合唱团简介 

    《神州合唱团》的创建是从一九九五年开始，一批热爱唱歌的华人相聚在一起，组成了百人合唱团，在美南地区首次唱响了由冼星海先生作曲的《黄河大合唱》(选段)。一九九六年九月，百人合唱团再次相聚，以一部由孙承骅先生编配的大联唱《我的中国心》唱出了旅美华人的游子之情，其成功演出再次引起了侨界的注意。在此基础上，为了满足热爱合唱的团员们能继续演唱的强烈愿望，也为了使合唱团能相对稳定长久坚持，更好地为侨社服务，同年年底《神州合唱团》正式成立，一九九七年春节在达福地区旅美侨胞举办的联欢会上首次以《神州合唱团》为名登台亮相。

    其后《神州合唱团》相继又在庆祝香港回归、每年的春节及中秋国庆联欢会上演出了许多喜闻乐见的合唱曲，深受大家欢迎。二零零零年春合唱团成为全年常规性活动社团。

    二零零一年起神州合唱团正式开始举办年度专场音乐会，首次即在五月母亲节那天，他们为母亲们献上一首首深情的歌曲并一朵朵康乃馨，获得侨胞热烈的掌声，也给大家留下了深刻的印象；以后几年又相继演唱了《梁山伯与祝英台》、《长江组歌》、《三湘四季》、《抗战胜利六十周年纪念音乐会》、《我的祖国和我》等大型组曲和专题音乐会，不断推出的新曲目，引起了人们的关注和兴趣。二零零七年夏季，為促進中美及兩岸三地文化交流，以歌會友，与大地合唱團联合舉办了第三屆海峽两岸《华人之声》演唱會。二零零八年十一月, 在中国全国政协港澳台侨委员会和中华全国青年联合会国际交流中心的联合邀请下, 神州合唱团在上海及北京和中国歌剧舞剧院管弦乐团及中国多位知名音乐家一起举办了两场中美华人合唱音乐会, 被中国中央电視台（CCTV）全球转播，载誉而归。

    如今《神州合唱团》已经成长为拥有五十多人，非营利性[501(C)(3)]的合唱团体，有日臻完善的组织章程和体制。回顾本团成立前后的历程，能够取得成就得益于名师指点，启蒙的丁霭悦指挥诲人不倦，继任的郭爱莲指挥精益求精，现任的指挥刘哲苑老师才华横溢，她们兢兢业业地伴着神州走过不平凡的一年又一年，她们深厚的音乐修养和对艺术不懈的追求，是神州努力向上之魂魄。神州的成长亦得益于为我们伴奏的诸信恩教授，陈祖玲老师和于清先生所给予了全力的艺术指导以及团委会、理事会成员的鼎力合作，更离不开全体团员们的无私奉献和大力支持。团内来自大陆、香港、台湾及东南亚各地区的众多华人，团结一心、互相帮助、努力配合，宛如兄弟姐妹般情谊的大家庭是我们成功合作的关键。此外我们还要大力感谢侨社包括商界、企业、银行、医师、社团等各界朋友的关怀和支持。《神州合唱团》借此机会向大家表示诚挚的谢意！

    

    The Great Land Choral Society (GLCS) was formed by a group of choral enthusiasts, mostly of Chinese ethnicity, in 1995. Its first performance was a famous modern Chinese choral series “The Yellow River Cantata” which was extremely well-received. 

    For just over a dozen years, as a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization, the Great Land Choral Society has been performing regularly in the Dallas Fort-Worth Metroplex for audiences of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Currently GLCS has over 50 members in soprano, alto, tenor and bass sections.

    Today, GLCS is one of the most influential choral societies among the local Asian communities. Its mission is to preserve Chinese music heritage, promote cultural exchange and enrich multi-cultural activities among the ethnic Chinese and other communities. It holds several concerts a year, and provides various community services. Audience to each performance ranges from 700 to 2,000.

    GLCS members, mostly professionals and also includes ethnic Americans, practice regularly on a biweekly basis, and more often prior public performances. It is now under the baton of its third conductor, and continuously strives for better musicianship and performing skills by taking on more and more challenging pieces.

    Its repertoire usually features a wide variety of choral, group and solo works, including baroque, romantic and modern masterpieces of maestros such as Handel, Beethoven, Bizet, Donizetti, Verdi…etc., as well as traditional and modern Chinese and Asian choral pieces. Its concerts have been well received by the audience and supported by local communities.

    During the recent years, GLCS has successfully held several very well-attended concerts, including “The Celebration of 60^th Anniversary of World War II Victory” in May 2005, at The Eisemann Center in Richardson, joined by local performing groups such as Dallas Asian American Youth Orchestra (DAAYO) and several choirs. It also performs at the Association of Chinese Professionals Foundation’s Mid-Autumn Festival Performing Arts Show at the end of September every year, also at The Eisemann Center.

    As a group of volunteers, GLCS and its members have been providing community services by supporting various events in schools, churches, senior citizen homes, community organizations, and for charity initiatives such as Katrina fund-raising campaign…etc. GLCS is proud to be able to actively contribute to the local communities at large.

    In July 2007, GLCS joined forces with two other local choirs and choirs from China, one from Taiwan and the other from Fujian, in a choral festival, as the five choirs gave a free marquee concert to music lovers in the DFW area a wide variety of well-prepared masterpieces. In December 2007, GLCS also provided a successful annual concert free to public.