第七届音乐沙龙节目单（英文版）

 Friday, SEP 15, 2011  7:30 pm 

Oriental Arts Education Center 

10600 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX 77042

1.         Longing for the Spring Breeze — Taiwanese ballad

            Performer: HCTMG Orchestra  Erhu solo by Swee Koh

            Written in 1933 by lyricist Li Lin-chiu and composer Teng Yu-hsien, Longing for the Spring Breeze is generally acknowledged as Taiwan's unofficial national anthem. It represents memories of childhood, of love lost and of a local identity, all expressed in Holo, a dialect spoken by about 70 percent of Taiwan's inhabitants.

2.         Zheng solo: “Lin Chong Flees at Midnight”

            Performer: Katherine Li

Extracted directly from The Water Margins, one of the four great classics in Chinese literature, the story of this contemporary piece traces Lin Chong, the tragic hero’s escape to Liang Mountain at midnight. The music has its materials based on Night Escape, an act from the Kunqu opera, The Double-edged Sword. It describes Lin Chong’s sufferings from an evil official, his memories of the past, and his intention to join an uprising army at Liang Mountain. Imitating the raging snowstorm which he encounters during the escape, the interpretation of this piece combines exquisitely a variety of techniques and rich emotions.　　           　       

3.          Erhu solo : “Méditation”

                        Performers: Xin Zhang, Erhu; Francine Di, Piano

Massenet was a French composer best known for his operas, but he also wrote concert suites, ballet music, oratorios and cantatas and about 200 songs. Méditation from the opera Thaïs, which premiered in 1894, has achieved widespread popularity and has become world-famous in many arrangements.

4.  Piano solo: “Colourful Clouds Chasing the Moon”   by Wang Jian Min

            Performers: Olivia Ling

In 1932, Ren Guang, director of programming at EMI Shanghai, partnered with Chinese musician Nie Er and wrote a number of Chinese orchestral pieces for an album, including this piece, which was composed in 1935. Peng Xiuwen re-orchestrated this music in 1960 according to the establishment of Chinese National Orchestra. The piece paints a picture of the night sky, which is not black but actually colorful.

5.         Dizi(Bamboo Flute) solo: “Having Pleasure of Bumper Crop”

            Performers: Li Zequan

The 1970s and 1980s was an important period for Chinese flute compositions. Guangyi Jan utilized succinct structures, the national mode, modulation, and other techniques to express the heroic fervor and local color that characterize his works.  He has had profound influence on the national music scene in China and his work is widely known classical folk music.