Grand Symphonic Poetry Painting “Our Troops Towards the Sun” Astounding Premiere: A Spiritual Dialogue and Art Inheritance Across Generations

On the evening of August 15th, the Guangdong Art Theater was packed to capacity for a transcendent ‘dialogue’ across time and space—the grand symphonic poetry painting “Our Troops Towards the Sun” was unfolding to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War victory. The production is presented by the Pearl River Film Group, featuring performances by the Pearl River Symphony Orchestra and the Guangzhou University of Technology School of Music and Dance. From ‘Ode to the Red Flag’ to ‘Ode to Yan’an,’ from ‘Defending the Yellow River’ to ‘I Love You, China,’ from ‘Thinking of You in the Bay Area’ to ‘Common Hope’… classic old songs sing of the heroic years when the Chinese people fought to the death, while exhilarating new songs express the spirit and style of the new era and the Greater Bay Area. The performance aims to use intergenerational music expressions to guide the audience to remember history, honor the martyrs, and feel the national feelings and firm beliefs of the ancestors…