Participants of the 2019 Recorder Art Exchange Camp for Mingyuan School Students pose for a photo during a performance. [Photo/CSCLF]
The 2019 Recorder Art Exchange Camp for Mingyuan School Students, sponsored by the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation (CSCLF), was held in Shenzhen from July 15 to 21.
Forty-one teachers, students, and volunteers from eight schools founded by the Mingyuan Welfare Fund of the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation (CSCLF) participated in the camp. Participants were from underdeveloped areas in Jilin, Guangdong, Gansu, Hunan, and Guangxi provinces, as well as Ningxia Hui autonomous region.
Participants of the 2019 Recorder Art Exchange Camp for Mingyuan School Students pose for a photo. [Photo/CSCLF]
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 12th anniversary of the founding of the Mingyuan Welfare Fund.
The summer camp was meant to instill patriotism among teenagers and teach them to play the recorder.
On the afternoon of July 19, the summer camp's performance was held. Tang Jiuhong, deputy secretary-general of CSCLF, Chen Yuan, chairwoman of the Mingyuan Welfare Fund, and Ma Mingzhe, trustee of the Mingyuan Welfare Fund, attended the performance.
Tang Jiuhong, deputy secretary-general of the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, delivers a speech before the camp's report-back performance. [Photo/CSCLF]
Tang Jiuhong, deputy secretary-general of CSCLF, delivers a speech before the start of the report-back performance. She extended a warm welcome to the students, teachers, and volunteers in attendance.
She said that the camp gave children from remote rural areas an opportunity to learn about music and hoped that it would be a memorable experience for them.
Teenagers play recorders during the camp's report-back performance. [Photo/CSCLF]
Children play recorders during the report-back performance. [Photo/CSCLF]
Before the camp officially ended, teenagers demonstrated what they had learned by showcasing their recorder-playing skills and giving song and dance performances. As the performance drew to an end, Chen Yuan, chairwoman of the Mingyuan Welfare Fund, joined the students in a recorder ensemble.
Camp participants practice playing the recorder. [Photo/CSCLF]
Students learn how to play the recorder. [Photo/CSCLF]
Three young girls showcase their recorder-playing skills. [Photo/CSCLF]
Students in traditional costumes play the recorder. [Photo/CSCLF]
Participants were also trained in the performance arts and singing during the seven-day camp. It was the first time most of them had left their hometown.
(Source: Fund Department of CSCLF)
