Brief Introduction of Summer Concert in Harbin, China

Summer Concert in Harbin, China Harbin is located on the northern border of China. This is a city with a unique cultural tradition. In the early days, with the influx of a large number of immigrants, western music culture also entered Harbin. In the blending of eastern and western cultures, Harbin people love music. After the liberation of Harbin, the arrival of Yan 'an literary and art workers injected fresh blood with life significance into Harbin music culture. 1In August, 958, Harbin people held the "Summer in Harbin" music activity month for the first time, which laid the foundation for the later summer concert in Harbin. The first Harbin Summer Concert opened in Harbin Youth Palace on August 5th, 196 1. Since then, Harbin Summer Concert has spread all over the country on the wings of singing. Six sessions were held from 196 1 to 1966, which was interrupted during the "Cultural Revolution" in 10, and in 1979, the seventh summer concert in Harbin was held again. It ignited the fire of the new long March in the music industry, which is of great significance to promoting the development of national music art. 1994 The 22nd Harbin Summer Concert summed up decades of experience and made strategic adjustments to the "Haxia" concert. One is to hold it every two years. The second is to turn the "Haxia" concert into a simple music festival. Third, emphasize professionalism, improvement and communication, and give consideration to mass and popularization. Gradually turn Harbin Summer Concert into a national music festival. After consultation between the Harbin Municipal People's Government and the Ministry of Culture, the Harbin Summer Concert was jointly held by the Ministry of Culture and the Harbin Municipal People's Government from the 23rd session of 1996, which marked the transformation of the Harbin Summer Concert from a local music activity to a national music festival. The 23rd Harbin Summer Concert held two national competitions, namely the National Vocal Music Competition and the National Opera Performance. 1 13 Players from all over the country participated in the rematch and final of the national vocal competition. Eight operas, including Turandot by the Ballet of the Central Opera House and Cangyuan by the Liaoning Opera House, participated in the national opera exhibition, and more than 20 domestic and foreign music groups (troupes) participated in the exhibition. On the night of the opening ceremony, a grand event of "Celebrating Ha Xia, Float Tour and Carnival Night" was held. Wherever floats go, people applaud their exquisite shapes and create a strong festive atmosphere. The concert also organized a national opera theory seminar and a "Haxia" concert theory seminar. The 24th Harbin Summer Concert opened on1August 6, 1998, and lasted for 10 days. The concert held a national chorus competition, a national cutting-edge vocal competition and 18 performances by domestic and foreign music groups. Among them, Central Opera and Dance Theatre, China Opera House, Guangzhou Military Region Warrior Song and Dance Troupe "Soul of Humen", Chang Ying Orchestra, Zhuhai Women's Indoor Chinese Orchestra, Icelandic Musicians' Orchestra and Taiwan Province Women's Choir performed brilliantly. On the morning of the opening ceremony, a grand welcoming ceremony was held. 1380m On the red carpet, on the night of chorus, ten thousand people sang "On the Sun Island" at the same time, both of which set the Guinness Book of World Records in Shanghai. In this "Haxia" concert, nearly 200 contestants participated in the national new vocal competition, and 58 choirs participated in the national chorus competition. During this "Haxia" concert, a national chorus art theory seminar and a "Haxia" symposium were also held. The 25th Harbin Summer Concert opened on August 6th, 2000. The opening ceremony was jointly performed by the Central Opera House and Harbin Chorus Art Troupe, and the closing ceremony was performed by China Song and Dance Troupe. During this "Haxia" period, a national art song contest was held, and 87 singers from all over the country participated in the semi-finals and finals. 33 wonderful programs were launched. In addition to the performances of domestic professional music groups, musicians from the United States, Japanese and Taiwan Province provinces and China singers living abroad also gave wonderful performances. This "Haxia" concert has taken a big step towards internationalization. The 26th Summer Concert in Harbin was held from August 6th to 65438+5th, 2002. The large-scale song and dance evening of Oriental Song and Dance Troupe "Romance in the Blue" kicked off this "Haxia" concert. During the concert, a national opera (musical) performance was held, and eight opera musicals, including Yu Niang and Farewell to Cambridge, from all over the country participated in the performance. And held a national opera (musical) theory seminar, held the first national Korean vocal competition. Musicians from Italy, Britain, the United States, Poland, Japan, Austria and Russia attended the concert. The 27th China Harbin Summer Concert invited China Song and Dance Troupe's large-scale original song and dance evening "Journey to the Mysterious Land", CCTV's same song "Walking into Harbin" and the Central Opera House concert. The first National Pop Music Competition held in the name of the government in China was held. This year's "Haxia" concert invited Austrian chamber music concert, German singing group solo duet concert, American brass quintet concert, Canadian piano solo concert and German Schrade rock concert, as well as folk song and dance performances from South Korea and Russia, and made their debut on the Ice City stage with rich musical traditions. Excellent drum teams from Heilongjiang, Shanxi, Shandong and South Korea held large-scale encouraging performances. The 28th China Harbin Summer Concert was held in Harbin from August 6th to15th, 2006. This year's Haxia adheres to the guiding principle of "internationalization, national level and mass participation", and on the basis of inheriting the excellent traditions of previous Haxia, strives to realize the combination of professional art and mass culture, the combination of domestic and foreign cultural performances, the combination of government support and market-oriented operation, and highlights the characteristics of "China Russia Year" to realize the integration of Chinese and Western cultures and the integration of North and South cultures. This year's "Haxia" is another music festival jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Harbin Municipal People's Government. Since the opening of the 29th Summer Concert in Harbin, China on June 24th, 2008, Harbin 10 has been full of songs and laughter,10/special performance by foreign art groups, and more than 1000 mass performances by professional art groups from eight provinces and cities have spread all over the streets of the square, allowing millions of citizens to enjoy the music feast. On this stage in Haxia, German Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Russian National Yenisei Dawn Dance Troupe, Russian Vitality Dance Troupe, Gorenka Dance Troupe and other foreign music groups, Turkish Hotu National Dance Troupe and Israeli Modern Dance Troupe performed on the same stage with outstanding art groups in Heilongjiang Province and Harbin City. The 8th National Vocal Music Competition ended here perfectly. The popular American Broadway musical "The Sound of Music" also began to meet the audience in Harbin yesterday. In addition, the grand group cultural activities held in this year's Haxia also deeply attracted the public's attention and enthusiasm for active participation. As the highlight of this year's mass cultural activities in Harbin, the opening performance of the group essay "Love Ha Xia Harmonious China" was staged in front of the flood control memorial tower, which was warmly sought after by the citizens. Guzheng performance, singing and dancing, solo and chorus, and the flexible stage-to-stage interaction form have created a magnificent, heavy and distinctive cultural atmosphere with the participation of the whole people, bringing a happy, peaceful and colorful Haxia feast to Harbin citizens. The passionate concert of "Good Songs Everyone Sing" once again ignited the enthusiasm of the citizens. All citizens who love music are confident to stand on the stage of Haxia and show their style. "Happy Community" Mass Culture Month gives full play to the advantages of community culture, square culture, enterprise culture, family culture and old age culture, and carries out mass cultural activities with distinctive themes and elegant styles in communities, courtyards, squares, parks and other places to attract people to participate in the activities. The 29th Haxia Concert, with its unprecedented scale, high artistic level and wide participation of the masses, has achieved the goals of combining professionalism with amateurs, combining elegant music with pop music, combining indoor performances with square performances, gathering Chinese and Western cultures and blending North and South cultures, and fully demonstrated its internationalization direction, national level and mass participation.