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It is with great pleasure that we can announce Jay, Year 12 from Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong, won the prestigious 2019 Karl Jenkins Composition Award with his piece titledWest Lake Pavilion.

The Jenkins Award is open to participating schools in the International Schools Choral Music Society. It challenges students to bring together many cultures with diverse backgrounds to foster a global music experience.

Jay's piece was performed by the combined ISCMS choir and orchestra at the gala concert in the Shanghai Symphony Concert Hall on February23along with performances from 26 International Schools, with close to 100 students from 7 Dulwich College International schools participating.

 

Jay wrote the following as a backgroundto his composition: 

"The West Lake in Hangzhou is renowned as one of the most beautiful natural lakes in China, with countless poems reciting its beauty across the ages. The lyrics in this piece are inspired by a poem by Liu Yong, a poet from the Song dynasty, as he was traveling around the country.Dong Nan Xing Shengliterally means the South-East (where Hangzhou is located) is a prime location and Liu Yong elaborates on this by commenting on the splendor and beauty of both the city and the natural scenery.The use of melisma reflects the natural stress and emphasis of Song Dynasty poetry, such as the poem by Liu Yong on which this piece is composed. Throughout the piece, melodies are echoed across all four vocal registers, resembling almost a canonical competition between four voices."The judging panel highly praised Jay's entry, writing:"It shows a good sense of musical structure. Its material is apt for its expressive purposes, and its melodic and harmonic ideas are distinctive. "We congratulate Jay for his amazing achievement.

我们很荣幸宣布，上海德威外籍人员子女学校（浦东）12年级的Jay Y在著名的Karl Jenkins作曲大赛中凭借作品《西湖亭阁》（West Lake Pavilion）荣获2019年度Karl Jenkins作曲大奖。

Jenkins大奖面向所有参与国际学校合唱协会（ISCMS）的学校。ISCMS鼓励学生将众多不同背景的文化汇集在一起, 以形成一种全球化音乐的体验。

2月23日，ISCMS合唱团和管弦乐队在上海交响音乐厅的演奏会上奏响了Jay的作品。来自全球26所国际学校的学生将在演奏会上带来了精彩演出，其中包括来自7所德威国际学校的100多名学生。

Jay描述了他的创作背景

“杭州西湖是中国最美丽的天然湖泊之一，古往今来，西湖的美丽被写进无数的诗词歌赋中。这首作品的灵感来源于宋代词人柳永在周游各地时创作的词作《东南形胜》，题目的字面意思是东南（杭州所在地）的地理位置优越。柳永在词作中描述了瑰丽多姿的城市和自然风光。运用装饰音能体现宋词的特色，而这首曲子的灵感来源正是宋代词人柳永。在这首作品中，旋律在全部四个声部中回响，交相辉映。评审团高度评价了Jay的作品：“作品的音乐结构清晰准确，题材切合表达目的，而旋律与和音乐的创意也独具特色。”

我们祝贺Jay所取得的优异成绩。