2021 NJSO Lunar New Year Celebration Concert 新泽西交响乐团中国新年联欢音乐会

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An NJSO tradition continues with a very special Lunar New Year Celebration Concert 中国新年联欢音乐会! This joyous program features new NJSO performances led by Music Director Xian Zhang 张弦 at NJPAC, plus at-home performances and highlights from our 2019 and 2020 Lunar New Year Celebrations. During the concert premiere, Xian 张弦 and NJSO violinist Wendy Chen 陈韵 provide live text commentary right here on YouTube!

The concert features includes Eastern traditional favorites such as the Spring Festival Overture 春节序曲, “Purple Bamboo Tune” 江南丝竹曲-紫竹调, Fisherman’s Song at Eventide 渔舟唱晚 and “Gong Xi Gong Xi” 恭喜发财, united with Western classical favorites such as Tchaikovsky’s Andante cantabile for Cello and Orchestra and Piazzolla’s Libertango.

Featuring the NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 新泽西交响乐团
XIAN ZHANG 张弦 Music Director 音乐总监

Xian Zhang 张弦, conductor 指挥 & piano 钢琴
Xuefei Yang 杨雪霏, guitar 吉他
George Li 黎卓宇, piano 钢琴
Jonathan Spitz, cello 大提琴
Na-Young Baek 白那暎, cello 大提琴
Bart Feller, flute 长笛
Peking University Alumni Chorus 北京大学校友合唱团
Starry Arts Group Children’s Chorus 星韵童声合唱团 | Rebecca Shen 沈晓星, director 指挥

NJSO Musician Hosts
Wendy Chen 陈韵
Xin Zhao 赵欣

CONCERT

00:00 LI HUANZHI 李焕之 Spring Festival Overture 春节序曲
Xian Zhang 张弦, conductor 指挥
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra 新泽西交响乐团
Audio recorded Feb 2, 2019, by Brian Losch, recording engineer
Mixed for broadcast by Tim Martyn, Phoenix Audio
Archival footage from 2019 and 2020 NJSO Lunar New Year Celebrations at New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ
Filmed and edited by DreamPlay Media
Compiled by Victoria McCabe

4:56 Welcome

13:54 TCHAIKOVSKY 柴可夫斯基 Andante cantabile for Cello and Orchestra
Xian Zhang 张弦, conductor 指挥
Jonathan Spitz, cello 大提琴
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra 新泽西交响乐团
Audio and video recorded January 22, 2021, in Prudential Hall, NJPAC, Newark, NJ
Filmed and edited by Purple Critter Media

20:59 LUIZ BONFA Manhã de Carnaval
Xuefei Yang 杨雪霏, guitar 吉他

25:13 SCHUBERT 舒伯特/arr. Liszt 李斯特 Der Erlkönig 魔王
George Li 黎卓宇, piano 钢琴

29:23 TRADITIONAL 中国传统乐曲 “Purple Bamboo Tune” 江南丝竹曲-紫竹调
Xian Zhang 张弦, conductor 指挥
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra 新泽西交响乐团
Audio and video recorded January 22, 2021, in Prudential Hall, NJPAC, Newark, NJ
Filmed and edited by Purple Critter Media

33:41 TRADITIONAL 中国传统乐曲 Fisherman’s Song at Eventide 渔舟唱晚
Xuefei Yang 杨雪霏, guitar 吉他

38:47 CHU WANG-HUA 储望华 “Happy Days”
George Li 黎卓宇, piano 钢琴

40:33 PIAZZOLLA Libertango
Xian Zhang 张弦, conductor 指挥
Xuefei Yang 杨雪霏, guitar 吉他
Na-Young Baek 白那暎, cello 大提琴
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra 新泽西交响乐团
Audio and video recorded January 22, 2021, in Prudential Hall, NJPAC, Newark, NJ
Filmed and edited by Purple Critter Media

45:15 GU JIANFEN 谷建芬 “Spring Dawn” 春晓
Starry Arts Group Children’s Chorus 星韵童声合唱团 | Rebecca Shen 沈晓星, director 指挥
Audio: Eastern Cultural Exchange Association
Video: Eastern Cultural Exchange Association
MSH and IBOBOER team (China)

47:55 GU JIANFEN 谷建芬 “Singing and Smiling” 歌声与微笑
Starry Arts Group Children’s Chorus 星韵童声合唱团 | Rebecca Shen 沈晓星, director 指挥
Video Editor: Dan Graziano
Audio Editor: Eastern Cultural Exchange Association
Animation: MSH and IBOBOER team (China)

50:15 DON BESIG “Flying Free” 自由飞翔
Xian Zhang 张弦, piano 钢琴
Bart Feller, flute 长笛
Peking University Alumni Chorus 北京大学校友合唱团
Project Organizer: Scott Shi
Choral Preparation: Tong Chen
Video & Audio Editor: Darryl Kubian, IndigoFox Media

56:13 TRADITIONAL 中国传统乐曲 “Farewell” 长亭送别
Xian Zhang 张弦, conductor 指挥
Peking University Alumni Chorus 北京大学校友合唱团
Starry Arts Group Children’s Chorus 星韵童声合唱团 | Rebecca Shen 沈晓星, director 指挥
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra 新泽西交响乐团
Archival footage from 2019 and 2020 NJSO Lunar New Year Celebrations
Filmed and edited by DreamPlay Media

1:00:34 TRADITIONAL 中国传统乐曲 “Gong Xi Gong Xi” 恭喜发财
Xian Zhang 张弦, conductor 指挥
Peking University Alumni Chorus 北京大学校友合唱团
Starry Arts Group Children’s Chorus 星韵童声合唱团 | Rebecca Shen 沈晓星, director 指挥
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra 新泽西交响乐团
Archival footage from 2019 and 2020 NJSO Lunar New Year Celebrations
Filmed and edited by DreamPlay Media

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Director: Andrew Bove
Producer: Toni Dolce

Jib Operator: Ian Kosmaczewski
Stedicam Operator: Victor Lazaro
Camera Operator: Max Bayarsky
Camera Operator: Damon Bundschuh
Camera Operator: Michael Pruitt-Bruun
Assistant Camera: Luna Burns
Production Assistant: Max Rothman
Production Company: Purple Critter Media
purplecritter.us
Tim Martyn, Audio Producer
Jennifer Nulsen, Recording Engineer

Additional audio and video editing by Dan Graziano.

The Lunar New Year Celebration is generously sponsored in part by an anonymous donor in honor of Music Director Xian Zhang. Major support for the festival is also provided by A. Michael and Ruth C. Lipper, Prudential Financial, Norm Slonaker & Linda Dujack, Margaret Lam & David Yen and BROAD U.S.A.

NJSO: https://www.njsymphony.org

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