Text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter He Quansheng correspondent Wanxuan
On the evening of September 12, under the guidance of the Propaganda Department of the Dongguan Municipal Party Committee of the Communist Party of China and sponsored by the Dongguan Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, Chen Jiayi's violin solo and "Son of the Sun" quartet concert were performed at the Yulan Grand Theatre. The scene was full of people, and the beautiful and moving violin and the resolute male quartet resounded throughout the Magnolia Grand Theatre, and the audience responded warmly.
Performance scene (Ho Ka Wing Photography)
A beautiful encounter between strings and vocals
In the evening, Fang Yi, the artistic director and music producer of the concert, served as the host, and led the audience to open the curtain of the "Zhiyin Encounter" concert with a relaxed and pleasant language style. The male vocal re-singing group "Children of the Sun" took the lead on the stage, from the familiar "Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Mile Road" and "Moni Mountain", to the original songs "Because of Your Presence" and "Because You Fell in Love with Her", the seven tracks ranged from ethnic, bel canto to pop, presenting an audiovisual feast for the audience.
As the highlight of the evening concert, the "Heavy Singing and Violin" part, Chen Jiayi's first cross-border music cooperation with "Children of the Sun" also attracted much attention. It is reported that the five tracks played are all specially created and adapted for this music, of which "Dreaming of Big Bay" is a new creation based on the perspective of the entire Greater Bay Area. In addition, there is also the piano accompaniment Zhang Siyue's dedication, which also adds a lot to the performance.
Regarding the concert theme "String Affair Zhiyin", Chen Anru, one of the members of the "Children of the Sun" group, explained: "Strings represent string instruments, while 'Zhiyin' is an allusion to 'alpine flowing water', and we hope to convey the meaning of beauty, peace, mutual understanding and integration through music. ”
The scene of the performance
Local artists from Dongguan joined forces to perform
Fang Yi said that at this concert, the joint performance of the "violin rising star" Chen Jiayi and the "Son of the Sun" male vocal re-singing group is not only an opportunity for Dongguan's local outstanding musicians to show themselves, but also an activity window to highlight the vitality of Dongguan's artistic image and build Dongguan's urban cultural brand. This is also a useful practice for Dongguan to help build a "quality culture capital" through music and art under the background of accelerating high-quality development at a new starting point of trillions of GDP and tens of millions of people.
Chen Jiayi is a young violinist who has traveled from Dongguan and won many awards such as the first place in the Violin Competition of the 10th Golden Bell Awards of Chinese Music, and also served as the second violinist of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.
"Jiayi has been playing classical music for a long time, but she can accurately grasp the style of popular music in a short period of time. This is inseparable from her musical spirituality, serious attitude, and dedication to art. The "Children of the Sun" combination says so.
Chen Jiayi also said: "This time with the 'Children of the Sun' teachers the atmosphere of cooperation is very good, the efficiency is also high, after a lot of joint rehearsals and mutual exchanges, we tried to replace the inertial artistic thinking with some new ideas, and experienced the wonders of the process of 'making music'." ”
Adhere to innovative integration and rejuvenate the soul of music and art
Speaking about the deepest experience after this concert, "Children of the Sun" and Chen Jiayi put "artistic innovation" and "more possibilities" at the top almost at the same time. They believe that in the new era, music "only innovation will have a soul", which is also a new direction for urban art development and stimulating the cultural vitality of Dongguan.
For the "Children of the Sun" group, the pursuit of the fusion of violin and quartet in the performance, the dialogue between the vocals and the strings in an equal position, and the use of formal innovation to achieve the perfect cooperation of the two are the goals they want to achieve.
"Tonight's concert was just perfect. The encounter between strings and heavy singing is indeed very creative. A "Son of the Sun" fan said that she bought tickets early after learning about the concert and has been looking forward to enjoying the concert at the Grand Theatre.
The "Affair with the Strings" concert received a warm response and praise from the public audience. A ticket is difficult to find when the ticket is sold in the early stage, the fans are full of emotion when watching the performance, and the continuous praise of the online live broadcast make this concert a typical portrayal of Dongguan's high-quality cultural life.
Source | Yangcheng Evening News • Yangcheng Pie
Editor-in-charge | Zhang Degang