By Lu Han
 
After months of preparation, “The Age of Crossover” Chinese music concert was held by Lidia Productions in the auditorium of Highland Park High School on May 16. It attracted an audience of nearly six hundred, which indicated its great success. By Lu Han
 
After months of preparation, “The Age of Crossover” Chinese music concert was held by Lidia Productions in the auditorium of Highland Park High School on May 16. It attracted an audience of nearly six hundred, which indicated its great success.

Most of the music selections were classical Chinese music, which the Chinese audience members were very familiar with. However, in order to reflect the theme of concert, the director also arranged three pieces of music from other countries, including Russia and Italy. There were also two pieces of music composed by musicians from the Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble, based on their impressions of China. Different from other Chinese concerts, Lidia Productions tried to explain Chinese music from a unique cultural perspective in a creative way.

Musical group-Age of Crossover
As the opening music, “Horse racing” played by Erhu soloist Ben Zhao presented a beautiful picture of the life and love in the Mongolian prairie. Next, the famous “Fong Young Flower Drum Song” told the sad story of the women who were forced to leave their village due to the famine and resort to singing and dancing on the street to entertain passersby as a way or earning their living in Auhui province. “Beautiful Sun Moon Lake” brought the audience into the tranquil and peaceful mountain area of Taiwan. The vivid tempo of “The Spring Festival Overture” brought the audience to the high point of the performance. Under the leadership of the Chief Director of Lidia Productions—Marina Liadova, the concert achieved great success. The great efforts of the musicians from Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble and Minnesota Orchestra provided Minnesotans with a wonderful performance and a unique experience of Chinese music. 
  
 
Wherever you come from, whatever languages you speak, music is a global language. Through it, different people from different cultures and different background come together and know each other. Music doesn’t have national boundaries. Just like a smile, people through out the world would understand that it represents people’s happiness. Similarly, through music, we can understand the emotions and lives of others, no matter who are you and where are you from.