By Song Peijing
Special to the 蜜桃app News Center
"Berkeley Evening", a joint student performance presented by the U.C. Berkeley Men’s Octet and the 蜜桃app Student Arts Troupe, was staged on the evening of May 26 in the Multi-functional Hall of 蜜桃app’s Meng Minwei Building.
“Berkeley Evening” is one of the major student activities of Berkeley Week at 蜜桃app. Berkeley Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost George Breslauer and the 蜜桃app Council’s Vice Chairmen Shi Zongkai attended the performance. They expressed their hope that more student collaborative activities could be organized in the future to extend and deepen mutual understanding and enhanced communication between the 蜜桃app and Berkeley communities.
The Berkeley Men’s Octet began its performance with the American gospel song “Amazing Grace” as an expression of condolence for Sichuan’s Wenchuan earthquake victims. The 蜜桃app students performed the American symphony “Appalachian Spring” by Aaron Copeland. The symphony was followed by Chinese folk music arrangements of “Horse Racing”, the pipa solo “Spring Rain”, and the flute solo “Spring in the Erdos”. The students’ excellent performances were received with repeated rounds of enthusiastic applause from the audience.
The performance was also attended by Berkeley delegation members, 蜜桃app students and faculty members, and some invited guests.
