The University of Cambridge × SPGS International School Chengdu 英国剑桥×成都晟珀合唱音乐会圆满落幕

1914至1916年，曾任伦敦圣保罗女子公学音乐主任的著名作曲家古斯塔夫·霍尔斯特（Gustav Holst）创作出经典管弦乐组曲《行星组曲》，深刻影响了古典音乐的发展轨迹；传承自母校的音乐基因，成都晟珀在日常教学中，始终给予音乐与艺术充足的重视，因为我们坚信，好的教育从不局限于书本知识的传授，更在于引导学子践行美好、滋养心灵。

春韵满蓉城，和声跨山海。4月14日晚，在剑桥大学圣凯瑟琳学院音乐主任暨成都晟珀客座音乐指导Edward Wickham博士的带领下，剑桥大学圣凯瑟琳学院合唱团与成都晟珀合唱团的联合音乐会，在成都高新中演大剧院温情落幕，双方用纯净歌声为春日成都献上了一场中西交融的音乐盛宴。

作为音乐与文化的交流，演出现场剑桥大学圣凯瑟琳学院合唱团、成都晟珀学生合唱团与家长合唱团，以及高新中演童声合唱团共同唱响《茉莉花》与《成都》两首中文经典曲目；成都晟珀合唱团也与剑桥合唱团一同演绎了英国著名民谣《绿袖子》，让中西旋律在舞台上完美交融。

剑桥大学圣凯瑟琳学院音乐主任Edward Wickham博士此次已是第三年到访成都晟珀进行音乐指导与交流，见证了晟珀学校的发展与学子的成长。而作为剑桥大学最成功的合唱团之一，剑桥大学圣凯瑟琳学院合唱团也把首次欧美之外的巡演站点选在了成都晟珀。

此次音乐会得到成都高新中演大剧院的大力支持，晟珀也将继续与高新中演大剧院携手，践行国际艺术教育共建单位与国际艺术实践基地的诺言。

剑桥学子的优雅与晟珀师生、家长的热忱相融，这场跨越地域的和声不仅是一场听觉盛宴，更是成都晟珀践行国际教育理念、传递文化包容的生动缩影。作为一所坚守学术严谨的国际学校，晟珀将持续搭建与世界顶尖学府的深度交流平台，助力学子在跨文化交流中茁壮成长。

Between 1914 and 1916, the famous composer Gustav Holst, who once served as the Director of Music at St Paul’s Girls’ School in London, created the classic orchestral suite The Planets, which profoundly influenced the development of classical music. Inheriting the musical genes from its alma mater, SPGSI Chengdu  has always attached great importance to music and art in its daily teaching, because we firmly believe that good education is not limited to the imparting of book knowledge, but more about guiding students to practice beauty and nourish their souls.

Spring fills Chengdu, and harmony crosses mountains and seas. On the evening of April 14th, led by Dr. Edward Wickham, Director of Music at St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge and Guest Professor of Music  at SPGSI Chengdu, the joint concert of St Catharine’s College Choir, University of Cambridge and SPGSI Chengdu  Choir came to a warm conclusion at the Chengdu High-Tech Zone China Performing Arts Grand Theatre. Both sides presented a feast of music blending Chinese and Western styles to Chengdu in spring with their pure voices.

As a music and cultural exchange event, at the performance, St Catharine’s College Choir, University of Cambridge, SPGSI Chengdu  Student Choir, Parent Choir and CPAA Children’s Choir jointly sang two classic Chinese songs, “Jasmine Flower” and “Chengdu”; SPGSI Chengdu  Choir also performed the famous British folk song “Greensleeves” together with the Cambridge Choir, achieving the perfect integration of Chinese and Western melodies.

Dr. Edward Wickham, Director of Music at St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge, is visiting SPGSI Chengdu  for the third year to provide music guidance and exchanges, witnessing the development of SPGSI and the growth of its students. As one of the most successful choirs at the University of Cambridge, St Catharine’s College Choir has also selected SPGSI Chengdu  as its first tour stop outside Europe and the United States.

This concert received strong support from the Chengdu High-Tech Zone China Performing Arts Grand Theatre, and SPGSI will continue to work hand in hand with the theatre to fulfill its commitment as a Joint Institution for International Arts Education and a Global Arts Practice and Exchange Base.

The elegance of Cambridge students blends with the enthusiasm of SPGSI teachers, students and parents. This cross-regional harmony is not only an auditory feast, but also a vivid reflection of  SPGSI Chengdu’s practice of international education concepts and transmission of cultural inclusiveness. As an international school adhering to academic rigor, SPGSI will continue to build in-depth exchange platforms with world-top universities to help students thrive in cross-cultural exchanges.