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\u201cDouble Celebration of Macao\u2019s Return to Motherland and Christmas\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Programme Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n “Portuguese Celebration” Come on. Get up. Dance. This vira is great. I came from afar with it. It rocked me in the waves and saw me through the storms. I landed with it here. Oh, twirl, twirl, twirl. Thanks for bringing me into safe harbour. We made friends and family, let’s enjoy the joy of our party. Always different, but ours. A Portuguese party. Oh, twirl, twirl dancing on the waves, in the balancing of ships and tankas. Oh, twirl, vira so close to us. Oh, twir, twirl… twirl. No!<\/p>\n “Silent Night” “At Sunrise”\u00a0 Suona and orchestra The zither can always produce nice music yet good times cannot be retained.<\/span><\/p>\n Yet each musical note from it represents true feelings.<\/span><\/p>\n Adagio is reminiscence of the past, tinged with Master Zhuangzi\u2019s bewilderment lost in the dream of possibly being a butterfly, as well as Emperor Wang’s desire of an amorous spring heart. Love precipitated in time, melodies flowing in the heart, music becomes an obsession, lingering, fluttering. Do I feel dismayed? Not really.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Finding light in the darkness of depression, one comes to know that behind the obsession stands persistence, in pursuing the original dream.<\/span><\/p>\n That dream is presented in the allegro\u2019s bright, vivid rhythms, interconnected phrases, which give off a touch of youth.<\/span><\/p>\n They all say that the past cannot be changed, and youth cannot be retained. But with music and rhymes around and singing uttered, are we not reliving the free, passionate days of youth?<\/span><\/p>\n Life keeps moving forward, with untold fetters. May we understand each other in the melody and keep our love and friendship always fresh in the rhyme.<\/span><\/p>\n Joy to the world “Ode to the Sun” \u00a0 <\/strong>Comp. Wang Dan Hong<\/strong><\/span> “Santa Claus is coming to town” “Ave Maria” “Guo Feng”\u00a0 <\/strong>Comp. Chiu Chi Ping<\/strong><\/span> The Song of the Seven Sons [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”39467″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \u201cDouble Celebration of Macao\u2019s Return to Motherland and Christmas\u201d Programme Introduction “Portuguese Celebration” Comp. R\u00e3o Kyao Arr. … Continue reading “Programme Introduction”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ochm-macau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ochm-macau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ochm-macau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ochm-macau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ochm-macau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39534"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.ochm-macau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39558,"href":"https:\/\/www.ochm-macau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39534\/revisions\/39558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ochm-macau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ochm-macau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ochm-macau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>Comp. R\u00e3o Kyao<\/strong> Arr. Kuan Nai Chung<\/strong><\/span>
\nCome on. Come to my party with me. It’s for you too! Oh, my bacalhau, my wine, my olive oil, my guitar, my music! Santo Ant\u00f3nio onde casei Meu S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o padroeiro no Entrudo j\u00e1 fui Rei Pras festas sou o primeiro.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Comp. Franz X. Gruber\u00a0 <\/strong>Arr. Kuan Nai Chung<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe original lyrics were written in German and the melody was done by Franz Gruber, the principal of an Austrian elementary school.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Comp. Tian Ding\u00a0 <\/strong>Arr. Lou mai shuo <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Comp. H\u00e4ndel\u00a0 <\/strong>Arr. Kuan Nai Chung<\/strong><\/span>
\nAs one of the most famous Christmas carols, the work conveys the idea that joy and love replace sin and sorrow.<\/p>\n
\nThe 3rd movement: Longing<\/span>
\nDeveloped from the Bayu (Chongqing) region folk elements. The pieces have a strong Bayu flavour and cultural traits, profound emotional connotation and imposing power, showing the broader life spirit and tenacious vitality of the working people.<\/p>\n
\nComp. <\/strong>Haven Gillespie\u00a0 Arr. <\/strong>Kuan Nai Chung<\/span>
\nis a well-known traditional Christmas tune, joyful, melodious and giving off strong Christmas vibes.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Comp. G.Caccini\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Arr. Chan Sze Ngon<\/strong><\/span>
\nSelected and adapted from a collection of Catholic hymns.<\/p>\n
\nThis piece is based on the ancient music “Three stanzas of plum-blossoms”, which symbolizes the fusion of old and new in Chinese music.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Comp. Li Haiying\u00a0 <\/strong>Arr. Hao Weiya<\/strong><\/span>
\nSong of the Seven Sons – Macao \u2013 the first piece of a series of seven patriotic poems written by Chinese poet and scholar Wen Yiduo in 1925 \u2013 depicts the struggle of the Chinese nation against destiny. This adaptation gives it a new charm and emotionality. The touching melodies of Song of the Seven Sons will make audiences feel the deep bond and love between Macao and the motherland.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"