Duan Jing:
Graduated from the Composition Department of Sichuan Conservatory of Music.
Graduated from Birmingham Conservatory of Music with a master's degree in composition.
Now she teaches in the Music School of Chongqing Southern Translation Institute.
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The following are interviews with Mr. Cheng, Mr. Dong and Mr. Duan respectively.
Reporter: Hello, Mr. Cheng, we all know that you are a very special existence for our choir now, and then I am honored to interview you today and talk about your story with the choir. First, I want to gossip. How did you and Mr. Dong meet?
Teacher Cheng: We met through friends, because they are all engaged in music (the field of music).
Reporter: How much did Mr. Dong know about this team before he came to our team?
Mr. Cheng: Before Mr. Dong came, I always took the choir. I started to join the choir in 1998 or 1999, but later, due to lack of energy and too many courses, the school arranged for me to train other performance competitions, so the choir training was interrupted for about seven years. Later, the school thought that the choir would still be established. I said yes, but I probably still didn't have time, so I introduced Mr. Dong to guide me. Moreover, Mr. Dong was originally the conductor of a professional organization, and now he is studying for a master's degree in the conductor department of Shanghai Conservatory of Music, so that students can learn more advanced knowledge and get more advanced scores.
Reporter: Teacher, what do you think is the difference between our training performance before the last special performance and this chorus? Have you seen any changes in the glee club over the years? What is the biggest difference?
Teacher Cheng: Yes, before the special performance, I felt that you were still not confident and couldn't let go. You felt stiff, but now you are much better.
The glee club didn't have such regular training before. They all get together to rehearse after the game and performance, so they can't rehearse for a long time. Natural sounds can't be greatly improved because new blood is injected every year. Under normal circumstances, I think it will be very effective if the choir can train from freshman to junior.
Moreover, in the past, our training place was from the activity center in Area A, to the stormy playground, and now to the activity center.
Reporter: What are your expectations for our game or what level do you think we should be?
Teacher Cheng: Actually, the result of this competition is really unimportant, but the process of training together will become a precious memory in your life. You see, some former Communist Youth League members are outstanding and confident wherever they go now. Last year's big art exhibition, many students from the Film Academy wanted to participate and insisted on running back for training. It's really hard to get it. Although we were deducted points for unwarranted reasons last year and failed to win the first place, I still feel nothing. I am very satisfied with the development of the choir now, because you can see that Teacher Dong really spends a lot of time and energy here and flies from Shanghai every week.
Reporter: Hello, Teacher Dong. I'm glad to have the opportunity to talk to you after rehearsing together for so long. The first question you care about is, after you have been in contact with the choir for so long, what changes do you think the choir has made, or what is the difference between this year and previous years?
Teacher Dong: Of course, from 14, when I first came into contact with the choir of the Art Troupe, the state of the choir was almost falling apart at that time. It's also because the big art exhibition wants to attend the rehearsal. But at that time, the whole team had no sense of chorus. However, after the succession of the first captain's team Committee, I feel that the whole team has become more and more United, more and more collective, and I can feel that everyone's love for chorus art is also increasing. I think this is very good.
Reporter: The students all think that the style of the chorus has changed a lot since Mr. Dong came. What are your criteria for choosing songs for the chorus?
Teacher Dong: My standards may be just the opposite of those of other conductors. Other conductors may think more about the difficulty of the song, but I am just the opposite. My first consideration is what kind of songs are suitable for our college students to sing. Mainly fashion. I think the culture we are in contact with now is very diverse, and there are many musical genres. So you have to be exposed to different styles of chorus. In this way, we hope to master different styles and turn our vocal music team with few majors into a professional team. Including the original Chongqing songs sung this time. I also hope to provide "nutrients" for everyone. Give everyone a chance to "play" good music. How to find fun and singing skills from music is more important.
Reporter: How did you get the authorization of this original Chongqing song this time?
Teacher Dong: Teacher Duan and I are very, very good friends. She also came back from studying at Birmingham Conservatory of Music. The two of us have been discussing this song for a long time, and Mr. Duan has made a lot of efforts from composing to composing words. When this song was written, I thought I might as well try it for our college students.
Reporter: When this song was first written, how did you feel when you first heard it?
Teacher Dong: I was particularly excited at that time, because I thought that the first song, the first song, completely wrote the character of Chongqing people, and the second song, the lyrics sang all the doors in Chongqing. I think Mr Duan has made great efforts in this respect.
Reporter: Do you think Chongqing songs are different from previous works?
Teacher Dong: It will be different, because we have come into contact with many foreign works before. Most of China's works are made of western melodic and harmonic modes, while Chongqing Songzhong's teacher adopts China's pentatonic mode. This is very rare in non-original chorus works. What's more fresh is that Teacher Duan has also incorporated modern harmony into the pentatonic style, so it can be regarded as breaking many chorus traditions, which is very innovative.
Reporter: Having said that, teacher, what are your expectations for the future of this art exhibition and the choir?
Teacher Dong: Actually, I am very grateful to these children in our choir. It is not easy to combine study with intensive rehearsal. But they all did it, and the chorus got better and better. Actually, I'm not really looking forward to it. I just hope that children can broaden their understanding of music every time they learn new works, and I hope they can pass on this spirit of unity and cohesion. In fact, all the "Centennial Orchestra" need this spirit. Every choir will encounter all kinds of difficulties in the process of development, but as long as we work together, it will get better and better. I hope our chorus can become the essence of Chongqing in these cohesion and inheritance.
Reporter: OK, thank you, teacher.
Teacher Duan is communicating with teacher Dong.
Reporter: Hello, Teacher Duan, thank you very much for giving us the authorization to sing Chongqing songs. We are all particularly curious. Where did the inspiration for this song come from? Writing a song for this city, and it is a chorus work, feels very special.
Teacher Duan: Many cities have their own songs because of beijing beijing, Chengdu and Nanjing, so Teacher Dong said that you should write a song for Chongqing. I think so myself, because it seems that every place has its own chorus folk songs. When it comes to Yunnan, I think of "Little Rivers Dripping Water", Shandandan Blossoming, Sichuan and Kangding Love Song. What about Chongqing? It's gone. The only thing I can say is "The Sun Comes Out with Joy" and this song doesn't seem to have a chorus version, so we need a chorus, a piece of music dedicated to Chongqing.
Reporter: So what I wanted to write at first was a chorus?
Teacher Duan: Yes, but there is one problem, that is, the lyrics. There are a lot of things about dock culture and frankness in these lyrics, but they are too grounded. We need to refine them to the artistic level. We hope that Ci has both Chongqing's personality and Chongqing's artistic height. As for the character of Chongqing people, I don't want others to mention Chongqing people, just being honest and frank, not like this. Chongqing also has very tender things. After all, there are two rivers. There are rivers and mountains, masculinity and tenderness, and I hope to integrate him into my works. So when I found the lyrics, I thought it was a reflection (the lyrics of Chongqing songs came from the formula of the old city gate).
There are many "doors" mentioned in the lyrics. In fact, for young people, these "doors" may not be complete. As a lyric, it is a good record, and it happens to be the formula for opening and closing the city gate in the past. I think it's very interesting and can represent Chongqing, which has profound historical significance, but at the same time it's easy to understand.
Reporter: Did you encounter anything interesting or difficult in your creative process?
Teacher Duan: Haha, I was still talking to Teacher Dong today. Basically, there are only difficult things in the creative process. The tricky part lies in the lyrics, and the number of words in each paragraph is exactly the same, which is the word structure of "334". So this will make the creation fall into a very dull rhythm. But it's also the rhythm of the words themselves, so we need to keep it, so I keep some for the fast rhythm, and the other parts are recombined to reflect it in a smoother way.
There is also the arrangement of our model, using Chongqing's "feather" model. Feathering of Gong Shang Jiao Zheng Qu is a common mode in Sichuan and Chongqing, but if only feathering mode is used, the artistic appreciation may not be so strong, so I have also incorporated some modern musical techniques to make this piece look kind and memorable.
Reporter: At the end of this song, there is a distinctive Chongqing dialect. How did you come up with it?
Teacher Duan: First of all, there is such a lyric in itself, which is divided into paragraphs independently. In addition, I think Chongqing dialect is very distinctive and has its own intonation. I add it here to give this song some narrative feeling. It can better reflect the feeling of Chongqing women's expression. Leave a little reverie at the end.
Reporter: Last question, why did you choose our choir as the first concert?
Teacher Duan: I know that our chorus is of course through Teacher Dong. It's the first time for me to listen to your previous concert, and it's not bad in the amateur choir. Another reason why I chose you is Mr. Dong, not my feelings, but my belief in Mr. Dong's ability to control his work. She can make my work achieve a desired effect, which is actually a double choice.