“Love is Happening——2015 Vocal Force College Tour at ECNU” takes place.
Enjoying outdoor concerts on the Minhang Campus has become a tradition in early summer for most ECNUers. On the nights of May 26th and May 27th, this year’s Concerts of May were held as scheduled.
On May 26, “Love is Happening——2015 Vocal Force College Tour at ECNU”, the first entry in this year’s Concerts of May, took place on the Minhang campus’ University Library lawn. During the concert, Vocal Force, a pop band made up of three young local musicians, performed a fabulous show for the audience and played some beautiful songs.
Vocal Force performs a fabulous show for ECNUers.
The band members, Wang Zhida, Yu Di, and Song Gang, provided the audience with a feast of beautiful songs that included Man of La Mancha, Hymne à l’Amour, The Prayer, Hawthorne Tree, Andante, Les Rois du Monde, My Destiny, You Raise Me Up and so on. They made the stylistic switch from Bel Canto to pop seem natural, and their unique approach to these familiar songs gave the performance a personal touch. Their lively dancing and friendly interactions with the audience overwhelmed the University Library lawn with cheers and applause.
The second concert integrates various forms of performances of both Chinese and Western styles.
On May 27, the University hosted another concert, this time played by musicians from ECNU’s Department of Music and the University of Central Arkansas. The performers played at the Concert Hall on the Minhang Campus.
Beginning with Nights of New York, directed by Ken Lam, a professor from the University of Central Arkansas, the concert integrated various forms of performances of both Chinese and Western styles. Shi Chunxuanzi, Song Xiaolu, Robert Kart, and other notable musicians presented Ballad of the Yellow River, Love My China, In Centralasien, Tune of the Rainbow Robe, Carmen Fantasy, and Senji Demma, in succession.
The concert provides an auditory and visual feast for the audience.
With wonderful performances by both Chinese and western musicians, the concert was indeed an auditory and visual feast which was memorable for everyone. The concert concluded with Little Apple, a symphony translated from a pop Chinese song, which keeps all of the joy of the original. It was greeted with long applause from the audience, who anticipate an equally excellent performance next year.
