Personal anecdotes of Yan Liangkun

Yan Liangkun has conducted the "Yellow River Cantata" for thousands of times, and he knows every note and every lyric by heart. Mr. Yan has an elegant temperament and humorous words. He talks and sings when he is happy and makes frequent gestures. There were many mass singing groups at that time. Whether it was Wuhan in 1938 or the rear area after 1939, there were performances everywhere. At that time, there were several anti-enemy drama troupes, all under the leadership of Comrade Guo Moruo. In addition to acting, the drama troupe also sang, including the "Yellow River Cantata". In 1940, Yan Liangkun directed the Children's Theater Troupe to perform "Yellow River Cantata" in Chongqing. In fact, it didn’t matter who was the commander at that time, there were many people who could conduct things. In order to promote the anti-Japanese war, members of the children's troupe sang and acted together. As long as they were doing anything related to the anti-Japanese war, they would perform on stage at any time as long as the organization needed it. Yan Liangkun has acted, danced, painted slogans, and written reports. In spring, summer and autumn, he went to various towns to promote the anti-Japanese war. In winter, he returned to the Political Department to study. Guo Moruo was responsible for arranging organizational learning, cultural learning, current affairs learning and professional learning, and also rehearsed some new programs.

Yan Liangkun has loved this work since he was a child, and his entire music performance career has grown up with the singing of "Yellow River Cantata". "Yellow River Cantata" is an ode to the heroic Chinese people and a poem that promotes the great spirit of the Chinese nation. Therefore, it has everlasting artistic charm and strong vitality. The immortal work "Yellow River Cantata" has been nurturing, nourishing and encouraging Yan Liangkun since the day it was born.