别开生面的音乐会

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音乐可以跟文学相偕而行吗？我要给这几个年轻人一声喝采，他们创造了一则童话故事，由一位道地的美国教授朗读，你可以听到他纯正的美国腔。间中停歇的地方，穿插漂亮的钢琴曲。音乐加深了语言的意境，叙述又使音乐融入文学的氛围。这样的艺术在新山十分少见，在音乐会稀罕的士古来就更令人意外。

以下是故事和音乐的双语介绍，有意前往聆听者还可以从这里买票。这个别开生面的音乐会在本月31日下午3时举行，地点在士古来大学城附近的Taman Flora的赋格音乐学院。

There will be a musical festival on 31st August 3.00PM at Shirin Lee’s music center in Taman Flora near Taman University. In this two hours event a fascinating story written by Shirin will be recited by an American retired professor and while reciting it will be intercepted by piano music on various themes performed by artists well trained in this field.  The music will further enhance the beauty of the story and the narration elaborated the purpose of music. The group of youths is trying to blend music and literature together in a single performance which is rare in this area. Friends interested in this art performance can book your ticket by contacting me or Shirin Lee.  

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Children’s Fantasy

Written by: Miss Shirin Lee Xiang Fan. Narated by: Prof. Robert Fledger. Translated by Shirin Lee Xiang Fan and Mr. Lee Hoy Chin.

Here’s a story about the magical experience of a seven-year-old boy, Ivan. He is an active and smart boy who has puffy black curly hair and a pair of big bright eyes. Ivan has a baby sister, she is the princess of the house, everyone showers her with love. This summer, they will travel to another country with their parents. This trip was long awaited for the whole family.

After a few hours of flight, the family finally arrived at the destination. “Here we are! Here we are!” Ivan cried out excitedly. {Piano: Of Foreign Land and People} 

Along the street of this foreign land, Ivan and his family are enjoying the beautiful scene and greenery landscape.  The trees are dancing in the breeze, birds are busy chatting, and the radiant sun warms the land. The people are nice and friendly. Two of the curious siblings ran around. Everyone is smiling and waving to them. Oh! This is such a wonderful summertime! {Summertime} 

The lilacs are in full bloom, the sweet fragrance filled the air. It attracts many butterflies around the bush of flowers.  {Lilacs} 

On the way to the hotel, Ivan is immersed with the beautiful architecture. From far away, he saw an ancient pagoda. Ivan can even hear the bronzed bells ringing from the building. {Pagodes}

“Ivan! Come help us out with the luggage!” By the time they arrive at the hotel, mummy asked Ivan to help, they have a lot of bags to carry into the room. While Ivan is helping, his little sister is screaming, wanting him to play with her. “Ivan! Take this into the room please!” “Yes, mummy!” Ivan is now running here and there! Ivan is very busy! {Ivan is very busy}

Ah! Finally, bags are all in place. TIME TO PLAY!! Ivan and sister wander around the hotel room. Everything is new to them! “Wow! The room is big! See who runs to the bed first! Come catch me if you can!!” Ivan and sister run in the room in a circle like a tornado. {catch me if you can}

“Let’s jump on the bed!” Ivan suggested, “We can jump so high! It’s so fun!” The two children are full of happiness and excitement. They lay on the soft fluffy bed with burning red cheeks and sweaty clothes. {Perfect happiness} 

“Oh, what is this place?!” Ivan wide awake with shock. “Watch out boy!” Ivan almost ran into a big beard man. This is a colourful village, every house was painted in different colours and decorated with candies and chocolate. At the heart of the village, there’s a well-decorated stage. The red velvet curtain on stage slowly pulls open which reveals the clowns, dancers, and amagician with a shiny colourful costume. “Welcome to Carnival Village!” The host welcomed the crowd. “Wait! Is that an elephant behind the magician?!” again Ivan had his jaw dropped. {Carmen Overture}

Slowly, Ivan and his sister are falling asleep. The bed is so soft and warm, the breeze from the window is blowing on the cheek. {Falling asleep} 

In the dream world, everything is so sweet and beautiful. The air smells like flowers. The cloud looks like cotton candy. The grass is soft and tender. {Dreaming}

Suddenly, all the colours fade away. And Ivan falls into a swirl that leads him to an unknown world!! {Aquarium}

A grand hot air balloon slowly landed beside the stage; a black colour doll walked out from it. “Golliwog! We are waiting for you. Let’s go dance!” The clown greeted Golliwog and led him to the stage. Golliwog then started his sarcastic dance imitating the elegant prince charming, the crowd rewarded him with a great laughter. {Golliwog’s cakewalk}

While Golliwog is mimicking a clumsy dance, a spotlight of the crowd focuses on an elegant ballerina. “Wow! She looks like a doll!” Ivan can’t take his eyes from the ballerina. Together with him, a clown standing beside Ivan. The clown is holding a tiny ukulele, his big red nose cannot hide his love in his eyes. He totally immersed himself with every movement Ballerina took. Everyone in the hall kept silent to watch the ballerina dance. {Dance of the doll}

The clown made his way out from the crowd, wishing to join the dance of ballerina. But his steps are so clumsy that it brings laughter to the crowd. Ballerina can’t help her smile on her face too. Even though the dance is not perfect nor elegant, they managed to finish the dance together. The crowd gave them a big applause out of happiness. {Alborada Del Gracioso}

Suddenly, the lights turned red, followed by a sharp evil laughter. Everyone is terrified and runs around to find a place to hide. When everyone was in chaos, Ivan saw a figure appear high in the sky. “That’s Babayaga!! Run for your life!” The clown was screaming. “Ah!! Help!” Babayaga caught the ballerina like an eagle catching the prey. Things happen so fast, when everyone hears the scream of the ballerina, she’s already high up in the air. {Babayaga}

“Hey, clown! I have a rocking horse, let's go rescue ballerina!” Ivan felt hilarious with his thought after he said it out loud to the clown. To his surprise, the rocking horse turned into a handsome pony. “That’s perfect! I was thinking of borrowing a rocking horse from the prince charming. Thank you, Ivan!” said the clown. Quickly, he loaded all his instruments at the back of the pony. Drums, guitar, trumpet and some weird looking instruments Ivan never knew the name. {Knight on the Rocking horse}

“How do we know where to find the ballerina?” “No worries,” said the clown, “Babayaga is living in a castle on the snowy mountain, guarded by the mountain king.” Then he pulls out a scroll of map from his pocket, pointing out the way to get there.

In the journey, the air is turning colder, the sky is dimmer, the woods are denser. Suddenly, Ivan feels something tiny, and light are falling on his cheek. “It’s snowing. We are now in the Winter town. Soon we’ll arrive at the castle.” said the clown. This is the first time Ivan sees snow, the snowflakes are so glittery and dancing in the wind. {The snow is dancing}

“Whoa!” Ivan was amazed by the size of the castle. It was so huge! The door was so gigantic that they couldn't even reach the doorbell. “TONG TONG PEEP PEEP PEEP!!” While Ivan still tries to figure out how to ring the bell, the clown already took out his drums and pipes to make noise. “Now I know why you’re bringing those instruments!” Ivan raised his voice; the drums are too loud! “Yes! How clever I am!!” The clown was happy with his decision. {Out of door with drums and pipes}

Suddenly, the ground is shaking followed by a heavy footsteps sound. Ivan’s heart is racing fast and the clown too, his eyes are widening, and he stopped the messy instrument playing. Two of them froze out of fear. {Mountain King}

“Did you bring anything other than instruments?” whispered Ivan. “No, I didn’t.” “Oh no, what are we going to do?” Ivan is so scared; he hides behind the clown. “Should we run?” quickly they ride on the pony. But the pony turns back to rocking horse. “NOO! Not now!” They were trapped. The clown pulls out a wooden sword from nowhere. And passed it to Ivan. Two of them rocking the rocking horse, one holding a wooden sword, one playing the trumpet loudly. {Dance of the Knight}

“AHH! I hate children!! No, I’m having a headache now!” the mountain king grumbled and ran away from them. Left Ivan and the clown at the entrance of the castle. “Yeah, the mountain king just opened the door for us! Let’s go!” Very soon, they found the ballerina and brought her back to the Carnival Village. {Liebestraum}

In the Carnival Village, all the friends are celebrating the return of the hero and the loving ballerina. {Finale}

“Ivan, wakeup! Bright and shine!” the gentle voice of mummy wakes Ivan up. “What a dream.” {Morning mood}

钢琴儿童故事：埃文奇遇记

故事创作：李湘凡，英文朗读：退休心理学教授罗伯弗莱之，中文翻译：李湘凡、李开璇。

埃文奇遇记

小男孩埃文，今年七岁。他有一头乌黑曲卷的头发，一双大眼球水灵灵的转动，显得活泼聪明。他有个稚龄的妹妹，是家里的小公主，得到众人的宠爱。有个夏天，埃文兄妹随着家人出国旅行，实现了一个期待良久的愿望。

在空中几个小时后，飞机终于安然降落。“到了！到了！”埃文激动的喊起来。

曲目：Foreign land and people（黄振斌）

他们一家走在异国城市的街道上，眼前风光如画，大地一片青葱，微风轻轻吹来，绿树婆娑起舞，鸟语花香，暖日初升。他们目不暇给地欣赏着这一切。路过的人们也大都亲切友善，向埃文和他的可爱的妹妹频频招手微笑。这两兄妹好奇地四处跑动，“啊！多么美丽的夏天！”埃文不禁嚷了起来。

曲目：Summertime（李湘凡）

路旁，一簇簇怒放的紫丁香把空气也灌满了甜美的香气，引来一大群蝴蝶，在花丛间穿梭飞舞。

曲目：Lilacs（黄振斌）

前往酒店的路上，埃文看见一座古色古香的塔，耸立在不远处。它完美的结构深深吸引了他，使他着迷。此刻，正有一阵悠悠的铜钟声，从塔内送到他的耳鼓里。

曲目：Pagodes（黄振斌）

他们来到酒店，妈妈说：“埃文，来搬行李！”他们的行李可真多，堆起来像座小山丘。埃文便去拿行李，他的妹妹却嚷着要跟他一齐玩。妈妈说：“埃文，先把行李搬进房。”“好的。”埃文说。于是一边搬行李，一边陪妹妹玩，跑来跑去，十分忙碌。

曲目：Ivan is very busy（李湘凡）

终于放好了所有的行李，埃文松了一口气。现在是玩的时候了！他说。两兄妹便在酒店房内探险似的四处观看，每样东西都很新奇。“哇！这房间可真大！我们比赛看谁先跑到床上！过来捉我，看你能吗？”埃文和妹妹绕圈子团团转，像一阵龙卷风。

曲目：Catch me if you can（李欣庭）

 “我们去床上跳！”埃文出了个主意：“我们可以跳很高的，一定很刺激！”于是两个小孩在床上尽情欢乐，最后都躺了下来，两颊分外红润，一身汗湿。

曲目：Perfect happiness（李欣庭）

床褥柔暖，埃文和妹妹渐渐进入了梦乡。清风从窗外吹来，抚摸着他们的脸颊。

曲目：Falling asleep（李湘凡）

梦中的世界美丽温柔，空气芳香如花，云絮如棉花糖，青草细润如酥。

曲目：Dreaming（李湘凡）

绚烂的色彩突然烟消云散，随即卷起一阵风，把埃文带入一个陌生的地方。

曲目：Aquarium（李欣庭）

 “啊！这是什么地方？”埃文惊惧而醒，几乎一头闯入一个大胡子怀中。“小心！孩子。”这人说。埃文细看四周，见是一个色彩缤纷的村庄，每间房子彩上不同的颜色，并挂满了糖果和朱古力作为点缀。村子中央有一个戏台，也是布置得五颜六色。红色天鹅绒布幕徐徐来开，现出一个魔术师和几个小丑及舞者，一个主持人站出来向观众说道：“欢迎光临我们的乡村嘉年华会！”埃文见那魔术师身后有一头大象，一时瞠目结舌。

曲目：Carmen Overture（李湘凡&李欣庭）

一个巨大的热气球徐徐降落在舞台旁边，从里边走出一个黑色的洋娃娃。小丑迎上前去，并牵着她的手走上舞台：“歌利娃，我们跳舞吧！”他说。歌利娃模仿公主迷人的姿态跳起舞来，观众看了哈哈大笑。

曲目：Golliwog’s cakewalk（李欣庭）

正当歌利娃跳着他走样的舞姿，从观众席间投来的一道亮光，照在一个漂致的芭蕾舞小姐身上。埃文细看这人，觉得他像个洋娃娃。一个小丑陪着这芭蕾舞小姐，站在埃文旁边。这大红鼻子样子可爱的小丑握着一个尤克里里（一种乐器），完全陶醉在芭蕾舞小姐的表演里。大厅里的每一个人，也聚精会神看那芭蕾舞演出。

曲目：Dance of the doll（黄振斌）

小丑挤过人群，要加入芭蕾舞的表演之中，然而他的舞步是那么拙劣，反而逗得众人都笑了。芭蕾舞小姐忍不住也露出了笑容。尽管跳得并不完美也不优雅，他们还是一起跳完了整个舞。乐坏的观众给他们报以热烈的掌声。

曲目：Alborada Del Gracioso（李欣庭）

灯光突然变成红色，接着响起一声尖锐的邪笑，人人惊慌失措，四处潜逃。混乱中，埃文瞥见空中出现一个人影。小丑喊道：“巴巴亚葛来了，快逃命！”听到一声“救命！”，芭蕾舞小姐已被巴巴亚葛掳走。一切的发生只在一瞬间，好比老鹰捕获一个猎物。当人们清醒过来的时候，芭蕾舞小姐已在半空中。

曲目：Babayaga（黄振斌）

 “嗨！小丑，我有一匹摇摇马，我们去救芭蕾舞小姐吧！”埃文对自己的想法感到滑稽，但还是说了出来。说也奇怪，他的腰摇马竟变成了一头漂亮的小马。小丑说：“好极了，我正想跟公主借一匹摇摇马呢。谢谢你！埃文。”小丑快手快脚把家当全绑在小马背上，有鼓、吉他、喇叭和一些埃文不知道名称的东西。

曲目：Knight on the Rocking horse（李湘凡）

 “我们去哪里找芭蕾舞小姐呢？”埃文问。“不用担心，”小丑说：“巴巴亚葛住在雪山上的王宫里，王宫的看守就是山王。”他从口袋里取出一卷地图，告诉埃文去王宫的道路。

在前往雪山的路上，空气越来越稀薄，天空越来越暗淡，树林越来越浓密。埃文突然觉得有个细小的东西落在他的脸上。小丑说：“下雪了。我们到了冬城，不久就可抵达王宫。”埃文第一次看见雪，闪闪发光的雪花在风中飘舞。

曲目：The snow is dancing（李湘凡）

 “哇！”埃文从来没有见过那么宏伟的王宫，不禁发出一声惊叹。那门也非常高大，他们几乎动不到它的铃。正当埃文发愁间，小丑已取出他的锣鼓和喇叭弄出声音来了。“我现在明白你带这些乐器来的目的了。”埃文说，然而他必须提高嗓子，因为小丑把锣鼓敲得太响了。“你看，我多聪明！”小丑对那番话感到洋洋得意。

曲目：Out of door with drums and pipes（黄振斌）

突然，地动山摇，随即听到一个沉重的脚步声。埃文心跳加剧，小丑亦睁大双眼，停下了敲打乐器。两个人惊骇地缩成一团。

曲目：Mountain King（李湘凡）

 “你除了乐器就没有带其他东西吗？”埃文小声问。“没有。”“那么，我们要做什么呢？”埃文恐惧地躲在小丑身后。“我们要逃跑吗？”他们一下子就跳上了小马背上，但是小马又变回了摇摇马。“现在不能走了！”他们被迫留在那里，小丑不知从何处抽出一把木刀，并把它交给埃文。两人在马背上，一个挥舞着木刀，一个把喇叭吹得震天价响。

曲目：Dance of the Knight（黄子恒）

 “哎，儿童真讨厌！不，我患者头疼呢！”山王发了一轮唠叨，走开了，把埃文和小丑留在王宫的门边。“山王正好给我们打开了门，进去吧！”他们进入了王宫，很快就发现了芭蕾舞小姐，他们把她带回嘉年华村。

曲目：Liebestraum（李湘凡）

嘉年华村的民众，热烈庆祝他们的英雄和可爱的芭蕾舞小姐安全归来。

曲目：Finale（李欣庭）

 “埃文，醒醒！大白天了！”妈妈温柔的声音唤醒了埃文。“啊！我做了一个梦。”

曲目：Morning mood（黄振斌）

(2024年8月15日）