Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Singers
The Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Singers (Chinese: 上海彩虹室内合唱团; pinyin: Shànghǎi cǎihóng shìnèi héchàngtuán) is a chamber choir group based in Shanghai, China. The group was founded in 2010 by conductor Jin Chengzhi and his classmates from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. The choir performs a concert every six months, staging traditional-style choral works both existing and newly written.[1] As of 2016, the group had 44 members, including both students and working personnel.[2] In 2020, the group participated and won the reality show We Are Blazing (Chinese: 炙热的我们).[3] In fall of 2023, the group participated in the 54th Tolosa International Choral Contest, specifically in the polyphony and folklore categories with eight works, and won second and third place respectively.[4] The total score ranked second among all 18 participating teams. A documentary of their journey is available on YouTube with English subtitles.[5]
Discography
- (2016) Where Did You Put My House Keys, Zhang Shichao?
- (2016) So Far, the Sofa is So Far
- (2017) What I Do Is For Your Own Good
- (2021) Star River Hotel[6]
References
- ^ James Griffiths (2017-02-09). "Why this choir is a huge hit with China's stressed out millennials". CNN. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ Fan Yiying (2016-07-28). "China's 'Overtime Dogs' Can't Get Enough of Choir Song". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Rainbow Chamber Singers rule on Tencent reality show". China Daily. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Choral Contest 2023 - CIT - Tolosa Initiative Center". www.cittolosa.com. 2024-10-02. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ Rainbow Chamber Singers | 上海彩虹室内合唱团 (2024-02-15). 纪录片《彩虹合唱Tolosa合唱赛及西班牙巡演全纪录》来了！. Retrieved 2025-06-01 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Choir's new album "Star River Hotel" is officially launched and tried a new form of choral expression for the first time". Archyde. 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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