2025 ‘Shanghai Spring’ 7th International Accordion Culture and Arts Week

The “Rosy Clouds Chasing the Moon” Exclusive Concert of Accordion Works which is part of the Shanghai Spring International Music Festival at Shanghai Normal University Music College. The concert was successfully held on March 23rd.

At this concert, the students of the Accordion Orchestra of Shanghai Normal University, through different forms of performance, presented wonderful programs such as accordion solos, chamber music, accompaniment, ensemble performances, as well as collaborative performances combining the accordion with percussion instruments and double keyboards.

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Picture descriptions: 01a. The students not only performed on the stage, but were also asked them to be able to talk about the characteristics of the pieces they played by themselves. This is undoubtedly a small challenge for them as well. Picture of Xia Yuting announcing the program of the quintet. ‘Friendly Musette’ arranged by S. Stavitskaya, composed by K. Fontaine and M. Larcange.
01b. Quintet players are: Zhang Haoran, Zhou Xujia, Xia Yuting, Xu Yilang, Wang Xiao. They performed Friendly Musette.
01c. Zhang Haoran and Zhou Xujia close up picture from the quintet.

Picture descriptions: 02a. Mirror Sun Jingyi announcing the program of Echo Duo. Performers are: Mirror Sun Jingyi and Hu Hao.
02b. The Echo Duo played “Autumn Leaves” and “Libertango” which they had arranged.
03a. Four students majoring in accordion led four students minoring in accordion to perform together. The handsome student who played the piano accompaniment also minored in accordion. Yang Hao (piano), l-r Zhang Zhengming, Lu Tong, Xu Yilang, Xu Xiaoyi, Xia Yuting, Zhao Lingling, Zhou Xujia, Qin Yufei. Music: Let’s paddle with twin oars.

04a. Hu Hao announcing Joint Military Song Performance – Three Chinese patriotic songs.
04b. Mirror Sun Jingyi accompanying vocalist Chen Chun performing “Goodbye Mamma”.
04c. Mirror Sun Jingyi and Hu Hao accompanying vocalist Xue Yiyang performing “The Red Star Lights My Way to Fight”.

04d. Xia Junzhe and Hu Hao accompany the small mens choir singing “Marching Back from the Range”. 05a & 05b. Feng Jingrui announcing his solo music. The piece “Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon” composed by Ren Guang, arranged by Tan Jialiang integrates Chinese national characteristics with modern jazz and tango rhythms, and it sounds really pleasant to the ear and pleasing to the eye.

06a. The piece “Concert Samba” composed by B. Myronchuk was arranged into a performance where the accordion and the double keyboard electronic organ are played together, and it sounds really great. Feng Jingrui and Liu Xingyu performed.
07a & 7b. Trio: Balkan Dance arranged for Motion Trio by Janusz Wojtarowicz. l-r: Zhang Haoran, Hu Hao and Xia Junzhe.

08a. Shen Zhiyao announcing Utysov Fantasia arranged by C. Sirotin. 08b. and 08c. Shanghai Breeze Duo of Feng Jingrui and Shen Zhiyao performing.

09a. & 09b. Shanghai Breeze Duo of Feng Jingrui and Shen Zhiyao performing with percussion, the music “Shanghai, the City That Obsesses Me”. Percussion player: Rong Chenchu. 10a. See 10b. below.

10b. Minhang District Youth Activity Center students Keyboard orchestra combined with the Student Folk Orchestra of Minhang District Youth Activity Center to perform the ever popular “Under Paris Skies”.
11a. The Accordion Orchestra of Shanghai Normal University performed the ensemble piece “Good Days”. I also invited the children who are amateur accordion learners in Shanghai to participate in our rehearsals and performances. They were extremely delighted.
11b. Crystal Wang conducting.

Performance ending with very strong applause for the Accordion Orchestra of Shanghai Normal University for an excellent performance, conducted by Prof. Crystal Wang.

2025 ‘Shanghai Spring’ 7th International Accordion Culture and Arts Week

2025 ‘Shanghai Spring’ 7th International Accordion Culture and Arts Week