18 | Friday, December 11, 2020 HONG KONG EDITION | CHINA DAILY LIFE Musical works celebrate Teacher shows girls Party-founding centenary By XING YI in Shanghai been popular since the 1970s.
[email protected] Hao, a professor at the Central Conservatory of Music, says what how to reach the top Four new musical compositions he wants to express is in the poem, to mark the 100th anniversary of citing the lines: “Friends, please let the founding of the Communist us believe in the future, believe in Inspirational Party of China next year held their our unbending striving, believe in debut rehearsals in Shanghai on our youth that can conquer death, woman breaks Saturday. believe in the future — believe in The four works were created by life.” cycle of poverty musicians born in the 1950s, 60s, The last piece, My Father’s Gen- in mountain areas 70s and 80s, representing the dif- eration, was done by Yang Fan. ferent perspectives on communist Yang was the composer for the as she realizes belief from different generations. music in the award-winning dance Jia Daqun, 65, completed a con- production The Eternal Wave, potential certo for orchestra titled Zhu Lang which tells a revolutionary story of of students, Xin Chao (A Heart Pursuing the Communist intelligence’s mission Waves). The name of his music on the eve of Shanghai’s liberation Chen Meiling and echoed a 1927 poem by Mao Zed- in 1949. ong, one of the founders of the Yang says the theme of his music Li Yingqing report. CPC, which goes: I pledge my wine was drawn from the dance produc- to the surging torrent, the tide of tion, which celebrated the 70th t was a chance meeting that my heart swells with the waves.