协和万源美国高中部的2017 Winter Concert 在圣诞假期前的周四开始了，由Barbie Chen 和 Joey Li 两人主持。
The 2017 SUIS Winter Concert Showcase began before the Christmas Holiday on Thursday, December 14th at 2PM. Two hosts Barbie Chen and Joey Li were in charge of opening the concert and led us through the afternoon of music.
随着幕布打开，音乐课的学生首先给我们带来了合唱“A Thousand Years”和 “Breath of Winter” 以此庆祝冬季和即将到来的圣诞节。
As soon as the curtain parts, our talented music students began by bringing us a chorus performance of over 100 music students singing “A Thousand Years” and “Breath of Winter” in 3 part harmony and providing us with the sounds of winter and ice.
合唱结束后，九年级的Ethan Zheng演唱了一首中文歌“呼伦贝尔大草原”即使是第一个出场的也没有太大压力，他用洪亮的歌声征服了全场观众, 给整个演唱会一个很好的开头。
After the choral pieces, Ethan Zheng, a 9th grader sang a Chinese song. Although he is the first student to have an individual performance, he didn’t seem to be timid or concerned. His powerful voice conquered any stage fright and the audience’s heart. This gorgeous and rich voice provided a wonderful start.
第二个表演是来自Lousie Lin 的钢琴独奏。天空之城的熟悉音乐响起，让观众们不由地沉浸在这优美的旋律中。
The second performance was a piano solo from Louise Lin. The familiar song which is called, “Castle in the Sky” enabled the audience to enjoy the melody in the moody piano performance.
随后登场的是Jake Zhou, Eileen Zhang, Elizabeth Shen 和 Emily Chen，他们表演的事动漫“未闻花名”里的主题曲“secret base”。歌手用她甜美的嗓音演唱了“secret base”的日文版。
Then, Jake Zhou, Eileen Zhang, Elizabeth Shen and Emily Chen performed “Secret Base” from a famous animation. The singer used her sweet voice to sing the song in Japanese and the instruments blended together so perfectly.
十二年级的Selina Xuan 在台上表演了古典吉他。她一个人在台上并没有紧张，反而十分泰然自若。她的吉他独奏非常的完美。
The senior Selina Xuan strum her classical guitar on the stage like gypsy magic. Her confidence and poised elegance are the perfect outfit for this Spanish classical guitar piece.
下一个表演很独特，因为Aurora Xu 和 Didi Hu用了中西结合的方式来表演。中国传统乐器琵琶和西方乐器钢琴合奏一首中文歌“凉凉”。
The next performance was unique because Aurora Xu and Didi Hu used the combination of a Chinese traditional instrument, the Pipa and the western instrument, the piano. They rang out our school motto, “East Meets West” with a Chinese song called “Liang Liang”
Sunny Li, Daniel Hung 和 Jerry Chen 在几首歌中自然地转换，这就是串烧歌曲的精髓啊！他们的表演让台下掌声如雷。
Sunny Li, Daniel Hung and Jerry Chen naturally meshed into different songs. This mashup combination of music in English and Chinese won the attention of the audience and left them wanting more.
接下来一对学霸组情侣Ella Xiao 和 George Wang带来一首“当你老了”。这首歌中的情感被他们展现的淋漓尽致。当你我头发变得苍白，也要厮守到老。
The next performance was presented by the power team, Ella Xiao and George Wang. Emotions were fully expressed by them in the song called “When You Are Old”. When we are both old, we will still stay together. We could feel the sentiment through the music and the on stage energy.
“i hate u i love u” “bad romance” “million reasons” “last Christmas”这四首歌的串烧由Linda Xu, Kimi Wang, Jack Yan 和 Johnny Huang表演。四人的影响力可以说是非常大，台下的观众都跟着节奏挥动手电筒，表演十分精彩，也很成功。
The combination of the four powerhouse hits presented by Linda Xu, Kimi Wang, Jack Yan and Johnny Huang inspired the audience to raise their flashlights with the rhythm. How awesome they were, as they effortlessly moving from song to song.
Emily Gao 和 Ezreal Ye 运用了钢琴和电吉他的合奏，表演了“晴天”。随着大屏幕上逐渐出现的校园生活的照片，这首歌进入高潮，充分表达了青春的活力青涩的感情。年轻不正是如此吗？
Emily Gao and Ezreal Ye used the piano and the electric guitar to execute a popular song called, “Sunny Day”. Using photographs of school life shown on the screen, the performance reaches a climax and perfectly captivates the energy of youth.
Louise Lin 和 Jennifer Tan 的表演惊艳四座。表演时非常的有感情，观众都被他们的歌所吸引。Jennifer简直像是职业歌手，在台上非常的自信，感情也拿捏地很到位。
Louise Lin and Jennifer Tan brought us a gorgeous ballad. Jennifer is a total pro as she sings this song she owns the stage with her presence.
九年级的学生们也有如此棒的演出。Danny Chen, Leo Qi 和 Crystal Zhang表演一首非常有高难度的歌 “夜空中最亮的星”。歌曲很励志，只要有目标，相信自己，就有力量去冲破困难
I can’t believe that the 9th graders have contributed so much to this show! Danny Chen, Leo Qi and Crystal Zhang perform “The Brightest Star”. This song inspires people to believe themselves and to have courage to overcome difficulties.
看了这么多个表演，想必大家都累了吧。接下来Caroline Lu的钢琴独奏让人们耳目一新。闭上眼聆听着优美的旋律，使人逐渐陶醉在琴声中。
You would think that we would get tired of hearing so many performances. However, the piano solo performed by Caroline Lu gave audience a new feeling. We could close our eyes and relax to this graceful piece.
管乐器和钢琴？Coulsin Ren, JD Qian, Paul Jiang 和 Sanny Liu将通过萨克斯，钢琴，长号和长笛的结合献上一首圣诞的歌和全校师生一起庆祝圣诞节的到来。
The quartet composed of: Coulsin Ren, JD Qian, Paul Jiang and Sanny Liu got us ready to celebrate the New Year. Played on saxophone, piano, trombone and flute.
前面都是乐器的表演，终于，拥有高人气的dance group闪亮登场。他们一上场就嗨翻了全场，动作流畅，引来很多欢呼声和尖叫声。
Suddenly, we have something very different at our concert – our popular Dance Group! They turned up and the audience began to roar for them with full excitement.
合唱的音乐课学生们随着dance group 的表演结束再次登场！这次他们演唱的是“All Days Are Nights” 和 “Oceans and Stars”
Our talented music students return to the stage again after the dance group’s set. This time, they bring us two different songs “All Days Are Nights” and “Oceans and Stars”. The harmony and counterpoint rings out into the audience and the winter night.
重新回到唱歌表演，Francesca Lou 和 Shawn Yin 的表演引爆全场。中间的rap实在太酷了！两人给全场的气氛带来了活力。
Our very own lady McBeth, Francesca Lou and Shawn Yin perform “The Monster”. The rap in the middle is so cool and articulate. The two performers bring such high energy and have some awesome visuals too!
最后终于轮到老师表演了！他们献上了Merry Christmas 的祝福！
Finally, it’s time for the teachers to perform! They all danced on to the stage to perform “Feliz Navidad” Merry Christmas! We really enjoyed the show!!
随着老师们“Feliz Navidad”的演出结束，winter concert 圆满的结束了。感谢所有老师，表演者的付出，感谢你们带来的精彩演出，see you again！
Winter Concert Showcase was the perfect start to the holiday season. Thanks to all the teachers and performers coming together to concert. See you again!