- Peking Opera Tune: Nezha Lingingju: Na Zha Ling
Jinghu: Zhang Xin | Drums: Li Caiqian | Suona: Li Zequan | Arrangement: Ai Bing
Performed by the HCTMG Orchestra
Peking opera qupai plays a very important role in Peking opera music. Its main function is to describe the environment, set the stage atmosphere, and coordinate with the actors’ performances. The scene music composed of Peking opera qupai and percussion instruments has a strong performance power. The performance can change the atmosphere on the stage according to the plot and add luster to the performance. - Taiwan Folk Song Melody :Peach Blossom Takes the Ferry
Erhu: Xu Ruqing | Arrangement: Zhu Changyao | Conductor: Zhang Xin
The tunes of Taiwan’s Chegu Opera are a folk song and dance drama widely spread in Taiwan. They are familiar melodies to the people, full of humor and wit. Accompanied by dance performances, the music is full of joy and fun, with singing and dancing, cheerful and lively, full of humanity and local characteristics.
- Taiwan Folk Song Melody: The green Ali Mountain
Erhu: Qiu Jiping | Arrangement: Zhu Changyao | Conductor: Zhang Xin
The mountains are green, the streams are blue, the girls of Alishan are as beautiful as water, and the boys of Alishan are as strong as mountains. This is the only famous song that describes the mountainous customs and people of Taiwan in the tune of the Gaoshan people. - Guzheng Solo: Winter Crows Playing in Water
Guzheng: Liu Yun
This famous zither piece has a fresh style and unique rhyme, depicting the scene of “jackdaws” leisurely and contentedly chasing and playing with each other in the water. “Jackdaw” in the song generally refers to water birds. - Erhu Ensemble: Endless Love
Composed by Cui Junrong
Erhu: He Dongmei, Ma Jin, Qiu Jiping, Chen Yifan, Xu Ruqing, Zhang Shide, Zhang Xin
The meaning of the beautiful myth is: no matter how the world changes, you will always be the most beautiful myth in my heart. It expresses a kind of devotion, a kind of deep affection, a touch of sadness, deep nostalgia, the love and pain of a thousand years of love. - Quzheng Quartet: The White Snake Renewed
Guzheng: Liu Yun, Zheng Hanna, Iris Jiang, Huang Xinglian
Percussion: Li Caiqian, Leo Jiang
Composed by Zuo Hongyuan | Arranged by Liu Yun, Li Caiqian
The sequel to “Impression of White Snake” presents and praises the beautiful love story of young men and women in “The Legend of White Snake” with a duet of four guzhengs. - Paigu Solo: Dragon Boat Dance on the Drums
Paigu: Li Caiqian
Composed by Wang Yidong
The five-tone drum is an important instrument in Chinese percussion music. Playing it is a challenge to the performance of the technique. The whole piece of music has climaxes one after another, and a variety of different rhythm patterns and beat changes run through the whole piece. - Solo Vocal: Mei Lanfang
Vocalist: Yu Xiaomei | Lyrics: Liu Pengchun | Composed by Wu Xiaoping
Accompanied by the Houston Chinese Orchestra | Conductor: Zhang Xin
This is a vocal work that incorporates traditional opera singing techniques. ” Peking songs” belong to a type of “opera songs”, which is a type of song that combines Peking opera tunes with modern music. That is, it shows the artistic characteristics of Beijing dialect and Beijing rhyme. - Orchestral Piece: Golden Snake Dance
Composed by Nie Er | Conductor: Zhang Xin
Performed by the Houston Chinese Orchestra
“Golden Snake Dance” is a national orchestral music composed by Nie Er in 1934. The melody is uplifting and passionate, and the sonorous percussion runs through the whole piece, showing the lively scene and jubilant mood of dragon boat racing on the night of the festival. It is a popular and timeless classic instrumental piece.
