Shi Guangnan is a famous composer in my country. In the 1970s, Shi Guangnan's "Toast Song" expressed the mood of hundreds of millions of people and spread throughout the country. Shi Guangnan's name is also well-known to the majority of music lovers along with his works. His works such as "On the Field of Hope", "The Grapes Are Ripe in Turpan", "If You Want to Know Me", etc. are not only beautiful in melody, but also national. It has a strong style and a strong life background. On May 2, 1990, the famous composer Shi Guangnan passed away at the age of 50, depriving the Chinese music industry of an outstanding composer with both virtue and art.
Shi Guangnan's "Toast Song" and "On the Field of Hope" became the most popular songs widely sung in the late 1970s, and famous singers Li Guangxi, Yang Hongji, Han Zhiping and Guan Makimura and others re-sung these familiar melodies composed by Shi Guangnan at the Century Theater. In addition to popular songs such as "Play the Tambourine and Sing", "The Grapes Are Ripe in Turpan", "Sentimental Land" and other popular songs, the concert also sang two songs that had not been sung in the past, "The Most Beautiful" "Hymn Dedicated to the Party" and "Driving a Horse to the Mountain Country".
Shi Guangnan once said: "'Patriotism' is the eternal theme of my creation." Shi Guangnan's works are full of praise for a better life, love for the motherland, and promotion of traditional Chinese culture. and the hope of reviving the national spirit. Whether in the stage of reform and opening up, in the prosperous period of building the motherland, or today when China is heading towards great rejuvenation, Shi Guangnan's works always convey the aspirations of the Chinese people towards the future and continue to arouse the strong passion of hundreds of millions of people. Song has become an enduring song of the times. For this reason, he has become the only artist awarded the title of "People's Musician" by the country after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
Concert program to commemorate people’s musician Shi Guangnan’s works:
1. Toast Song Li Guangxi, Yu Shuang
2. Play the tambourine and sing Luo Tianchan
3. Grassland Flower Sea Ding Yi
4. In happy days Wang Yan
5. Bitter cauliflower blooms in March and Wanshanhong
6. A Touch of Sunset from the opera "Sorrow" by Shen Na
7. What a beautiful campus Ning Xinrui, Ning Xinlei
8. My Motherland Yang Hongji
9. Dragon Boat Race Nie Jianhua
10. Ode to Orange from the opera "Qu Yuan" by Wang Jing
11. White feathers express deep feelings, originally sung by Tao Hong (Ning Xinrui, Ning Xinlei) and Li Guyi
12. The grapes in Turpan are ripe Guanmu Village
13. Phoenix tail bamboo golden man under the moonlight
14. Winter is Coming from the opera "Sorrow" by Song Xinning
15. The sound of horse bells Han Zhiping (Tao Hong)
16. The Sentimental Land Tong Tiexin
17. The most beautiful hymn dedicated to the Party Kim Soon Ae
18. Hainan Sketch Yu Lina
19. If you want to know me Guan Mucun
20. Mountain Ghost from the opera "Qu Yuan" by Huang Huali
21. Raging Fire from the opera "Qu Yuan" by Zhang Jimin
22. In the Field of Hope Yin Xiumei Shi Guangnan was born in Chongqing on August 22, 1940 and died of illness on May 2, 1990. In just 50 years, she composed nearly a thousand songs, but only a few of them have been handed down. , according to the famous composer and conductor Shi Zhiyou, the chief conductor of this concert, he made a major discovery when he went to Shi Guangnan's studio to collect music scores. Shi Guangnan planned three large-scale concerts for himself during his lifetime, including There are 133 songs, more than 100 of which have never been released. These songs have complete scores and are easy to put on the stage. This is a very valuable asset.
Concerts commemorating the 70th anniversary of the birth and the 20th anniversary of the death of People’s Musician Shi Guangnan were held in Beijing and Tianjin in August 2010.