ENSEMBLES 2009
The Nine O'Clock Sunshine Choir
The “Nine o’clock Sunshine Choir” of China Beijing Zhongguancun No.1 primary school developed from the former children’s choir in 1996 and is now comprised of 120 girls and boys aged between eight and twelve. The choir is divided into categories and practices around the year, taught by the art-director, well-known vocal professor Zhang Shirong. The choir’s conductor is Zhang Jianning, aided by the chaperones Liu Xiaojing and other music teachers.
In recent years, through the effort of the headmaster Liu Chang, the choir has advanced rapidly and achieved Beijing Students Choral Festival and Haidian District Choir competition first prizes successively in 2006 and 2008. The choir also actively takes part in a variety of performances, such as the kick-off ceremony performances of the 2008 Beijing Paralympics’ Games, the „Thanksgiving Mother“ charity party and the annual special concert of the school’s art festival.
