THE SALT LAKE CHINESE CHOIR PRESENTS:
For Many A Reason, I Sing
我歌唱的理由
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Sat. Jun 18, 2022 2:30pm
📍 Libby Gardner Concert Hall
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APPROX. 2 HRS
Program 演出曲目
Program 演出曲目
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English Version
English Version
Sing for the Arts
The Joy of Snowflakes
Jenny H. Chou (b. 1963)
Deep Smile
Yu-Hsien Huang (b. 1983)
A Blossoming Tree
Eric Liu (1980-2019)
Fairy of the Magpie Bridge*
Chun-Da Huang (b. 1986)
(I-Shan Lai, Gao-hu; Terence Chen, Narrator)
Interlude
Galloping Steeds Yaoxing Chen (b. 1941)
Sing for Ourselves
Many Reasons for Me to Sing
Aaron King (b. 1987)
I Believe This Is Love*
Hunter Lee (b. 1990)
Interlude
Grapes Harvest Wei Zhou (b. 1961)
Sing for You
Big Fish
Arr. Yuchuan Wen (b. 1985)
Sound Beneath the Snowfall
Arr. Chun-Da Huang (b. 1986)
Back Window
Arr. Koji Sakurai (b.1965)
Instrumentation Parts by Zhen Zhou (b. 1992)
Percussion Parts by Tyler Chen (b. 1996)
(I-Shan Lai, Gao-hu; Zhen Zhou, Di-zi;)
(Tyler Chen, Creighton Pena, Jonathan
Gibson, percussions)
The Brightest Star in the Night Arr. Zhifan Gao
*Commissioned by Salt Lake Chinese Choir
中文版
中文版
為藝術歌唱
雪花的快樂 周鑫泉 (b. 1963)
深笑 黃俞憲 (b. 1983)
一棵開花的樹 劉新誠 (1980-2019)
鵲橋仙 黃俊達 (b. 1986)
(高胡：賴逸珊；朗誦：陳由義)
間奏曲
戰馬奔騰 陳耀星 (b. 1941)
(二胡：賴逸珊；鋼琴：王妍琦)
為自己歌唱
歌唱的理由有很多 金承志 (b. 1987)
我想這就是愛吧 李宗翰 (b. 1990)
鋼琴編曲：黃威齊 (b. 1996)
間奏曲
葡萄熟了 周維 (b. 1961)
(二胡：賴逸珊；鋼琴：王妍琦)
為你們歌唱
大魚 編曲：溫雨川 (b. 1985)
雪落下的聲音 編曲：黃俊達 (b. 1986)
後窗 編曲：櫻井弘二 (b. 1968)
器樂編曲：周政 (b. 1992)
打擊編曲：陳仕淵 (b. 1996)
(高胡：賴逸珊；笛子：周政)
(打擊：陳仕淵、翁偉禹、鄭健業)
夜空中最亮的星 編曲：高至凡
Artists 藝術家
Artists 藝術家
Yu-Feng Huang 黃育峰 - Music Director
Yu-Feng Huang 黃育峰 - Music Director
台灣台北人。猶他大學合唱指揮博士。現任鹽湖華人合唱團音樂總監。歷年來指導過的合唱團不計其數，在台灣合作的團體包含交通大學合唱團、政治大學法律學院合唱團以及多所國高中學校合唱團和社區合唱團。在美期間，多次擔任客席指揮，並將當代亞洲合唱曲目介紹給美國聽眾。在猶他大學時師事Barlow Bradford博士。於台灣師範大學取得合唱指揮碩士學位，師承孫愛光博士。赴美前，長年跟隨台大合唱團連芳貝老師學習合唱指揮。
A citizen of Taiwan, Yu-Feng Huang earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Utah. He has performed with numerous groups that make up the choral landscape of Utah. He currently serves as the music director of the Salt Lake Chinese Choir.
As a conductor, Dr. Huang has served as music director for more than ten choirs, including Taiwan’s National Chiao-Tung University Chorus, National Cheng-Chi University Law Department Chorus, as well as several high school and community choirs across Taiwan. He has performed with international award-winning choirs and introduced contemporary Asian choral music to American audiences as a guest conductor of the Choral Arts Society of Utah.
During his time at the University of Utah, Yu-Feng studied under Dr. Barlow Bradford, served as a teaching assistant with the University of Utah Chamber Choir and A Cappella Choir, and was an instructor of the undergraduate conducting class. He received his Master of Fine Arts in Choral Conducting under Dr. Ai-Kuang Sun (孫愛光) at the National Taiwan Normal University, considered the best choral program in Taiwan. Yu-Feng learned as a protégé of famed choral conductor Fang-Pei Lien (連芳貝) with the National Taiwan University Chorus for more than 10 years.
Website: http://yufenghuang.info
Yanqi Wang 王妍琦 - Piano Accompanist
Yanqi Wang 王妍琦 - Piano Accompanist
王妍琦，四歲開始習琴，2014年以優異成績被南京師範大學音樂系錄取，在鋼琴系主任張昱煜指導下獲得鋼琴學士學位，隨後在猶他大學獲鋼琴演奏碩士學位並繼續深造至今，現作為鋼琴演奏學博士在讀生，師從猶他大學音樂學院鋼琴系主任魯寧教授。曾獲2021年SummerArt 藝術節青年組鋼琴獨奏第一名，協奏組第二名；同年與博士班同學在2021-2022美國MTNA-Stecher and Horowitz雙鋼琴比賽中榮獲一等獎；卡丹賽鋼琴比賽二等獎；雅馬哈全國鋼琴比賽優秀獎。 2017年曾受邀參加Saarbug室內樂音樂節，並在2018年擔任鹽湖城華人合唱團鋼琴伴奏至今。在本科期間，連續三年獲得珠江鋼琴獎學金；在研究生期間連續兩年擔任猶他大學鋼琴系助教。
Yanqi Wang is pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree in Piano Performance at the University of Utah, study under the guidance of the piano area head, Dr. Ning Lu. She has been playing piano since she was four years old. In 2014, she was admitted to the School of Music in Nanjing Normal University, study with the chair of piano department, Professor Yuyu Zhang. After earning her bachelor’s degree in music (BM), she continued her study with Dr. Ning Lu and earned her Master of Musical Art (MM) in Piano Performance from University of Utah in 2021.
As a pianist, she was the prizewinner of several competitions, included the first prize of 2021 Summer Arts Competition Young Artist Piano Solo and 2021-2022 MTNA-Stecher and Horowitz Two-Piano Competition; second prize in CADANZA piano competition and honorable mention in YAMAHA national piano competition. As a collaborative pianist and chamber musician, she was invited to the Saarburg Chamber Music Festival in 2017 and has been a piano accompanist with the Salt Lake Chinese Choir since 2018.
She has earned piano scholarship for three consecutive years during her undergraduate study. During her master years in the University of Utah, she earned teaching assistantship for two years and currently served as a teaching assistant with the piano minor college students.
I-Shan Lai 賴逸珊 - Erhu musician
I-Shan Lai 賴逸珊 - Erhu musician
旅美二胡青年演奏家。曾任中國民族青年樂團首席、澳門中樂團二胡演奏員。為第一位台灣人考取北京中央音樂學院-學士/碩士。年少時也以出眾的琴技活躍於舞台，並多次在胡琴比賽中獲獎。
逸珊演出經驗豐富，曾至中國、韓國、新加坡、馬來西亞、澳門、葡萄牙、澳大利亞、北美等地區演出!
作為一名文化傳播者，逸珊積極參與文化交流活動及傳播中華民族音樂。在美國當地學校積極推廣二胡，與當地學校學生交流演出、解說二胡技法之介紹。
現為猶他州華人民樂團二胡首席，主要從事二胡、鋼琴教學以及各類演出。
I-Shan Lai, a renowned Erhu musician, was the first student from Taiwan to be accepted into the prestigious Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China. She graduated with both bachelor's and master's degrees in Erhu Performance. After her graduation, I-Shan was recruited by the professional Macau Chinese Orchestra. She has performed with the orchestra in many Asian Pacific countries, Portugal, and the United States of America.
I-Shan currently works on promoting Erhu and Chinese music in colleges, public schools, and summer camps. She recently has had several performances at Brigham Young University, including a solo concert, and twice as a special guest musician in BYU's "Christmas Around the World" concerts.
She has conducted workshops and held presentations for college-level music study students and elementary-level young students. She devoted herself to promoting Chinese music, especially in erhu, and took it as a mission in the United States.
Zheng Zhou 周政 - Di-Zi (Chinese bamboo flute) player
Zheng Zhou 周政 - Di-Zi (Chinese bamboo flute) player
周政博士，1992 年出⽣於中國安徽，旅美青年作曲家、唱作⼈及竹笛演奏者。 2022年5月畢業於美國猶他⼤學，獲哲學博⼠學位。期間獲全額獎學金並擔任作曲家協會主席及常駐作曲家、新⾳樂樂團及電⼦⾳樂樂團策劃，視唱練⽿及⾳樂理論在編教師。作品曾在美國、法國、奧地利和中國等全球多個國家和地區演出。弦樂四重奏作品《幽⾕迴響》被美國猶他州藝術博物館永久收藏，並獲猶他⼤學優秀學⽣作曲家獎學⾦；曾參與猶他⼤學及猶他⼤學圖書館與猶他藝術館聯合舉辦的應對氣候變化跨學科合作學術項⽬ “Artivism for Earth”，同年受猶他⼤學校報及猶他州藝術博物館專訪。作品由美國加州⼤學洛杉磯分校⾳樂圖書館和中國科學⽂化⾳像出版社有限公司出版。
Zheng Zhou (b. 1992 in Anhui, China) is a composer, songwriter, and Di-Zi (Chinese bamboo flute) player whose music has been performed globally, including in the United States, France, Austria, and China, etc. He has worked with ensembles from different regions, such as DuselForty58 (Los Angeles), PHACE (Vienna), NOVA (Salt Lake City), Fear No Music (Oregon), etc. Zhou’s music is multicultural, employing various elements of many genres. He also absorbs compositional ideas from vivid images of the world around him. Zhou has been working on the composition and research of “visual-musical combination” and “electroacoustic music with cultural diversity.” Zhou has received several national awards in China as a composer and songwriter, including the First and Second Prizes of “The Sixth Exhibition of National Aesthetic Education (2014)” and The First Prize of the “Top 100 Best Chinese Original Songs in 2017-2018.” His works have been published by UCLA Music Library and China Scientific & Cultural Audio-video Publishing Co., Ltd. One of his string quartets, Glen Echo (2020), has been published on the official site of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA), in which he has been interviewed by UMFA and “@theU” News of the University of Utah. He was involved in a university-wide interdisciplinary collaboration regarding climate change at the University of Utah, “Artivism for Earth,” in which he composed a sextet piece, Reflection (2021). Zhou holds a degree in musicology from the China University of Mining and Technology (B.A.) and music composition from California State University, Northridge (M.M.). In 2022, Zhou received his Ph.D. in music composition from the University of Utah, where he also served as an instructor of record in musicianship/theory areas and the president of the University Composers Collective.
Tyler Chen 陳仕淵 - Drummer
Tyler Chen 陳仕淵 - Drummer
身為擊樂演奏家，仕淵在猶他州與諸多音樂團體皆有合作演出！不管在行進樂隊的戶外演出，或是交響樂團、爵士樂團的音樂廳演出，抑或是他所屬的爵士五重奏“Sunnyside Avenue”的酒館演出，其演出足跡遍及各種場合。近期，他更積極投入學習巴西音樂。
身為作曲家，仕淵的創作揉合了爵士樂、古典、流行的風格。並在2021年的猶他藝術節慶中，贏得爵士創作首獎。
身為音響工程師，他以自由接案工作者的身份與多位藝術家合作，創作並出版多首作品。
2020年以爵士樂作曲學士及音樂科技證照畢業於猶他大學。
As a drummer, Tyler Chen, for almost 10+ years, has performed around Utah with many music groups. You might have seen him playing in parades with the SLCC marching band, or at the football games with the University of Utah drumline, or in concert halls with the American West Symphony, or with University of Utah Jazz bands, or in bars with his jazz quintet called Sunnyside Avenue. More recently, he had joined Samba Fogo and enjoys learning Brazilian music.
As a composer, Tyler draws a lot of influences from jazz, classical, and pop music and has studied under great musicians such as Kris Johnson, Steve Lyman, Brian Booth, and Courtney Isaiah Smith. He has composed several works for jazz ensembles, jazz small groups and, hip-hop artists and has won the Jazz Commission for the Utah Arts Festival in 2021.
As an audio engineer, he does a lot of freelance work for many artists and has recorded and produced many of his own and other artists songs.
He graduated in 2020 with his bachelors in Jazz Composition and a certificate in Music Technology at the University of Utah.
Program Notes 演出歌詞
Program Notes 演出歌詞
1. The Joy of Snowflakes
1. The Joy of Snowflakes
The Joy of Snowflakes could be considered one of the most popular Chinese choral pieces. The poem was written by the iconic Chinese modern poet Zhimo Xu (1897-1931), who strove to loosen Chinese poetry from its traditional forms and reshape it under the influences of Western poetry and the vernacular Chinese language. The Taiwanese composer Dr. Jenny H. Chou is a renowned pianist and composer located in Boston. She earned her DMA in historic performance from Boston University. Her music is widely performed across Asia and among the global Chinese community.
The Joy of Snowflakes
Poem: Zhimo Xu Translation: Dr. Fusheng Wu
If I were a snowflake,
Fluttering gracefully in mid-air,
I will know clearly my destiny
--flying, flying, flying,
This earth bears my destiny.
I will never go to desolate valleys,
Nor will I go to bare mountain slopes,
Nor wander sadly on abandoned streets
--flying, flying, flying,
Look! I know my destiny!
Hovering lithely in mid-air,
I know where is my solitary place,
I wait for her to come to my garden,
--flying, flying, flying
Ah, she emits the scent of cinnabar plum!
At that moment, my light body
Gently cleaves to her garments,
Touches her wave-like breast,
Melting, melting, melting,
Melting into her wave-like breast.
2. Deep Smile
2. Deep Smile
The Poem Deep Smile is written by the talented women Phyllis Lin, the first female architect in modern China history and the ex-wife of Zhimo Xu. She wrote the poem to remember Xu after his tragic air crash. The first two paragraphs express her admiration and missing for Xu. The tower is an architectural symbol in the last paragraph to present how incredible Xu’s literature achievement is. Yu-Hsien Huang is a current medical doctor at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital. Dr. Huang is inspired by the famous Taiwanese conductor Tracy Lien; he devoted himself to arranging the Taiwanese songs into choral arrangements in his spare time. His music is widely performed across Taiwan.
Deep Smile
Poem: Phyllis Lin Translation: Dr. Fusheng Wu
Who smiles so sweet, so deep,
So perfect? A string of bright pearls
Big and small, shining brilliantly, emitting innocence!
Stirring beneath the limpid fountain, floating to the surface.
Splendid,
Scattering!
Who smiles as if one flower is blossoming?
So gentle, startling none.
Unintentionally, its scent wafts with wind
Caressing the low walls, thread after thread, before the sunset
hanging
Lingering.
Whose smiles become this skyscraper
Enticing anonymous birds to hover around? Whose smiles
Become these thousands of turning wind chimes
From the eaves of each glazed glass
swinging
To sky?
3. A Blossoming Tree
3. A Blossoming Tree
A Blossoming Tree is written by the famous contemporary poet Murong Xi, a professional painter. The poem presents the deliciated emotion and the unrequited love based on a Buddhism tale. The composer Eric Liu is famed for his expressive and lyric melody, and his music is widely performed in Asia, Europe, and the US. He earned his master's degree in composition from Boston University and a diploma in film music from the Berklee College of Music.
A Blossoming Tree
Poem: Murong Xi Translation: Dr. Fusheng Wu
Who let me encounter you
At my most beautiful time For this
I have prayed to Buddha for five hundred years
So he may grant us this predestined tie
Buddha then turned me into a tree
Growing on your daily path
Carefully blossoming under the sun
Each blossom is the wish of my previous life
When you approach them, listen gently
The trembling leaves are my awaited passion
But when you walk by indifferently
Those that fall behind you
Oh friend, are not petals
But my withered heart
4. Fairy of the Magpie Bridge
4. Fairy of the Magpie Bridge
Fairy of the Magpie Bridge is the commission in 2021 by the Salt Lake Chinese Choir commission for the mixed choir, piano, and the traditional Chinese string instrument, Gaohu. The poem was written by Guan Qin (1049-1100), who is famous for his subtle, graceful, and restrained poetry-writing. The poem is based on the well-known fairy story, Cowherd and Weaver Girl. The beloved couple could only meet once a year upon the Milky Way at the lunar July 7th, considered the Chinese Valentine since the 6th century. The Taiwanese composer Chun-Da Huang has received widespread acclaim in many different music fields, including choral, chamber, theater music, film, and jazz music. He holds a B.M. in composition from National Taiwan Normal University.
Fairy of the Magpie Bridge
Poem: Guan Qin Translation: Barcly Shih
Above clouds delicate in myriad forms,
Over shooting stars bringing tales of sorrow,
Upon the Milky Way they quietly traveled, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.
In the autumn winds of gold, when the early morning dew formed,
The heavenly pair met, O the envy of earthly couples.
Such sweet tenderness like flowing water,
Such a delightful date like a dream come true!
Alas, at the parting of ways, neither could bear to look back at the Magpie Bridge.
Yet should this mutual love stand the test of time,
Not meeting each day and night would seem to matter little.
5. Many Reasons for Me to Sing
5. Many Reasons for Me to Sing
Everyone sings for different reasons, but the mutual reason is that we all sing for ourselves. This song exquisitely expresses the choristers’ hearts and emotions. Many Reasons for Me to Sing is dedicated to Rainbow Chamber Singers for their 10th anniversary by Arron King. Aaron King is one of the most famous composers and conductors in China and the builder of Rainbow Chamber Singers, the most influential choir located in Shanghai. Aaron King graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and earned a degree in conducting.
Many Reasons for Me to Sing
Lyrics: Aaron King Translation: Dr. Fusheng Wu
Many reasons for me to sing
When I speak, I often stutter
Many reasons for me to sing
Often I am shy, seeking for approval
Many reasons for me to sing
I want to be sincere, loving others
Many reasons for me to sing
I seek my hometown and its moonlight
I sing of impoverishment
Also, sing of strayed dogs
I sing of fishing light and autumn river
Union and separation, joy and suffering
Singing is dreaming for me
There are various tales in dream
My heart turns red, so my face
I sing because
That is me
Many reasons for me to sing
To relieve, to vent
Many reasons for me to sing
Because of confinement, and of loneliness
Many reasons for me to sing
To endure, to escape
Many reasons for me to sing
for farewell, for reunion
I see golden light
I smell sweet fragrance
I sing always out of loneliness
The more I enjoy
The lonelier I am
I long to be understood by others
Then I dislike being intimate to many
Those pretentious people
Who try to be loved
That’s me
Many reasons for me to sing
By the railroad, while young
Many reasons for me to sing
Under the starring sky, setting out
Many reasons for me to sing
A tormented small child
I was a song when I arrived
Why should I be afraid
I sing because
It is always me
6. I Believe This Is Love
6. I Believe This Is Love
I Believe This Is Love is a commission by Salt Lake Chinese Choir for the 20th anniversary. The famous Taiwanese songwriter Hunter Lee was invited to write this particular song for this unique community choir in 2021. After releasing the music in a pop song mixing version, the Choir asked Wei-Chi Huang to arrange the piano part for the live performance. Wei-Chi Huang earned a master’s degree in Collaborative Piano from the University of Utah and has arranged a few choral pieces for the Salt Lake Chinese Choir. Hunter Lee is a freelance songwriter with many albums released in Taiwan and Beijing.
I Believe This Is Love
Lyrics: Hunter Lee Translation: Barcly Shih
Far away lies the sea, out of view.
The sound of the waves
Seems to fade from my memory.
How does it feel to meet someone?
Like windborne sands, I roam the world adrift,
Briefly crossing paths with another grain of sand.
Meeting and missing one another, at long last
We come together in the expanse of the desert.
A heart no longer wild with youth.
Days when it seldom rains.
Time seemingly without end
Flows through me ever so slowly.
To wait for sunset in the sunshine;
To spot a flower in full bloom on rocks;
To realize that a seed sprouts in the wind swirling with sand.
Ah, I believe this is love.
A heart no longer wild with youth,
No longer afraid of forgetting.
Once I transcribed in my notebook
The song I liked best—
Now it's also become a grain of sand,
Speaking to me, to you, and to him,
In a way that is spontaneous and effortless.
Ah, I believe this is love.
7. Big Fish
7. Big Fish
Big Fish is the famous Chinese anime Big Fish & Begonia theme song, the most successful Chinese animated epic fantasy film. The story is inspired by the ancient literature “Zhuangzi.” The arranger Yuchuan Wen is a well-known pianist, conductor, and composer. His music is widely performed in mainland China.
Big Fish
Lyrics: Yue Yin Music: Lei Chien Translation: JJ Says
The waves silently drown out the falling of night
Drifting to the outermost corner of the sky
The big fish swims amongst the nooks and crannies of a dream world
Gazing Longingly at your sleeping figure
Look at the sea and sky, listen to the wind and rain
Grasping your hand, the vast mist slowly disperses
But the wings of the fish are already too vast
I have no choice but to release the rope of time
I'm afraid you'll fly away
Fly very far away from me
Even more than that, I'm afraid you'll never leave this place
Every tear I shed always flows back to you
Flowing backwards in time from the sky to the sea
I watch you fly away from me
Fly very far away from me
It seems you belong to the stars and the skies
Every tear I shed always flows back to you
Flowing back in time to the very first moment I saw you
8. Sound Beneath the Snowfall
8. Sound Beneath the Snowfall
Sound Beneath the Snowfall is the ending theme of the famous ancient Chinese drama “Story of Yanxi Palace,” the most popular TV drama in 2018. The song describes the unrequited love, just like the sound beneath the snowfall, which seems like you can sense it but doesn’t exist. The Taiwanese composer Chun-Da Huang arranges the version.
Sound Beneath the Snowfall
Lyrics: Zheng Yu Music: Rover Lu Translation: Dr. Fusheng Wu
Gently, it falls in my palm, still, still, congeals in my palm
Meeting, that is predestined, mixed with pain, let’s savor it to our fill
Clearly, those words hurt, pretending, that is urging
Tears gone, I can’t believe, this life, fragile as a paper
I listen slowly, the sound of falling snow
Eyes closed, I fancy it won’t stop
You cannot approach, not because of lack of feeling
But because I treasure the fine scene outside my window
I slowly listen, the sound of falling snow
As if your murmur next to me
I open my eyes, indifferent snow filling the sky
Who will pay for this beautiful life?
9. Back Window
9. Back Window
Back window is written by the Taiwanese pop songwriter Tom Chang (1966-1997), renowned for his sopranist vocal range, significance to the development of the local music industry, and versatility. The arranger Koji Sakurai is an active Japanese composer, and music producer, located in Taiwan. He was the music working partner with Tom. Many years after Tom tragic accident, he worked with Tracy Lien and arranged some of Tom’s popular songs into choral arrangements to remember Tom’s achievement in the pop song industry.
Back Window
Lyrics & Music: Tom Chang Translation: Harvey Dam
I want to turn into a bird.
Her profile, as she combs her hair,
Her room bathed in the evening light,
As perfect as a statue.
His eyes fill with expectation.
From any angle, she could be a painting.
From her temples, her rouge releases its fragrance.
The more I look, the dumber I feel.
The more I look, the sillier I seem.
Like a moth rushing into a flame.
I want to turn into a bird.
To perch on her window frame, hoping she'll smile back at me,
Revealing her shyness from between her eyebrows,
Creating paradise before her eyes.
I want to turn into a bird.
To perch on her window frame, hoping she'll smile back at me.
Then I'll flap my wings into her embrace,
Willing to live locked in a cage for her.
She stares blankly at herself as she picks up her lipstick.
Too heavy, they'll look like a rose.
Too light, wouldn't be elegant enough.
His chest thunders with desire.
Her every thought is for him.
How many love stories like this have been told?
The Brightest Star in the Sky
The Brightest Star in the Sky
The Brightest Star in the Sky
Lyrics & Music: Escape Plan Translation: Barcly Shih
O the brightest star in the sky, can you hear
The sighs of lonely people looking up at you?
O the brightest star in the sky, can you recall
My companion’s figure, long faded into the winds?
And I pray, let my heart be pure,
Let my eyes know tears;
Let me find the courage to trust again,
To see past lies and take you in my arms.
Whenever I lose my raison d'être,
Whenever I am lost in the darkness,
O the brightest star in the sky,
May you guide me towards you.
O the brightest star in the sky, do you know
The whereabouts of my former companion?
And I pray, let my heart be pure,
Let my eyes know tears;
Let me find the courage to trust again,
To see past lies and take you in my arms.
Whenever I lose my raison d'être,
Whenever I am lost in the darkness,
O the brightest star in the sky,
May you guide me towards you.
雪花的快樂
雪花的快樂
雪花的快樂由中國最著名的現代派詩人徐志摩所創作，徐一生致力於打破中國傳統詩詞格律，將西方文學的影響揉入現代中文，倡導新詩格律，在中國新詩發展有舉足輕重的地位。此曲由台灣旅美作曲家周鑫泉博士所創作，被視為最廣為流傳的當代中文合唱曲目之一。周博士為知名鋼琴演奏家、作曲家，畢業於波士頓大學，並取得早期音樂演奏博士。她的合唱創作在亞洲以及全世界華人合唱圈廣泛地被演唱。
雪花的快樂
詞：徐志摩 翻譯：吳伏生
假如我是一朵雪花，
翩翩的在半空裡瀟灑，
我一定認清我的方向
——飛颺，飛颺，飛颺，
這地面上有我的方向。
不去那冷漠的幽谷，
不去那淒清匙山麓，
也不上荒街去惆悵
——飛颺，飛颺，飛颺，
你看，我有我的方向！
在半空裡娟娟的飛舞，
任明瞭那清幽的住處，
等著她來花園裡探望
——飛颺，飛颺，飛颺，
啊，她身上有硃砂梅的清香！
那時我憑藉我的身輕，
盈盈的，沾住了她的衣襟，
貼近她柔波似的心胸
——消溶，消溶，消溶，
溶入了她柔波似的心胸。
深笑
深笑
深笑由著名才女林徽音所寫，林以此詩追憶徐志摩，以「笑」象徵其文學作品。三段詩文分別比擬徐的天真性情，往事回憶，最後以建築意象表達徐志摩的詩文造詣矗立文壇高聳。既展現對徐志摩的景仰，亦表達心中思念之情。作曲黃俞憲，台灣高雄人，現為高雄榮民總醫院醫師，在連芳貝老師的鼓勵與指導下，改編多首台灣本土歌曲，其改編作品在台灣廣為流傳。
深 笑
詩：林徽音 翻譯：吳伏生
是誰笑得那樣甜，那樣深，
那樣圓轉？ 一串一串明珠
大小閃著光亮，迸出天真！
清泉底浮動，泛流到水面上，
燦爛，
分散！
是誰笑得好花兒開了一朵？
那樣輕盈，不驚起誰。
細香無意中，隨著風過，
拂在短牆，絲絲在斜陽前
掛著
留戀。
是誰笑成這百層塔高聳，
讓不知名鳥雀來盤旋？是誰
笑成這萬千個風鈴的轉動，
從每一層琉璃的檐邊
搖上
雲天？
一棵開花的樹
一棵開花的樹
一棵開花的樹為詩人席慕蓉，最為人所知的詩作之一。席慕蓉祖籍蒙古，生於四川，長於台灣。現為職業畫家，其著作有詩集、散文集、畫冊等。以傳說故事為軸，細膩深刻地道出單戀之情。作曲家劉新誠，為台灣中生代最重要的作曲家之一，於波士頓大學取得理論作曲碩士，其作品在美國、歐洲、兩岸三地皆深獲好評。2019年因病離世，享年39歲，身後遺留傑作數篇，皆為膾炙人口的上乘佳作。
深 笑
詩：席慕蓉 翻譯：吳伏生
如何讓你遇見我
在我最美麗的時刻 為這
我已在佛前 求了五百年
求祂讓我們結一段塵緣
佛於是把我化做一棵樹
長在你必經的路旁
陽光下慎重地開滿了花
朵朵都是我前世的盼望
當你走近 請你細聽
那顫抖的葉是我等待的熱情
而當你終於無視地走過
在你身後落了一地的
朋友啊 那不是花瓣
是我凋零的心
鵲橋仙·纖雲弄巧
鵲橋仙·纖雲弄巧
鵲橋仙·纖雲弄巧為鹽湖華人合唱團於2021年委託新銳作曲家黃俊達為該合唱團與二胡演奏家賴逸珊量身打造的作品。鵲橋仙為宋代著名詞人秦觀最出名的一闋詞，以溫柔婉約的筆觸道出牛朗織女的故事。黃俊達畢業台灣師範大學音樂系，主修理論作曲，其音樂創作涵蓋多種不同形式與風格，為全方位音樂創作人。
鵲橋仙·纖雲弄巧
詞：秦觀 翻譯：施行一
纖雲弄巧，飛星傳恨，銀漢迢迢暗度。
金風玉露一相逢，便勝卻人間無數。
柔情似水，佳期如夢，忍顧鵲橋歸路。
兩情若是久長時，又豈在朝朝暮暮。
我歌唱的理由有很多
我歌唱的理由有很多
我歌唱的理由有很多為金承志獻給上海彩虹室內合唱團十週年團慶的創作歌曲。金承志為中國知名指揮家、作曲家，畢業於上海音樂學院，上海彩虹室內合唱團創辦人。優美動聽的旋律、樸實簡練的文字細膩地寫出歌者的心聲。
我歌唱的理由有很多
詞：金承志 翻譯：吳伏生
我歌唱的理由有很多
因說話 總說錯
我歌唱的理由有很多
常害羞 找認同
我歌唱的理由有很多
表真誠 為愛人
我歌唱的理由有很多
尋故鄉 白月光
我唱那潦倒貧寒
也唱那野狗流浪
我唱那漁火秋川
離合聚散 甘苦辛酸
我歌唱 便是做夢
夢裡有 故事萬種
心也紅 臉蛋也紅
我歌唱的理由
就是我
我歌唱的理由有很多
為排遣 為發洩
我歌唱的理由有很多
為桎梏 為孤獨
我歌唱的理由有很多
為承受 為逃走
我歌唱的理由有很多
為永別 為重逢
我眼見金色光華
我聞到甜美芬芳
我唱歌總是寂寞
我越盡情
我越寂寞
我渴望被人理解
又討厭靠近太多
似這般矯揉造作
卻試圖被愛的人
是我
我歌唱的理由有很多
鐵道旁 小時候
我歌唱的理由有很多
星空下 正出發
我歌唱的理由有很多
苦哈哈 小娃娃
我來時的一聲便是歌
有什麼 好害怕
我歌唱的理由
總是我
我想這就是愛吧
我想這就是愛吧
我想這就是愛吧為鹽湖華人合唱團二十週年委託創作，由台灣詞曲創作人李宗翰譜寫並擔任混音製作，後委託鋼琴演奏家黃威齊為此曲編寫鋼琴伴奏。李宗翰現為全職詞曲創作人，從事流行音樂混音製作。黃威齊，甫畢業於猶他大學，取得鋼琴合作碩士，多次為鹽湖華人合唱團改編樂曲。
我想這就是愛吧
詞：李宗翰 翻譯：施行一
大海遙遠 不在眼前身邊
潮水進退的聲音
好像已經慢慢遺忘
相遇是什麼感覺呢
像乘著風 我如細沙遊蕩
飄忽之中我又會和另一顆細沙交錯
相遇又錯過
最後我們聚成一片沙漠
已經不是輕狂的心
不常下雨的天氣
時間像是沒有盡頭
慢慢地穿過了我
閃耀著光等待夕陽
花朵綻放在岩石上
原來種子在沙土的風中成長
啊 我想這就是愛吧
已經不是輕狂的心
不再害怕遺忘
曾經寫在筆記本上
最喜歡的一首歌
也成為了一粒沙
和我和你和他說話
那麼自然 那麼不必刻意刻劃
啊 我想這就是愛吧
大魚
大魚
大魚為中國動畫《大魚海棠》的主題曲，取材於《莊子·逍遙遊》、《山海經》、《搜神記》等中國古書，並融合了「女媧補天」等中國上古神話元素。此演唱版本由中國知名指揮家、作曲家溫雨川所改編，結合波浪鼓的使用，將流行歌曲高度藝術化的呈現。溫雨川現任天津大學北洋合唱團指揮，其創作與編曲在中國廣為流傳。
大 魚
詞：尹約 曲：钱雷 翻譯：雪蓮
海浪無聲將夜幕深深淹沒
漫過天空盡頭的角落
大魚在夢境的縫隙裡游過
凝望你沉睡的輪廓
看海天一色 聽風起雨落
執子手吹散蒼茫茫煙波
大魚的翅膀已經太遼闊
我鬆開時間的繩索
怕你飛遠去 怕你離我而去
更怕你永遠停留在這裡
每一滴淚水 都向你流淌去
倒流進天空的海底
看你飛遠去 看你離我而去
原來你生來就屬於天際
每一滴淚水 都向你流淌去
倒流回最初的相遇
雪落下的聲音
雪落下的聲音
雪落下的聲音為古裝劇《延禧攻略》的插曲和片尾曲，歌曲描述著愛而不得的遺憾，婉轉優美的旋律讓該曲不斷地被歌手翻唱。此演唱版本由作曲家黃俊達所改編。
雪落下的聲音
詞：于正 曲：陸虎 翻譯：吳伏生
輕輕，落在我掌心，靜靜，在掌中結冰。
相逢，是前世註定，痛並，把快樂嘗盡。
明明，話那麼寒心，假裝，那只是叮嚀。
淚盡，也不能相信，此生，如紙般薄命。
我慢慢地聽，雪落下的聲音，
閉著眼睛幻想它不會停，
你沒辦法靠近，絕不是太薄情，
只是貪戀窗外好風景。
我慢慢地品，雪落下的聲音，
彷彿是你貼著我叫卿卿，
睜開了眼睛，漫天的雪無情
誰來賠這一生好光景？
後窗
後窗
後窗為台灣著名流行歌手張雨生早期創作，此曲開創流行音樂界先河，巧妙地結合中國古風詞曲，並將傳統民樂融入編曲。此演唱版本由張雨生當年的創作夥伴櫻井弘二所編。張雨生過世後多年，櫻井先生與台大合唱團連芳貝老師，共同合作，挑選張雨生幾首膾炙人口的歌曲改編成為合唱版本，讓其創作能繼續傳唱。
後 窗
詞曲：張雨生 翻譯：談梓泓
我想化身作一隻青鳥
看到她半側著臉梳頭髮
襯滿一室的昏黃
活脫一尊塑像
她的他 眼裏盈盈著期望
斜的橫的都是畫
胭脂沾惹雙鬢生香
越看我越覺癡傻
越看我越形癲狂
學飛蛾撲向火光
我想化身作一隻青鳥
偎著窗櫺盼她回眸笑
在眉羽之間啼吟她的羞嬌
直把眼前作蓬萊仙島
我想化身作一隻青鳥
偎著窗櫺盼她回眸笑
就撲拍翅膀奔向她的懷抱
此生願為她囚進籠牢
看到她拈起唇膏怔怔望
怕濃了像株玫瑰花
怕淡了又不夠高雅
她的他 胸膛滾滾著渴望
費盡心思總為他
贏得青史多少佳話
夜空中最亮的星
夜空中最亮的星
夜空中最亮的星
詞曲：逃跑計劃 翻譯：施行一
夜空中最亮的星 能否聽清
那仰望的人 心底的孤獨和嘆息
夜空中最亮的星 能否記起
曾與我同行 消失在風裡的身影
我祈禱擁有一顆透明的心靈
和會流淚的眼睛
給我再去相信的勇氣
越過謊言去擁抱你
每當我找不到存在的意義
每當我迷失在黑夜裡
夜空中最亮的星
請指引我靠近你
夜空中最亮的星 是否知道
曾與我同行的身影 如今在哪裡
我祈禱擁有一顆透明的心靈
和會流淚的眼睛
給我再去相信的勇氣
越過謊言去擁抱你
每當我找不到存在的意義
每當我迷失在黑夜裡
夜空中最亮的星
請指引我靠近你
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Choir Performers 演出名單
女高音 Soprano
女高音 Soprano
陳以倫 Chen, Eden
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陈育红 Chen Yuhong
程莉萍 Cheng, Liping
胡淑洋 Jenn, Cathy
関麗芬 Kwan, Fan
陳宣彣 Lazalde, Cora
李凤敏 Li, Julie
律夢蕍 Lu, Danielle
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吴迪 Wu, Wendy
辛江英 Xin, June
赵劲水 Zhao, Jin
女中音 Alto
女中音 Alto
趙桂蓮 Chao, Diane
陈佳慧 Chen, Jiahui
陳真秀 Chen, Marty
方丹 Fang, Donna
薛庆渝 Hsueh, Ching Yu
黃瑛 Huang, Ying
李海丽 Li, Haili
马英 Ma, Ying
鄭思瑛 McFarland, Szuying
任丽燕 Ren, Liyan
孙咏红 Sun, Yonghong
曾慶慧 Tseng, Daniela
吴小青 Wu, Xiaoqing
余黃鏗娟 Yee, Margaret
易虹 Yi, Hong
张平 Zhang, Ping
赵玲 Zhao, Ling
周海燕 Zhou, Haiyan
男高音 Tenor
男高音 Tenor
陳皆成 Chen, Jack
陳由義 Chen, Terence
周祐正 Chou, You-Cheng
林楚祥 Lin, Frank
卢景富 Lu, Jingfu
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蘇森源 Su, Sen Yuan
张东方 Zhang, Dongfang
男低音 Bass
男低音 Bass
鄭健業 Gibson, Jonathan
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王順靖 Wang, John
许可蔚 Xu, Kewei
楊繼正 Yang, James
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