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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 22:55:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: Feng HU <fhu02@...>
To: bayfriends@yahoogroups.com, bayp@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BayFriends] 09/15 8pm - Yellow River Cantata Concert (»ÆºÓËÌ)

Hi friends,

This concert intends to have you hear some beautiful Chinese songs in
US. It's in memory of the 70th Anniversary of 9.18. And it is divided
into eight sections, including: two solos, one duet, and chorus.
If you like, catch this chance.

You could buy tickets as indicated below. Or you can also buy tickets
from my place ($15 each - not expensive compared with opera or
something alike). Send me email or call me at 408-314-2750.

> Music Director and Conductor: Timothy Ding
> Piano Accompanist: Jenny Lin
>
> Time and Place:
>
> Sept. 15, 2001 Sat. 8:00pm
> Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, Las Alto Hills
>
> Sep. 16 2001 Sun. 3:00pm
> Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
>
> Admission: $15, $25
> Nan Hai Co. 510 Broadway, #300, Millbrae (650) 259-2121
> S. F. Star Inc. 1044 Grant Ave. S. F (415) 397-9708
> Chinese American Association of Commerce: 778 Clay St. Suite A. S.F.
> (415)
> 362-4306
> Herbst Theatre City Box Office (415) 392-4400, www.tickets.com
> or Call (408)313-1967, (650) 759-6228.

Have a nice day!

-- hufeng

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Yellow River Cantata Concert
>
> Dear friends, have you ever visited the Yellow River, ever seen the
> towering waves, ever heard the thundering roars of this great and famous
> river? Would you like to experience the fiery fight between the boatmen
> and the Yellow River? Would you like to refresh your memory of the
> miseries the Chinese people suffered during the Japanese Invasion 70
> years ago? Would you also like to participate in the battles against
> the invaders? Please come and join us in reliving that unforgettable
> and splendid history.
>
> In memory of the 70th Anniversary of the Japanese Invasion of
> Northeast China, (September 18, 1931), as a united action, three
> Overseas Chinese choruses -- Silicon Valley Chorus, Harmonic Chorus, and
> Great Love Chorus -- are jointly presenting a concert, "Yellow River
> Cantata". Also to be performed are "America The Beautiful", "On the
> Taihang Mountain", "When You Believe", as well as other famous Chinese
> and American folk songs.
>
> Music Director and Conductor: Timothy Ding
> Piano Accompanist: Jenny Lin
>
> Time and Place:
>
> Sept. 15, 2001 Sat. 8:00pm
> Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, Las Alto Hills
>
> Sep. 16 2001 Sun. 3:00pm
> Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
>
> Ticket Sale and Information:
>
> Admission: $15, $25
> Nan Hai Co. 510 Broadway, #300, Millbrae (650) 259-2121
> S. F. Star Inc. 1044 Grant Ave. S. F (415) 397-9708
> Chinese American Association of Commerce: 778 Clay St. Suite A. S.F.
> (415) 362-4306
> Herbst Theatre City Box Office (415) 392-4400, www.tickets.com
> or Call (408)313-1967, (650) 759-6228.
>
>
> The Yellow River Cantata
>
> Music by Xian, Xinghai (1905-1945) Lyrics by Guang, Weiran
>
> Xian, Xinghai and Guang, Weiran finished the Yellow River Cantata at
> a time when the whole of Chinese society was suffering from foreign
> invasion. Resistance was the cry of the day, and the passionate call to
> arms, the ring of patriotic fervor that swept the land, became the
> dominant note in the composer's music. The Yellow River Cantata won the
> applause of the people, but irritated the invaders. As the Chinese
> people fought back, this particular musical work underwent the same
> persecution, the same course of struggle and resistance, and eventually
> the same liberation. The fate of the Cantata and the fate of the
> Chinese people are one.
>
> In October 1938, after the fall of Wuhan, poet Guang, Weiran led the
> third resistance opera troupe from Eastern Shanxi Province through the
> Luliang Mountains, an anti-Japanese base area, and crossed the Yellow
> River. Along the way they passed through treacherous gorges, raging
> rapids, reefs, and waterfalls. They witnessed the boatmen on the Yellow
> River battling the fierce wind and towering waves; they listened to the
> deep, resounding work songs of the boatmen. Deeply moved by this
> experience, Guang, Weiran began to write a poem to be called "The Yellow
> River" after arriving at Yan'an in January, 1939. On the eve of Lunar
> New Year, he read the poem at a New Year celebration. Xian, Xinghai was
> present, and upon hearing the poem, was overjoyed. He expressed his
> determination to create the Yellow River Cantata for the opera troupe.
>
> Housed in a crude, earthen cave, the ailing Xian, Xinghai worked for
> six consecutive days and finished the composition in March. On April
> 13, the Yellow River Cantata premiered in the auditorium of the College
> of Shanbei. It was an instant success, whereupon it quickly became
> known throughout China.
>
> The Yellow River Cantata is divided into eight sections, including
> two solos, one duet, and chorus. The spirit of each piece is
> effectively introduced by a short recitation preceding the music.