Lunar New Year Family Fun Day 新春家庭同乐日演出

On the 1st of February 2020, the Chinese New Year Family Fun Day, hosted by Westfield St Lukes Shopping Centre and organised by the New Zealand Pacific Culture and Arts Exchange Centre, was held at the St Lukes Mall. The event was bustling with an endless stream of visitors. The New Zealand Pacific Culture and Arts Exchange Centre and Chairman Zhiyun He stated that the Chinese New Year has become an indispensable celebration in the New Zealand community. As the Spring Festival approaches each year, various organisations, including the Auckland City Council, businesses, and communities, host events filled with festive atmosphere, truly reflecting New Zealand's multiculturalism. Through participating in Chinese New Year celebrations, New Zealanders can learn about the forms and styles of the festivities and appreciate the profound traditional cultural arts of China. Zheng’s Music Studio was honoured to be invited to this event, bringing performances of a traditional Chinese instrument to a wide New Zealand audience.

In this performance, Zheng’s Music Studio specially selected five classic pieces rich in Chinese characteristics, hoping to showcase the charm of traditional Chinese music to New Zealanders and to resonate with the Chinese compatriots in New Zealand with the sounds from their homeland. As the finishing act of the event, the students from the studio kicked off with the lively Spring Festival Overture, followed by Colourful Clouds Chasing the Moon, Blue and White Porcelain, A Laugh in the Sea, and Jasmine Flower. The studio's founder, Lin Zheng, remarked, "These five pieces are well-known and beloved in China. We chose them to add festive cheer to the Spring Festival and because they carry the shared memories of our compatriots. We hope the audience enjoys the music and can also teach these songs to their children, passing down the stories behind the melodies to the next generation."

The past month has been a period of worry and anxiety for Chinese people, both at home and abroad. The entire team of Zheng’s Music Studio salutes all the medical staff on the front lines of the pandemic and wishes all the patients fighting the virus a speedy recovery. The first month of 2020 is behind us. As we enter February, let us all look forward to the early arrival of spring, with blooming branches, a safe and sound land, and peace for all.

西兰人可以从中了解庆祝中国年的形式和风格，欣赏到中国博大精深的传统文化艺术。新西兰筝乐工作室有幸受邀参加了本次新春活动，为广大新西兰观众带来中国传统乐器表演。

     在本次演出中，筝乐工作室特意选择了五首极富中国特色的经典曲目，希望向新西兰人展现中国传统音韵的魅力，也为在新西兰的各位华人同胞奏响来自祖国的声音。作为本场活动的压轴演出，筝乐工作室的孩子们以欢快的《春节序曲》预热，相继为观众们带来了《彩云追月》、《青花瓷》、《沧海一声笑》、《茉莉花》等乐曲。工作室创办人郑琳老师说：“这五首曲目在中国都是家喻户晓、耳熟能详的。之所以挑选这五首曲目，一方面是为新春佳节增添一份喜庆，另一方面这些曲目饱含着我们同胞的时代记忆，希望观众们在欣赏曲目之余也可以教唱给自己的孩子，向下一代讲述有关这些曲目的故事。” 

    过去的这一个月，对于海内外的中国人来说都是担忧又焦心的31天。新西兰筝乐工作室全体师生在此向在抗疫前线的所有医护工作人员致敬，也希望所有与病魔抗争的病患同胞们战胜瘟疫，早日康复！2020年的第一个月已经过去，在这个崭新的二月，让我们一同期盼春日早来，枝头满春，山河无恙，人间皆安。