Jinfan Chinese Orchestra of the High School Affiliated to Tsinghua University participated in the "Third International Arts Festival" competition in the United States and won the gold medal of performance and the first prize of orchestra performance competition

San Francisco, the West Coast of the United States local time on the 16th to 17th, the United States the third "Handshake across the Ocean - the United States International Art Festival" was held in San Francisco。

There were 60 people from Jinfan Folk Orchestra of Affiliated High School who participated in the activity，Vice President Du Yuzhen and Vice President Shi Ping led the team，Mr. Hu Jun, director of the orchestra office, is responsible for coordination and organization，Mr. Liu Beibei, secretary of the League Committee of the Moral Education Department, is responsible for the management, and Mr. Chen Xiwei is responsible for the safety work，Not only did they successfully hold concerts with patriotic themes，And in the orchestra competition held after fruitful results。

At 16:30 on the afternoon of the 16th, Jinfan Chinese Orchestra of Affiliated High School first successfully held a special folk concert in the Bafton Performance Center。Beginning of the concert，Mr. Hu Jun, executive conductor of the Jinfan Chinese Orchestra of Tsinghua High School, first led the students to play the joyful and festive wind and percussion song "Dragon Leaps and Tiger Leaps" for the American audience.，The theme of the music is the Chinese totem "dragon"，Out came the New Year，The joyful mood and lively festive atmosphere of the people throughout the country，Liu Xinzhu's drum SOLO and the students' superb playing skills won the audience's applause。

In the subsequent performance, the orchestra showcased outstanding "intangible culture and heritage" such as traditional Chinese guqin and Kunqu opera to the audience through works such as "Running Water Exercises" and "Peony Pavilion".。The orchestra also played a piece of music with special significance, "Spring Comes early Everywhere in the Motherland", which was specially arranged for the performance by Hu Jun.，The music is based on the famous song "Jubilant"，It is accompanied by Uygur, Tibetan and Mongolian folk songs，Beautiful melody and cheerful rhythm，For everyone to show the spring to lead，The land of the motherland everywhere prosperity, the great unity of all nationalities, a warm scene of celebrating the festival。

The orchestra also performed "Looking at each Other" with the American cellist Ms. Deng Ze and the Erhu player Mr. Tian Youping, reflecting the aspirations of the Chinese people for the prosperity and reunification of the motherland。

The highlight of the concert was the orchestra's debut performance of the first Chinese folk music work "Fish Song of the East China Sea (Part 1) ----- The soil of the Diaoyu Islands is the soil of my ancestors".。It was created by teacher Hu Jun on September 18, 2012。The students are full of patriotism, seriously and passionately into the performance, the audience is also affected by the students' performance, before the end of the music, has issued a long, very warm applause。

Led by the orchestra, Vice President of Tsinghua High School Shi Ping also presented to the representatives of the Tsinghua Alumni Association in the United States the map of Diaoyu Islands just published in China, the evidence that Diaoyu Islands have been Chinese territory since ancient times, and the video disc of the orchestra's special concert at the National Theatre。

On the afternoon of the 17th, the orchestra performance competition was held at the San Francisco Art Palace，The orchestra has also achieved excellent results: assessed by the organizing committee of the festival，Tsinghua Jinfan Chinese Orchestra won the gold medal of the Art Festival;Judged by the festival jury，The song "The Fish Song of the East China Sea (Part 1) The soil of the Diaoyu Islands is the soil of my ancestors" won the first prize of the band competition, and the program "Peony Pavilion Zao Luo Pao" selected by the Kunqu Opera Club won the second prize，The flute Commune of the High School Affiliated to Tsinghua University won the second prize of small ensemble through the CD selection of "Tick Tock"。At the same time, Du Yuzhen, vice president of Tsinghua High School, also won the Excellent Organization Award;Mr. Hu Jun won the Best conductor award, and his work "Fish Song of the East China Sea (Part 1) The soil of the Diaoyu Islands is the soil of my ancestors" won the Excellent Creation Award。The Tsinghua Alumni Association of the United States also awarded the "Sino-American Cultural Ambassadors" award to the Affiliated High School Chinese Orchestra。

The Affiliated High School Chinese Orchestra was founded in 2002. After 10 years of development, with the encouragement and help of Beijing Municipal Education Commission, Haidian District Education Commission and Tsinghua High School, it has now become a mature student Chinese orchestra with complete vocal structure, diverse performance styles, and its own playing styles and compositions。

Orchestra teachers and students focus on patriotic education，With the love of folk music culture，秉承毛泽东同志“延安文艺座谈会讲话”精神，Follow Tsinghua University's academic philosophy of "self-improvement, moral commitment"，To "inherit traditional music culture，Guide the national cultural orientation "as their own responsibility，Give full play to the role of "seeding machine" and "propaganda team" of culture and art，Expressing the aspirations of Chinese youth in the world language of music has become one of the characteristics of the orchestra。In the past 10 years, the orchestra has organized more than 40 community, overseas and special performances, showcasing China's outstanding traditional music culture to nearly 40,000 Chinese and foreign audiences。