Haiying Li: Our Sun Yat-sen

Featuring

Haiying Li
Yulin Chen
Ziling Lao
Qifeng Fei
Chuanliang Wang
Guodong Feng

Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra
China Broadcast Children's Choir of National Radio
Choir of the Department of Vocal Studies at Xinghai Conservatory of Music

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Performer Biography

Long Yu, the current music director of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, is an internationally renowned Chinese conductor who also serves as Artistic Director for several other major Chinese orchestras and festivals.

Performer Biography

The Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1957, is one of China's most prestigious orchestras and the only Chinese orchestra to have toured all five continents.

Composition History

The 'Symphonic Epic: Our Sun Yat-sen' was commissioned by the Guangdong Provincial Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's birthday.

Notable Performances

The 'Symphonic Epic: Our Sun Yat-sen' premiered on November 12, 2016, at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Guangzhou, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's birthday.

Composer Biography

Haiying Li, the composer, has won over a hundred composing awards, both domestically and internationally, including the National 'Wen Hua' Music Prize.

Performer Biography

The China Broadcast Children's Choir of National Radio, established in 1951, is the earliest and first high-level children's choral group in China, having trained generations of artistic talents.

Compositional Technique

The work features a diverse range of performers, including a hundred-person symphony orchestra, a hundred-person mixed choir, a seventy-person children's choir, child soloists, tenors, baritones, sopranos, an organ, and an off-stage brass band.