{"id":5104,"date":"2025-01-29T11:53:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T11:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/?p=5104"},"modified":"2025-11-05T06:43:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:43:43","slug":"ushering-in-chinese-new-year-with-a-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/ushering-in-chinese-new-year-with-a-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"Ushering in Chinese New Year with a twist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevillagemyhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG-20250129-WA0036-1-353x500.jpg?resize=353%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"500\" srcset=\" 353w,  723w,  768w,  8w,  904w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 85vw, 353px\" \/><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>In the mood for celebration<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0Jan 29, 2025<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">By Foong Pek Yee<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">foongpekyee@gmail.com<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Concert pianist and teacher Lee Jae Phang says his musical arrangement this year unites the famous <em>Gong Xi Gong Xi<\/em> (Congratulations, Congratulations) with a variation on it and a new tune, both composed by him.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Combining his musical imagination and creativity , he succeeded in bringing out the month-long festive mood\u00a0 in the\u00a0 three-minute arrangement and piano recital.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe title=\"Happy Chinese New Year 2025!\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tM4esDiQhrE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The upbeat <em>Gong Xi Gong Xi<\/em>\u00a0 at one point takes on a hurried character that denotes frenzy festive shopping amidst decorations in malls\u00a0 and streets flowing with the colours of red, yellow and gold &#8211; a symbol of prosperity for the Chinese.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In keeping with the Year of the Snake theme, he says the new melody also coils around itself, recalling the music of the snake charmers of Asia.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Beneath the hustle and bustle, the happier feelings\u00a0 that comes with the new year celebrations saw the new tune kicks in half way into the arrangement.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The new tune is lyrical and folklike with a lilting accompaniment that\u00a0 complements it in character,&#8221; says Lee Jae, of the celebrations which placed importance on family reunion,\u00a0 friendship\u00a0 and a\u00a0 thriving community.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">An arrangement that befits an auspicious occasion, Lee Jae describes the final section:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;<em>Gong Xi Gong Xi <\/em>theme returns cautiously at first, and builds to a climax.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Handfuls of chords create richer harmonies in the piano, a grand culmination of the variety of musical emotions that were explored in the piece.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8221; You will also hear Chinese drums in the bass rounding off this final section.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Enjoy !<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Happy Chinese New Year<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the mood for celebration \u00a0Jan 29, 2025 By Foong Pek Yee foongpekyee@gmail.com Concert pianist and teacher Lee Jae Phang says his musical arrangement this year unites the famous Gong Xi Gong Xi (Congratulations, Congratulations) with a variation on it and a new tune, both composed by him. 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