A mass amateur literary and art group voluntarily composed of retired cadres and employees, demobilized soldiers, workers, businessmen, and the elderly. In just four years since its establishment, it has frequently participated in domestic and foreign performances, and won one international exchange special award and three domestic invitational competition gold awards. , 6 first prizes, 6 first prizes for provincial performances, and 15 awards of various types in the city. "Beautiful Baoshan, magical Gaoligong", in their hearty performance, has continuously improved the reputation of Baoshan and even Yunnan Province, which is admirable.
With curiosity and respect, the reporter interviewed the choir and revealed the dreams and hardships behind the success of the Gaoligong Chorus.
A team of middle-aged and elderly people who regard their hobbies as careers
Under the blue sky and dreamlike light background, 20 graceful "girls" of the Achang ethnic group floated in like clouds. Accompanied by cheerful music, their manners Elegant, with brisk dance steps and body as light as the wind, it is so beautiful. Can you imagine that they are all middle-aged and elderly people in their sixties? Not only that, this is the third time they have won a gold medal in a similar competition.
The Gaoligong Chorus took a group photo after winning the prize in the Hong Kong "Harmony and Love" competition
From June 16 to 19, 2019, the 7th Yunnan Province "Golden Autumn Style" Dance Competition was held in Chenggong, Kunming. 51 performers from across the province The representative team participated in this competition. The dance "Deng Wo Luo" selected by the Baoshan Gaoligong Chorus won the gold medal with a score of 9.88. At the same time, it was included in the province's outstanding dance program library by the Yunnan Provincial Dancers Association. Behind the achievements of
is the hard work of the team members. Han Lihua, deputy director of the Gaoligong Choir, told reporters that member Tan Lihua was too involved in rehearsals and used too much force during a dance, causing her shoulder bone to dislocate. After being sent to the city's Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for treatment, she died again the next day. Return to the unit to attend rehearsals. When the members started rehearsing, their old father was sick and hospitalized. In order not to affect the overall effect, he and his brothers agreed to take turns taking care of the old man, stay up late at night in the hospital, and attend the rehearsal on time the next day.
"Aren't you called the Gaoligong chorus ? How come you also perform dance?"
In response to the reporter's question, Cao Hongbo, the leader of the Gaoligong Chorus, explained with a smile: "Since the choir was founded, it has only performed singing. The inability to fully meet the needs and all-round development of the members is the result of our continuous recruitment of talents for innovative development. "
" To enter the Gaoligong Chorus, you need to pass the assessment and interview. Those who are less than 1.6 meters tall are not allowed, and those who do not meet the standard are not allowed... "A folk choir has such great confidence. Cao Hongbo has his own dream: to make achievements and let the world know about Baoshan and Gaoligong. With his enterprising spirit, he led the choir to create one after another. Good results. When
was first established, more than 300 people signed up to join the Gaoligong Chorus. After the basic music interview, only 152 members were left.
Some of the medals won by the Gaoligong Chorus
71-year-old Liu Huafen, who retired from Baoshan City People's Court, said: "We, a group of retired old people, are united by our common interests and hobbies, and we all sing together. Singing and dancing not only exercise your body but also make you happy. "
Registering the Gaoligong Choir and training its members is just the first step. Where can they be trained? Where to perform? Questions came one after another. After the Municipal Party Committee's Veteran Cadres Bureau learned of the choir's difficulties, it incorporated the Gaoligong Chorus into the Veteran Cadres Bureau Group Association, set aside a venue at the Municipal Retired Cadres Activity Center as a fixed teaching site, and contacted various provincial and municipal performances. The choir went into battle lightly. , devoted himself to rehearsing the show. Most of the veteran comrades of the
choir do not have a solid musical background. Cao Hongbo, a national fourth-level actor who has worked in the Baoshan Art Troupe for many years, took on the important role of leader. He organizes group members to practice vocalization, breath adjustment, and reading simplified musical notation every morning. He taught the group members face to face, asking them to put their hands on his stomach to experience the correct breath adjustment during singing practice.
Some of the trophies won by the Gaoligong Chorus
In order to improve everyone's professional standards, the choir also invited Shanghai Conservatory of Music professors to give students professional passing exams. After several months of hard training, rain or shine, 70% of the team members received passing certificates.In subsequent performances on stage, the achievements made everyone feel a sense of accomplishment again and again. The choir's laughter and jokes could be heard from time to time in the rehearsal hall. A group of retired elderly people seemed to have returned to their youth, pursuing their dreams with all their heart.
The award certificate obtained by the Gaoligong Choir
A choir leader who dares to be serious with the CCTV Spring Festival Gala director
Opportunities always favor those who are prepared. In April 2016, the 7th National Middle-aged and Elderly Chorus Art Festival and the 7th National Middle-aged and Elderly Chorus Star Invitational Competition were held at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing. After many rounds of auditions, the Baoshan Gaoligong Chorus went to Beijing to perform as the only representative team from Yunnan Province.
From April 11th to 12th, the Gaoligong Chorus, dressed in ethnic minority costumes, made a brilliant debut at the National Center for the Performing Arts. Their melodious singing echoed throughout the theater. After singing the song, the audience burst into applause, and the expert judges praised them repeatedly. In the end, the Gaoli Choir's entries "Half Moon Climbs Up" and "Long March" won the Star Gold Award, "Heavenly Road" and "Rich and Beautiful Lujiang Dam" won the Star Gold Award, the choir won the Best Organization Award, and conductor Cao Hongbo won the Best Conductor Award, piano accompanist Chen Lei won the Best Accompanist Award, winning eight awards in one fell swoop, becoming the team with the most awards among the 48 participating teams across the country.
The professional and outstanding performance of the Gaoligong Chorus attracted the attention of senior officials. After half a year, they were assigned to participate in the recording of the 2017 National Middle-aged and Elderly Spring Festival Gala. During the recording process, there was a scene where group leader Cao Hongbo had a dispute with the CCTV Spring Festival Gala director.
The Gaoligong Chorus took a group photo after winning the competition at the National Center for the Performing Arts
It turned out that when recording the program for the first time, as the accompaniment sounded, the Gaoligong Chorus performed the Lisu dance "We Fight" with unique Yunnan ethnic characteristics. "The song is so happy", but the background is the Loess Plateau. After Cao Hongbo found out, he immediately stopped the rehearsal. The director of the Spring Festival Gala asked unhappily: "What's going on?" Cao Hongbo told him: "Our song and dance reflects the customs of ethnic minorities in the border areas of Baoshan, Yunnan, and shows the cultural characteristics of Baoshan, but this background does not suit us. The scenery of Yunnan."
The director hesitated for a moment and said that he had searched the material library beforehand and there was no material from Baoshan. "This is not possible. This kind of performance is sorry for Baoshan. We would rather not perform it." Seeing a deadlock, Cao Hongbo said again: "We have our own materials, why don't you take a look." The director
called the audiovisual engineer: "Try Their material."
The audiovisual engineer looked impatient and clicked to open the video. There was still disdain on his face, but then he slowly opened his eyes and stared at the picture, deeply attracted by the magical and beautiful natural scenery in front of him. Seeing this scene, the director came over and stared at the picture and asked from time to time: "Is this a rhododendron tree? Why is it so big?" Cao Hongbo proudly explained: "This is one of the trees we enjoy in the National Species Gene Bank and the World Museum of Nature. Known as the "King Rhododendron Tree" in Gaoligong Mountain, the program of the Gaoligong Chorus was successfully recorded in the CCTV " Star Avenue " studio with its loud singing, beautiful melody and colorful background. After the program was broadcast, the audience responded well. warm.
The magnetic field effect produced by a non-professional team
Wang Huasha, who joined the Gaoligong Chorus at the end of 2017, said that the reason he joined was because the choir was well-known, high-level, well-united and disciplined. There is a little story behind the fact that 68-year-old retired cadre Zhang Kunrong and his wife both joined the Gaoligong Choir.
Before, Zhang Kunrong drove his wife to the choir rehearsal every day, and then turned around and left. His wife tried to persuade him several times to go up and have a look, but he refused to go. One time it happened to be raining heavily. Zhang Kunrong walked into the rehearsal hall for the first time. He saw a group of energetic old people rehearsing enthusiastically. With the attitude of giving it a try, he blended in with everyone and started learning to sing. From then on, he never sang again. Missed program rehearsals. In his own words: âJoining the choir feels like I have found an organization, integrated into the group, performed on stage, my health has improved, and I can still live a valuable and meaningful life when I am old.â
Gaoligong Chorus took a group photo after recording the Spring Festival Gala
Now, the Gaoligong Chorus seems busy and fulfilling, participating in cultural exchange performances at various prefectures (municipalities) across the province, participating in Baoshan City Performing Arts Association, and city-wide cultural tours of the Municipal Cultural Center. Cooperating with the Bureau of Veteran Cadres of the Municipal Party Committee to carry out activities to enter rural areas, enter communities, enter schools, enter the army, and enter enterprises, and participate in the theme performance of "Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening Up, Literature and Art Assists the Rural Revitalization Strategy", bringing joy to the grassroots masses and conveying the party's message of voice and care. Every year, the choir participates in more than 30 performances.
The Gaoligong Chorus won eight awards at the National Center for the Performing Arts.
On February 8, 2018, the Gaoligong Chorus was invited to participate in the performance organized by the Baoshan Municipal Committee of the Democratic League. The Gaoligong Chorus presented more than 10 programs including "Another Year of Flowers Blooming", "Good Luck and Good Luck" and "Happy Songs" to showcase the country's prosperity. The beautiful scenery of prosperity, family harmony and happiness conveys the understanding, equality, care and expectation of family members. At the end of the performance, the prison inmates reluctantly bid farewell to the performance group with tears in their eyes.
Back to the beginning of 2017, in view of the Gao Li Choir. Due to their high artistic standards, the Chinese Gerontology Society and the Colorful Sunset National Cultural Activities Organizing Committee for the Middle-aged and Elderly recommended them to perform in Vienna, Austria, the capital of music, and compete on the same stage with 18 old, middle-aged and young art teams from Europe and China.
Cao. When Hong Bo told the team members the good news, everyone was excited and excited. The pre-match training was even harder than usual. Cao Hongbo also invited Gao Dacheng, the music producer of the Yunnan Provincial Song and Dance Theater, to help guide and provide relevant music materials.
The time is fixed in 2017. On October 26, this time, the Gaoligong Choir stood in the Golden Hall of Vienna, the world's art palace. It is the dream of many musicians.
The curtain of the Gaoligong Choir's performance at the Golden Hall in Vienna opened. Standing in the golden hall. , the brightly lit music hall, the piano accompaniment played, the members in ethnic minority costumes smiled and stared at the conductor's gestures, the song "Beautiful and Rich Nujiang Dam" floated, and the moving melody turned into brilliant sunsets. , the cheerful notes turned into little birds, flying into the distance, like a kingfisher flicking water, like an oriole singing, the choir's voice stopped in the hearts of the audience. After singing the song, the conductor turned around and bowed to the audience, and the judges and The audience stood up and applauded the choir. 63-year-old Cao Hongbo and his fellow members had tears of excitement and happiness in their eyes. This time they took home the "International Exchange Gold Award"
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