Echoing the rhythm of progress and composing a glorious chapter of the times, the closing ceremony of the 8th Nie Er Music Week Kunming venue was held at Dongfeng Square on the evening of July 23rd. A powerful lineup of over 230 performers, including the Kunming Nie Er Symphony Orchestra, the Kunming Music and Arts Association, the Yunnan Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Macao Orchestra, the Kunming Yunling Zhisheng Chorus, the Yunnan Tingfeng Chorus, as well as specially invited vocalists, recitation guests, and instrumentalists, collaboratively performed the grand and inspiring "The Long March Suite" and other classic works. Through the medium of "music," they honored Nie Er's patriotic spirit and sang the anthem of the new era. 

The audience captured the memorable moment of the performance with their phones. Photo by Reporter Meng Zhubin, Dushi Shibao.

A Wonderful Experience: Kunming Residents Listen to the Concert in the Evening Breeze

Even before the performance began, citizens and tourists had already surrounded the stage, eagerly anticipating the event.

At 8:45 PM, as the lights of the surrounding buildings illuminated the night sky over Dongfeng Square, recitations and the stirring music of "Farewell" rang out. The closing ceremony of the 8th Nie Er Music Week Kunming Venue - the Spring City Music Concert: Large-Scale Vocal Suite "The Long March Suite" officially began. With the fervent chorus blending with the orchestral melodies, the audience held up their phones and, accompanied by the gentle evening breeze, listened to the beautiful concert with their friends and family, feeling the uplifting power of the music.

Revisiting the Classics: "The Long March Suite" Resonates with the Audience 

 "The Long March Suite" was created in 1965 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army's Long March. The lyricist, Xiao Hua, was a participant in the Long March himself. He spent six months writing 12 long poems, and 10 of them were eventually set to music. He employed a "three-seven-phrases, four-eight-line" format, integrating personal emotions into the epic narrative. During the creative process, he was often moved to tears recalling his fallen comrades. The suite was composed jointly by Chen Geng, Sheng Mao, Tang He, and Yu Qiu, who skillfully incorporated folk music from the regions the Long March traversed, creating an artistic style that was both "national" and "popular," blending traditional Red Army songs with regional influences. 

The performance scene of "The Long March Suite." Photo by Reporters Meng Zhubin and Li Hao, Dushi Shibao.

During the performance, the familiar melodies of "Farewell," "Breaking Through the Blockade," and "Zunyi Conference Shines with Glory," from "The Long March Suite," immediately resonated with the audience. Guo Zhixin, Deputy Director of the Kunming Nie Er Symphony Orchestra, explained the significance, noting that 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and also the 90th anniversary of the birth of "March of the Volunteers." The "Long March Suite," having been performed widely to this day, has become a household classic, providing a surging spiritual force for generations of patriots and dreamers.

After the "Long March Suite" performance, the Yunnan Tingfeng Chorus brought the encore surprises, "Ten Farewells to the Red Army" and "Qingshen Yichang (Deep Friendship, Lasting Forever)" the melodious singing lingering in the night sky of Dongfeng Square. Subsequently, all the chorus singers on the scene led the audience in singing "Ode to the Motherland," accompanied by the music week's theme lighting show on the surrounding buildings, and the atmosphere of the entire closing ceremony reached its climax. At this moment, music became a bridge connecting the public and art, and the closing ceremony of the 8th Nie Er Music Week Kunming Venue came to a successful conclusion.

Conductor Hu Xingyu from the Kunming Nie Er Symphony Orchestra conducted the performance. Photo by Reporters Meng Zhubin and Li Hao, Dushi Shibao. 

A Variety of Performances: This Year's Music Week Was Rich in Activities

As a grand event for artistic exchange and display and an important carrier for carrying forward Nie Er's patriotic spirit, the series of activities of the 8th Nie Er Music Week, since its opening, the Kunming venue has launched "Opening Ceremony + 5 Theme Activities + 6 Series Activities" with the theme of "Pursuit—Tribute—Inheritance," and showcasing the charm of Yunnan culture with the "music + culture and tourism" model, and with the spiritual core of "A Lifestyle Called Yunnan," it continues to contribute to the improvement of regional cultural soft power and the development of cultural tourism integration.

During this year's Music Week, Yunnan's premiere of "Songs of Nie Er" received rave reviews. The courtyard drama "Nie Er" was performed wonderfully at the Ma Family Courtyard, attracting thousands to attend. The release of the thematic route "Discover Kunming Through the Lens of Nie Er" and the 8th Nie Er Music Week Kunming Cultural Tourism Hand-drawn Map invited citizens and tourists to follow Nie Er's footsteps and experience the spirit of Nie Er in the spring city at 22°C. In addition, a series of master class art popularization and sharing events, music flash mob interactions, city concerts, intangible cultural heritage experiences, and cultural exchanges between Shanghai, Yunnan and Macao, attracted numerous tourists from other places and citizens of the spring city to actively participate.

This year's Nie Er Music Week is not only a grand event for artistic exchange and display, an important carrier for carrying forward Nie Er's patriotic spirit, but also an important platform for polishing the "A Lifestyle Called Yunnan" calling card, and enhancing the sense of gain from "Sojourning in Yunnan." The successful holding of the event will further demonstrate the charm of Colorful Yunnan and Spring City Kunming, allowing the patriotic spirit of Nie Er to flourish in the new era.

奏响奋进旋律，共谱时代华章。7月23日晚，第八届聂耳音乐周昆明分会场闭幕式在东风广场举行。昆明聂耳交响乐团、昆明市音乐艺术协会、云南青少年交响乐团、澳门管弦乐团、昆明云岭之声合唱团、云南听风合唱团与特邀歌唱家、特邀朗诵嘉宾、特邀民族乐器演奏家等230余人组成强大阵容，联袂演绎气势磅礴的《长征组歌》等经典作品，以“乐”为媒，传承聂耳爱国主义精神，奏响新时代最强音。

美妙体验 春城市民晚风中聆听音乐会

演出尚未开始，市民与游客已将舞台包围起来，期待着演出的到来。

晚上8点45分，夜幕下的东风广场，周围的楼宇灯光亮起，朗诵和《告别》的昂扬乐声先后响起，第八届聂耳音乐周昆明分会场闭幕式——春城之乐·城市音乐会·大型声乐套曲《长征组歌》的演出正式拉开帷幕。在激昂的合唱与交响乐曲的交融中，大家举起手机，与亲朋好友一起，伴随着习习晚风，一同驻足聆听这场美妙的音乐会，在音乐之中感受着振奋人心的力量。

重温经典 《长征组歌》曲目引发观众共鸣

《长征组歌》创作于1965年，旨在纪念中国工农红军长征胜利30周年。词作者肖华是长征亲历者，历时半年创作了12首长诗，选用10首谱曲。他以“三七句、四八开”的格式，在史诗叙事中融入个人情感，创作中常因回忆牺牲战友而泪湿纸背。套曲由晨耕、生茂、唐诃、遇秋共同谱曲，巧妙融合长征途经地区的民间音乐，与红军传统歌曲形成了“民族的、大众的”艺术风格。

演出现场，《告别》《突破封锁线》《遵义会议放光辉》等《长征组歌》中耳熟能详的曲目一响起，便立刻引发观众的共鸣。昆明聂耳交响乐团副团长郭志欣介绍，2025年是中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年，也是《义勇军进行曲》诞生90周年，而《长征组歌》套曲传唱至今，已是家喻户晓的经典作品，为一代又一代爱国者与追梦人提供澎湃的精神力量。

《长征组歌》演出结束后，云南听风合唱团带来返场惊喜《十送红军》和《情深谊长》，悠扬的歌声伴着乐曲声在东风广场夜空中久久飘荡。紧接着，在场所有合唱团歌者带领现场观众齐唱《歌唱祖国》，伴随周边楼宇亮起的音乐周主题灯光秀，整场闭幕式的氛围达到了最高潮。此时此刻，音乐成为连接大众和艺术的桥梁，也让第八届聂耳音乐周昆明分会场闭幕活动圆满落下帷幕。

好戏连台 本届音乐周活动丰富

第八届聂耳音乐周系列活动作为一次艺术交流展示的盛会和传承聂耳爱国主义精神的重要载体，自启幕以来，昆明分会场开展了“开幕式+5个主题活动+6场系列活动”，以“追寻—致敬—传承”为主体，以“音乐+文旅”模式展现云南文化魅力，以“有一种叫云南的生活”的精神内核，持续助力区域文化软实力提升与文旅融合发展。

本届音乐周期间，《聂耳的歌》云南首演好评如潮，庭院剧《聂耳》在马家大院精彩上演，吸引数千人进场观演。“跟着聂耳游昆明”主题线路及第八届聂耳音乐周昆明文旅手绘地图的发布，邀请市民与游客在春城22℃的夏天，循着聂耳的足迹去打卡，共同感悟聂耳精神。此外，昆明分会场大师班系列艺术普及分享活动、音乐快闪互动、城市音乐会、非遗体验、沪滇及澳门文化交流等内容，吸引无数外地游客与春城市民踊跃参与。

本届聂耳音乐周不仅是艺术交流展示的盛会，传承聂耳爱国主义精神的重要载体，更是擦亮“有一种叫云南的生活”名片、提升“旅居云南”获得感的重要平台。活动的成功举办，必将进一步展现七彩云南和春城昆明魅力，让聂耳爱国主义精神在新时代焕发新风采。