BRISBANE, Australia—Ms. Wolstenholm, a singer and a musician, saw the Shen Yun show at the matinee session in the Queensland Conservatorium Theatre and was glad she had made the effort to attend.
Her grandmother saw Shen Yun’s earlier performance and came back to see it again, bringing her granddaughter with her.
The young woman said, “It’s a wonderful show, visually appealing, and so colourful.”
She said that the dancers were very graceful.
Of soprano Chia-ning Hsu and tenor Yuan Qu, she said: “Both of them ... were beautiful. They both had wonderful voices.”
Ms. Wolstenholm explained that she did not sing opera: “I don’t have an opera voice,” but she said she that could appreciate the Shen Yun vocalists’ performances.
“Oh, I enjoy it! I respect them [the singers] because I know it would take a lot of training to be able to sing like that,” she said.
As a musician proficient in both piano and trumpet, Ms. Wolstenholm particularly noticed the piano accompanist of the singers.
“I think that she plays with a lot of feeling, for an accompanist, because people don’t usually pay a lot of attention to them, because they’re paying attention to the singer.
“It is important. I think she plays very well.”
The Shen Yun orchestra incorporates both Chinese and Western musical instruments, which Ms. Wolstenhom enjoyed.
She said she could pick out Chinese flutes, stringed instruments, and drums, but was not aware of their names. For her it was an intriguing mix.
“I think it’s very distinctive. It’s a unique style. I definitely love listening to it. I respect it because it’s unique.
“I think the presenters give a lot of information, so that definitely helps you along. I like how they translate the Chinese and the English and vice versa. That sort of thing, so that helps you along.
“I find it so interesting because Chinese culture is so different from Australian culture,” she said.
Brisbane has a matinee on Sunday, April 12. Shen Yun will be in Toowoomba on Monday, April 13.
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