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Zhang Jingli Central Conservatory of Music The concert of outstanding graduates of the 2011 class of Fuxing Middle School was a great success.
The most unforgettable thing about the graduation concert was when the concert lights gradually dimmed, leaving only a beam of light shining on the performers on stage. Under the light, they were like angels sent by God to preach the gospel to mankind.
First from the left: Prince Teng, Second from the left: Zhao Yue, Third from the left: Zhang Jingli, Teacher, Fourth from the left: Ren Jingxue
Graduation concert
The most unforgettable thing was when the concert lights gradually dimmed, leaving only a beam of light shining on the performers on stage. Under the light, they were like angels sent by God to preach the gospel to mankind.
Each piece of music showed their superb skills, winning enthusiastic applause from the audience and infecting everyone.
Each piece of music showed their superb skills, winning enthusiastic applause from the audience and infecting everyone.
Ren Jingxue
Tomer Yariv：Gyro
Performance: Ren Jingxue Li Jingjing (supporting guest, conductor of the China National Symphony Orchestra)
Casey Cangelosi：Meditation No.1 
Performance: Ren Jingxue
John Psathas: One study One summary (for Marimba and electronic music)
Performance: Ren Jingxue
Ren Jingxue Entered Central Conservatory of Music affiliated primary school to study Western percussion in 2009, under the tutelage of Professor Zhao Ji, a renowned percussionist and educator in China. In 2011, he was admitted to Central Conservatory of Music affiliated middle school with the highest score in his major. In 2012, he began studying under percussionist and Central Conservatory of Music Zhang Jingli associate professor Ren Jingxue until now. Ren Jingxue has consistently strived for comprehensive development. Emmanuel Sejourne, a professor, percussionist, composer, and educator at the Strasbourg Conservatory of Music in France, praised Ren Jingxue's performance as "unquestionable." Austrian prodigy percussionist Martin Grubinger once described Ren Jingxue's performance as "the king of Marimba." At the 2015 Beijing International Electronic Music Festival, he performed as a marimba and electronic music soloist, and American composer Christopher Dobrian exclaimed, "Thank you for saving my music."
In 2012, he won the first prize in the professional junior group of Marimba in the fourth China International Percussion Competition and Jianli Percussion art festival, and then joined Jianli Percussion Ensemble. In 2015, he won the first prize in the professional junior group of China International Percussion Competition Marimba, and performed on stage with Marimba master Bogdan Bacanu and received praise. The same year, he also won the second prize in the Belgian INTERNATIONAL PERCUSSION YOUTH COMPETITION.
In 2016, he was invited to the United States to participate in the 'The Masterworks Festival'. In October of the same year, he won the first prize in Group C of the Hong Kong International Percussion Competition Snare Drum and the second prize in Group C of the Marimba competition. (Note: Group C is the youth group, and as a Ren Jingxue in middle school, he participated in the Hong Kong International Percussion Competition across grades.)
Prince Teng
Alexej Gerassimez：Asventuras
Performance: Wang Ziting
Bruce Hamilton: Interzones (for Vibraphone and electronic music)
Performance: Wang Ziting
Elliott Carter：March
Performance: Wang Ziting
Ivan Trevino：Catching Shadows
Performance: Wang Zhiteng and Ma Yutian (supporting guests)
Wang Ziting began learning percussion at the age of 5. He studied percussion under the guidance of Professor Zhao Ji, a famous Chinese educator and percussionist. In 2011, he was admitted to Central Conservatory of Music Affiliated Middle School with excellent results, studying under the guidance of Associate Professor Zhang Jingli, a famous Chinese musician. During his time in school, he joined the China Youth Choir and the China Youth Brass Band. He participated in the 55th anniversary school celebration of Central Conservatory of Music Affiliated Middle School with the group and won the Professional Excellence Award many times.
In 2010, he participated in the "2nd China International Percussion Competition" and won the Excellent Award for the Amateur Junior Group of Marimba.
In 2011, he participated in the "Third International Drum Competition of China" and won the first prize in the amateur junior group of Marimba.
In 2012, he participated in the "10th Italian International Percussion Competition" and won the second place in the professional junior group of Marimba and the second place in the professional junior group of the "4th Percussion Competition" in the same year.
In 2016, he participated in the "7th Jianli International Percussion Competition" and won the gold medal of the Marimba youth group.
During his study of percussion, he was guided by many internationally renowned percussion masters such as KEIKO ABE, Marta Klimasara, Emmanuel Séjourné, Bogdan Bacanu, Robert Van Sice, Peter Sadlo, etc., and performed on stage with the famous international percussion orchestra THE WAVE. He joined Jianli Percussion Ensemble in 2014. During his time in the group, he performed in various places and received widespread praise.
Zhao Yue
Askell Masson：Prim
Performance: Zhao Yue
Eckhard kopetzki：Three moments for a solo dancer
Performance: Zhao Yue
John Psathas: Planet Damnation (for Timpani and electronic music)
Performance: Zhao Yue
Dance: Zheng Zihao (supporting guest)
He began to study percussion under Mr. Liu Xuelin at the age of 5. After that, he followed Mr. Liu Ying, the principal of percussion at China Philharmonic Orchestra, and Mr. Shami to study Western percussion, and was admitted to Central Conservatory of Music affiliated primary and secondary schools with the first place. Since 2012, he has been studying under Mr. Zhang Jingli, a famous Chinese percussion player and associate professor at Central Conservatory of Music, and has joined the China Youth Symphony Orchestra since that year. He followed the orchestra to participate in many alumni art festival opening ceremonies. In 2014, he served as the principal of the percussion section, cooperated with Lang Lang, Lv Sicheng and other musicians, and participated in the China Youth Symphony Orchestra's European tour after 28 years in May this year, which was a complete success.
In August 2014, she won the second place in the Snare Drum junior group and the excellent prize in the Marimba category in the fifth China International Percussion Competition competition. Young percussionist Brad Broomfield highly praised her Snare Drum performance and became friends with her after the competition. In 2015, she won the first place in the Snare Drum youth group and the third place in the Marimba category in the sixth China International Percussion Competition competition. In November of the same year, she won the first place in Group B of the Snare Drum and the third place in Group C of the Marimba category in the first Hong Kong International Percussion Competition. She has collaborated with famous percussionists Johnthan Fox and Emmanuel Sejourne, receiving unanimous praise from both the audience and the stage. World-renowned percussionists such as Adam Mason and Johnthan Fox have praised her as a "dancer of music" and "having extraordinary musical performance ability and infectivity".