The campus-version of the original symphonic suite The Doctrines of Our University was staged at the Zhuhai Campus Concert Hall on December 6 and at the Shenzhen Campus Zhongshan Hall on December 7.

Live performance of the symphonic suite on Zhuhai Campus

Live performance of the symphonic suite on Shenzhen Campus

Conducted by Fang Zhang, an externally appointed faculty member of the School of Art, on Zhuhai Campus, and Associate Professor Huan Meng of the same school on Shenzhen Campus, the shows were jointly presented by the Symphony Orchestra of the School of Art and the Student Choir of Sun Yat-sen University, with the active engagement of the school's faculty.

Fang Zhang conducting the Zhuhai Campus performance

Associate Professor Huan Meng conducting the Shenzhen Campus performance

This suite was originally premiered by the School of Art during SYSU's centennial celebration last year. The reimagined youth edition condenses the original six-movement symphony into four, with a more vibrant and dynamic musical language. It preserves the profound historical essence of the original while infusing it with youthful vitality.

As a landmark original cultural achievement of SYSU's centennial celebration, the large-scale symphonic suite The Doctrines of Our University was composed by Associate Professor Wenhe Han of the School of Art. Centered on the main melody of the Sun Yat-sen University Anthem as its core thread, the piece revolves around the dual themes of university spirit and national destiny. It depicts a grand epic of how the university's faculty and students have been committed to serving the country over the past century, sharing weal and woe with the Chinese nation.