Students from Yale University's Whiffenpoofs a cappella choir and Nankai University's student choir perform together on Monday in Tianjin. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Students from Yale University's Whiffenpoofs a cappella choir and Nankai University's student choir joined voices on Monday in Tianjin, blending cultures in a concert that ended with both groups performing Let the World Be Filled with Love.
The Whiffenpoofs choir performs at Nankai University in Tianjin. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The event marked the 40th anniversary of the Whiffenpoofs' first tour in China. The Yale choir performed Chinese classics, including Jasmine Flower and The Brightest Star in the Night Sky, both sung in fluent Mandarin. Nankai's choir, a multiple world choral champion, presented a varied program ranging from the Latvian folk song Northern Lights to the playful Italian piece Insalata Italiana.
Chinese artists perform Peking Opera. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Before the concert, students toured Tianjin's Ancient Culture Street together.
"Though there was a language barrier, we got to know each other and built friendships," Pan Lutong, a Nankai choir member, said. "Music is a natural, borderless way to connect — it makes cultural exchange feel effortless."
Yale University students sit among the audience. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Yale student Benjamin Theodore Jimenez said, "Even though we don't speak the same language, our shared love for singing dissolves boundaries. When the audience started singing along, I felt truly proud to be part of this."
The performance was part of the "Daluan Harmony" cultural exchange program, which encourages visits by young Americans to China as part of a five-year initiative to host 50,000 American students for study and cultural exchange.
Wei Lan contributed to this story.
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