President

Bohua Academy Youth Group
President: Janine (Yunfan) Yang
Vice President: Danielle Xie
Bohua Academy Youth Group
Musicians
-Caroline Bao, Flute
-Janine (Yunfan) Yang, Chinese
-Melody Li, Keyboard, Percussion
flute (Di-Zi), Hu-lu-si, Gu-Zheng
-Danielle Xie, Pipa
(Chinese Zither), and Drum
-Edward Xie, Er-Hu and percussion
-Elise (Xinxin) Zhao, Pipa and
-Sampras Xu, Er-Hu
Percussion
-Ella Yang, Er-Hu, Cello
presents:
Orient Flowers
in Bloom
Musical Director: WenQing Yang
Special Thanks To:
Concert Production Team
Communications and Promotions: Ella Yang and Janine Yang
Poster Design: Elise Zhao, Cathy Chen, Ella Yang and Janine Yang
Background Slides Design and Stage Manager: Cathy Chen
Audio and Video Managers: Nan Yang and Yiliang Bao
Costumes: Zhaoxia Zeng
Respected Local Artists: Tony Chen, Qing Li, Rachael Jiang and Vivian
Saturday, September 20th, 2014
1:00-2:00 pm
Scripps Miramar Ranch Library, Performance Hall
10301 Scripps Lake Drive, San Diego, CA 92131
www.bohuausa.org/youth
Bergova
Bohua Acamedy of Chinese Music Art
Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Sponsored by the San Diego Public Library
Program Notes
The Flower and the Youth
This is a folk song from Qinghai, northwest of China, where elevation is
over 6500 feet. It is derived from a type of folk music called Qinghai
Flower (Qinghai Hua-Er). These songs are usually sung by young men
and young women in the field or in mountains to express their affection
to each other, or simply to appreciate the Mother Nature.
Jasmine Flower (Mo Li Hua)
Jasmine Flower is one of the oldest and most popular folk songs
favored by Chinese people and abroad. It was written in Qing Dynasty.
There are several variations of the song. The tune we present here is
the most well-known version from Jiangsu Province. It talks about how
people love jasmine flowers and enjoy sharing the flowers with others.
Chant of Pipa
“Chant of Pipa” is the masterpiece from a Chinese movie, “Letter From
An Unknown Woman”. The song depicts a sad story of a man who reunites with his young love and begins a blooming romance. Later on,
he promises to his lover that he will come back to her after he has
learned that she is carrying his child. However, they never met. The
beautifully sad story is illustrated with repetitive and simple notes.
Sai Ma (Horse Racing)
This is a short but famous Er-Hu solo piece in China. It talks about
horse racing activity in the popular 'Naadam Festival' on the great
Mongolian Plain. The music requires advanced technical skills
including fast bow and jump bow. Its simple rhythm originated from a
Mongolian folk tune called Red Flag Song.
Canon in D Major
Canon in D was one of Johann Pachelbel’s most famous pieces. It
gained its popularity in the 1970s, due to a recording by Jean-Francois
Paillard and is now commonly played when the bride walks down the
aisle during a wedding. This song, originally written for four string
instruments, is now rearranged for the piano and flute. The piano’s left
hand plays the bass line while the right hand and the flute switch on
and off between the melody and accompaniment.
Qing Hua Ci (Blue and White Porcelain )
Qing Hua Ci is a love song, using blue and white porcelain as a
metaphor describing a girl’s beauty. Blue and white porcelain vases
originated from the Yuan Dynasty more than 700 years ago, usually
inscribed with detailed, small, elaborate designs.
Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon
"Clouds Chasing the Moon" was written by a famous musician Guan
Renin 1932. It depicts a picture of a beautiful night sky, colors showing
through the darkness. In the sky, the clouds and the single shining
moon “chase” each other, creating a peaceful, serene image.
Spring of Tian Mountain
This is a traditional PiPa song describing the beauty of Tian Mountain
as well as the native people living around Tian Mountain area in the
early spring, where snow starts melting, birds start singing and flowers
start blooming. Tian Mountain, also known as Snow Mountain, is the
most beautiful mountain in Xingjiang territory and it is covered by snow
all year around. It is symbolic mountain for Uyghur natives. This song
particularly serves as a celebration on identity and personality of the
local Uyghur people by illustrating a scenic picture of the Mountain.
Hand-drum is usually used to accompany the music.
Happy Years
Happy year is a Chinese traditional ensemble music. It has a flavor of
music from northern China with simple melody and dramatic
dynamics. This is a popular song that is often played during Chinese
New Year celebration. The music celebrates the bumper harvest
yielded from the rich land.
Picking Lu-Chai Flowers (Ba-Geng-Lu-Chai-Hua)
This music is arranged from a folk song from Jiang-Su province. The
original song is a popular regional tune that is often sung by rice
farmers in the field when taking breaks from busy rice planting season.
Program
The Flower and the Youth………..Luo-bing Wang, arr. WenQing Yang
Qinghai folk song; ensemble
Jasmine Flower (Mo Li Hua)………..….……Fang He, arr. WenQing Yang
Jiangsu folk song, ensemble
Chant of Pipa…………………………………………………………...………….……………......Lin-Hai
Pipa solo, Elise Zhao
Sai Ma (Horse Racing)……………………………..………………………Hai-Huai Huang
Er-hu solo, Edward Xie
Canon in D Major……………………………………………………………Johann Pachelbel
Piano and flute duet, Melody Li and Caroline Bao
Qing Hua Ci………………………………………Wen-Shan Fang and Jie-Lun Zhou
Erhu solo, Ella Yang
Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon……………..…..Guang Ren and Er Nie
Chinese Zither and flute duet, Janine Yang and Caroline Bao
Spring of Tian Mountain………….....…....Mai-Jiang Wusi and Li-Chun Yu
Pipa solo, Danielle Xie; drum, Janine Yang
Happy Years……………………………..………Ming-Yuan Liu, arr. WenQing Yang
Folk song, ensemble
Picking Lu-Chai Flower………….……Ai-Kang Wang, arr. WenQing Yang
Jiangsu Folk song, ensemble