As the old year gives way to the new, the melodies resonate once more. On the eve of the New Year, the 2026 Communication University of China New Year Concert was held in the CUC Auditorium.
Liao Xiangzhong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Communication University of China; Zhang Shaohua, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee; Zheng Peng, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission; Li Xinjun, Yang Yi, Chai Jianping, Ren Mengshan, members of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice Presidents; Xu Hongmei, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Minister of the Organization Department; Jin Wei, Assistant to the President; and others, watched the performance together with faculty and students to welcome the arrival of the New Year.
The New Year's Concert was jointly organized by the Communication University of China (CUC) Art Education Center and the School of Music and Recording Arts. The concert featured renowned Chinese conductor Sun Ying, leading the CUC Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus in a joint performance, with several outstanding artists from both within and outside the university gathering on stage to collectively present this musical extravaganza.
The concert blended Chinese and foreign classics, embodying the spirit of the times, making it both solemn and captivating. The concert was divided into two parts. The first half featured a main line of classic Chinese and foreign symphonic works, presenting in sequence "Rákóczi March," "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1," "Farandole," "Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture," "The Blacksmith Polka," "Champagne Polka," selections from "Coppélia," and "Bacchanale." Through solemn, clear, and fervent layers of sound, it showcased the stylistic charm of symphonic art.
The second half of the concert, "The Yellow River Cantata," consisted of eight movements: "Song of the Yellow River Boatmen," "Ode to the Yellow River," "The Yellow River Water Comes from Heaven," "Ballad of the Yellow River," "Dialogue on the Riverbank," "Grievances of the Yellow River," "Defend the Yellow River," and "Roar, Yellow River!" Young actor Bai Yihong served as the reciter, with special guest performances by tenor Meng Qingyang, baritone Guo Yiyi, and soprano Yang Jingyi. Sanxian player Gao Guanlin, head of the Communication University of China's Folk Music Ensemble and Pipa player Li Yitong, along with the Communication University of China Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, jointly presented this musical epic, which embodies national memory and the spirit of the times.
Amidst the sustained applause of the audience, the concert concluded successfully with encores of "March of the Steel Torrent" and "Ode to the Motherland." The stirring and heartfelt melodies conveyed the profound tribute of Communication University of China's faculty and students to their motherland, and also heralded a new year with a prelude of striving forward.
This article was translated with the assistance of AI.
Editor：Fang Yiran
