A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. The tree kept out wind and rain for the boy and accompanied him as he went to school and gradually grew up. The tree witnessed his love and encouraged him to leave his hometown to pursue his dream.

This work is composed of 11 original songs with the children's song Little White Boat as the main theme and variation. Children will feel the music is familiar, which helps them to better understand the wisdom of the language of music. Chinese musical instruments along with a western orchestra are used to play the main theme and background music. The features of Chinese musical instruments will be distinctively revealed to the children, thus helping to enlighten their musical imagination.

Pianist and Composer: Professor Dai De (Diploma in Music Performance, Royal Academy of Music and now a professor at Xinghai Music College) Designer and Song Composer: Professor Qiu Dihong (Youth Educationalist)

Program: Moonlight, Cherry Blossom, Love's Greeting, Military March, Humorous, Gavotte Viennois, The Blue Danube, Maple Leaf Rag, Flight of the Bumble Bee and Da Chang Jin, etc.

Time: 8 pm

Date: Sunday, March 11, 2007

Venue: Symphony Hall, Xinghai Concert Hall

Tickets:150/120/100/80 yuan

Special Concerts for Children, Admission by ticket only, Children under 3 will not be allowed to access to the Conference.

(Translated by Guangzhou Association of Foreign Affairs Translators)

Editor: Wing