Colorful Melody is a Chinese symphony concert presented annually by the Santa Clara-based California Youth Chinese Symphony (CYCS). This year marks the 10th anniversary of this non-profit music and education organization.
From A Celebration of Ethnic Diversity in 2015, the Legends of the Times – Featuring Compositions of Liu Yuan in 2016, to Overture of Music in 2017, each inspiring concert left more and more hopes to the audience. While Colorful Melody 2018 celebrates the 10th anniversary of CYCS, it is also presented in memory of the beloved artist and teacher Jun Gao, who unexpectedly passed away recently.
Song of Youth will present some of the best traditional Chinese music. There are contemporary compositions such as “Song of Youth”, “Ode to the Sun”, Xinjiang style “Snow Lotus”, Cantonese Folk Songs, and other instrument ensembles like guzheng ensemble, dizi ensemble, erhu ensemble, wind and percussion ensemble.
Founded in 2007, CYCS comprises over a hundred youth members in the senior and junior orchestras under the leadership of conductor Jindong Cai and other teachers who are Chinese instrument music professionals.