded a greeting video for the concert. Courtesy of the correspondent
Liu Binhao. Courtesy of the correspondent
< h1 toutiao-origin="h2" > star-studded, with 11 singers performing original songs</h1>
The concert is directed by the Chinese Theater Line, hosted by the Guangzhou Grand Theatre, and co-organized by the Organizing Committee of the Guangzhou International Performing Arts Fair and Guangzhou Hang Lung Performing Arts.
Zhu Hongbing, the bureau leader in charge of the art line of the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Tourism, not only participated in the planning, but also wrote two songs and lyrics by himself.
The concert featured 11 singers performing 15 original songs, including a song by American artist David Friedman, "Let's Be Together." It is reported that in addition to one English song in this concert, the rest of the songs were all created by Xu Bin, former deputy inspector of the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Tourism.
The strong lineup, sincere content and rich style of this concert will show the strong voice of the times when the people of the whole country are fighting against the new crown pneumonia. Recently, Liu Binhao, a popular singer of "Sound into People's Hearts", went to the Guangzhou Grand Theatre and completed the music recording of the last original song "Your Beautiful Name Is Volunteer".
The concert was also joined by Broadway superstar and world musical Prince Brad Ritter. Although he is in South Korea, he will complete the recording of the song "Let's Be Together" across borders and participate in it. He said with deep feelings: "This song is not only dedicated to the audience, but also to all the medical workers who are fighting against the epidemic." We love you guys! ”
Chen Juan, host of the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, will host the concert, and also participate in the performance of soprano singer Zhou Li, Guangzhou Song and Dance Theatre's national first-class actor Li Bo, song team captain Wan Chengqi, musician Zhou Jing and his daughter Zhou Yahan, as well as Singer Deng Wenxin, who participated in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and Asian Games singer Deng Wenxin, Hang Lung singer Pan Jing, Tianhe District Children's Palace Chorus Troupe, etc.
Zhou Jing. Courtesy of the correspondent
In addition, the famous songwriter Chen Fan, the famous musicians Sui Xiaofeng, Zhou Jing, Lai Yuanjun, Su Yuzhou, etc. took the initiative to ask Miao to arrange the music.
All the artists and singers of the main creative team participated in the public welfare performance, selflessly dedicated, and sang the theme of "love" with their songs.
<h1 toutiao-origin="h2" > pays tribute to ordinary people on the front line of the epidemic with originality</h1>
Speaking of the original intention of the creation, Xu Bin, the artistic director of this concert, said that the touching deeds of fighting the disease in the TV news have touched me again and again, and made me have the impulse and inspiration to create.
So, he contacted a few friends who usually create and wrote together for the fight against the epidemic. The song "Return to Wuhan" tells the story of two post-90s nurses from the General Hospital of the Central Theater of the People's Liberation Army who have just taken a vacation to go home for the New Year, after hearing about the outbreak of the epidemic in Wuhan, immediately decided to return to Wuhan, returned to the hospital, and began a difficult return journey in the case of Wuhan lockdown, aviation, high-speed and high-speed rail all stopped.
The children's song "OK, Mother" tells that an epidemic disrupted the original warm and happy Chinese New Year's Eve meal, and the "angels in white" rushed to the forefront of the epidemic for the first time, and the song started from the child's perspective, thinking and language characteristics to express the child's thoughts about his mother and his understanding of her work.
In addition, there are the song "Life and Death" left for her husband before the wife leaves, "Dear, I Love You" that reflects the husband sending his wife to the front line, "This is a flight to Wuhan" that pays tribute to the flight attendant sending the Guangzhou medical team to Wuhan, and "I believe that peace must belong to you" on behalf of people's hearts.
It is reported that many songs have been sung in the Wuhan community and medical teams, and the Hubei Provincial University for the Aged Dance Troupe has also specially rehearsed the dance "Thank You, Wuhan People" that dances at home.
Xu Bin said that I studied at the Bayi Primary School of the Wuhan Military Region and worked in the Wuhan Military Region for more than 10 years since I was 16 years old. After the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, I always thought of my classmates, teachers, comrades-in-arms, relatives and friends in Wuhan, hoping to take this opportunity to express my concern and wishes for Wuhan.
<h1 toutiao-origin="h2" > use art to protect love and warmth </h1>
The concert coincided with the 10th anniversary of the Guangzhou Opera House, in order to welcome medical staff to the theater to watch the performance, Xu Bin specially created a passionate song "The Grand Theatre Invites You", "Wash away your tiredness with song, singing because of your gentleness because of your melodiousness; use dance to smooth the marks on your face, dance for you to stretch for you to float." Ease the tension of your struggle with drama, let me send you a leisure time; use music to dispel the sentimentality in your heart, and let the silk bamboo orchestra play for you." The song expresses the voice of the theater people, and will use artistic works to pick up the wind for medical staff and sing for the anti-epidemic heroes with true feelings.
For the holding of this online anti-epidemic song concert, Zhang Li, general manager of the China Theater Line and chairman of the Guangzhou Grand Theatre, said: "Not only did it timely encourage the fighting spirit of the Chinese people to fight the epidemic, enhance the confidence of the victory in the fight against the epidemic, and carry forward the national spirit, it is an attempt for the theater to press the pause button during the epidemic." At present, all theaters in the Chinese Theater Line are in action, making full use of the advantages of the network, opening up online grand theaters, and enriching the cultural life of the masses. ”