Love of song bonds chorus and community
China DailyBy Chen Nan | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-14 10:20 Marking its 15th birthday, China NCPA Chorus, the resident chorus of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, gives a concert at the venue last Sunday, featuring a selection of the chorus' finest works. Fifteen years ago, a group of passionate voices came together to found the China NCPA Chorus, with a mission to meet the demand for opera productions by the National Centre for the Performing Arts — an iconic venue in Beijing launched in 2007. Today, the China NCPA Chorus stands as a beloved pillar of the arts community with its sound resonating far beyond the walls of rehearsal spaces and concert halls. Together, they presented a selection of the chorus' finest works accumulated over the past 15 years, including the choral cycle Reverberant Melodies in Memory by composer Zou Ye and lyricist Zou Jingzhi, the song On a Great Journey in Unison by composer Yin Qing and lyricist Zhao Daming, and the aria Fuoco Di Gioia from Verdi's opera Otello.