The balcony turns into a stage, the performers are the musicians of the community, and the “chorus members” and the audience are every resident… A concert was held in Jiaxin Urban Garden on Xinhua Road Street a few days ago. In addition to Jiaxin Urban Garden, in the past few days, Nanyang Xindu, Tianshan Riverside Garden, Kaixin Garden, Hongqiao Wanbo Garden and other communities in Changning have held warm balcony concerts to soothe residents’ anxiety under the epidemic control. Emotions, pay tribute to the workers who persevered in the front line of the fight against the epidemic.
“My country and I cannot be separated for a moment…”
At 7 p.m., a melodious saxophone wafted out from the balcony of a resident in Jiaxin Urban Garden. At the same time, lights were lit up on the balconies of several buildings in the community, and the residents sang along with the accompaniment. “My Motherland and Me”, “Amazing grace” and “City in the Sky”… One after another, the moving melody won bursts of cheers and applause, took away the anxiety of days of blockade, and made the residents feel the spring of warmth and beauty.
This “balcony concert” is organized by the residents of Jiaxin Urban Garden, with the purpose of In order to ease everyone’s mood, and pay tribute to the anti-epidemic staff who are fighting on the front line and the volunteers who have devoted themselves to the prevention and control of the epidemic.
Since the closure and control, the in-service party members of Jiaxin Urban Garden Community have met the requirements of “double registration” To sink into the community, together with enthusiastic residents to form a team of 50 young and middle-aged volunteers, and according to service functions, they are divided into “publicity group”, “nucleic acid group”, “material group”, “distribution group”, “medical insurance group” and other volunteer groups. Coordinate and coordinate the internal resources of the community, take the initiative to do a good job of self-management and self-service in the community, work closely with the streets and neighborhood committees, and jointly promote the anti-epidemic work according to the overall deployment.
It is reported that the “publicity team” is mainly responsible for interpreting relevant policies, notifying work information, and answering residents Questions; members of the “nucleic acid group” are responsible for assisting doctors and neighborhood committee cadres in the organization of nucleic acid testing and sampling; members of the “materials group” are responsible for collecting information on group purchases of items urgently needed by residents and making unified purchases; “delivery group” It is mainly responsible for the transportation service of goods and opening up the “last 100 meters” of the supply of living materials; the “Medical Insurance Group” is responsible for assisting residents in dispensing medicines, contacting referrals, and organizing doctor resources in the community to provide consultation and emergency rescue guidance for neighbors.
The “Delivery Team” transports materials overnight
With the joint efforts of the volunteer team and the cadres of the neighborhood committee, Jiaxin Urban Garden’s service promotion, helping the elderly and helping doctors, Material procurement and other work were carried out in an orderly manner. The community operates stably in a good atmosphere of mutual help and concerted anti-epidemic. There are elderly people who live alone who do not want to buy in groups. Volunteers will buy the supplies they need and put them at the door of the elderly. If there is an emergency, the volunteers will contact the neighborhood committee in time to coordinate and deal with them as soon as possible. Volunteers in the medical industry will patiently accept their consultations if there are minor problems; some residents do not understand the relevant policies of epidemic prevention and control, and the volunteers will answer them one by one in the owner group.
“If you are in a closed environment and do not get relevant information and explanations in time Some residents, especially the elderly, will inevitably feel a little anxious. So we try to think ahead and do our best to do many things.” said He Hongbin, head of the community volunteer team.
The “nucleic acid team” took a group photo with the medical staff after finishing work
At the same time as the volunteer work was going on, Wu Jiaqi, a volunteer in the community, learned that there were several communities recently. During the lockdown period, she spontaneously organized a chorus to cheer for Shanghai, and she suggested to hold a “balcony concert” in Jiaxin Urban Garden. “There are many music lovers in our community, and one of the residents is a well-known saxophone player. I want to make use of this resource…”
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Wu Jiaqi’s suggestion was well received by the volunteers. They found Zhang Jieming, a saxophonist who lives in the community and director of the Wind Music Association of the Shanghai Musicians Association. Without hesitation, he agreed to join it. “Music is the most soothing, especially in such a special period. In fact, I had the idea of playing music for the neighbors on the balcony before, but I didn’t know how to put it into action. This time the volunteers found me, it was considered a It hits the spot.”
In less than half a day, the volunteers made the concert poster, It was posted in the community owner group, and everyone was looking forward to it. After discussion, “My Motherland and Me”, “Amazing Grace” and animated film soundtracks were finally selected.etc. track. The owners of the community also actively provided audio and microphone assistance. Volunteer Wu Longyue provided professional drone photography to help this unique concert.
” Balcony Concert “The night of the event, the response from the residents was very enthusiastic. After the event, “come on, Shanghai!” “come on!” and other voices continued to sound in the community for a long time…
“When I usually play in the concert hall, I see the audience sitting under the stage, and my spirit is a little tense. But when I stood in front of the window that day, I looked at the scenery in the community and When I light up the lights, I feel very relaxed. It’s like using music to chat with neighbors who haven’t seen each other for a long time…” Zhang Jieming told reporters that the “balcony concert” has relieved the mood of the residents in the community a lot, and the relationship between them has also improved. More harmonious, more intimate. “After the concert, many neighbors @ me in the group, saying that they felt the power brought by the music to everyone and enjoyed this balcony concert very much. I hope that in the near future, we can enjoy the concert in the square, concert hall, We’ll meet again on stage…”
The same scene was also staged in Nanyang Xindu Community, Xinjing Town.
Nanyang Xinduo is a community with more than 800 residents in Xinjing Town. Control management for more than ten days. The epidemic is ruthless, and the neighbors are affectionate. A volunteer team composed of 180 enthusiastic residents of the community actively assists the neighborhood committee and property management to advance the anti-epidemic work. Every day, they race against time and enthusiasm on the road of nucleic acid testing, medical assistance, service promotion, and material distribution. In order to ensure the distribution of materials for the “last 100 meters”, each corridor has also built its own building group, and the person in charge will count the points uniformly, kill and transport them uniformly.
“Our community volunteers are hard to find, and every time I sign up, I can’t get my turn. .” Lin Jie, a resident who could not “snatch” a volunteer seat, decided to launch a “balcony concert” to thank the volunteers, medical staff and community workers who have been sticking to the front line of prevention and control, and at the same time bring some joy and happiness to everyone. .
Lin Jie is in the community The owner group issued an initiative, “Tomorrow night, we will organize a ‘balcony concert’, please tell everyone in their respective building groups.” In her opinion, the residents of the community who sing, play musical instruments, and design posters are all Have. As she expected, the initiative quickly received a positive response from the residents.
After obtaining the consent of the neighborhood committee and the property, the residents were busy for the concert . Gather the staff, set the time, design the poster, choose the song… Everyone completed the preparations in one day. The repertoire of the concert includes popular hits such as “My Motherland”, “Courage”, “Friends” and “Tomorrow Will Be Better”.
“A big river with waves Wide, the wind blows the fragrance of rice and flowers…”
At 7:30 p.m., the melodious singing sounded , the residents used mobile phones, fluorescent sticks, and flashlights to shine a little “starlight”, and the lights that lit up like sunshine dispelled the haze in everyone’s heart…
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Isolate viruses, not love. For the past few days, the Tianshan River in ChangningResidents’ own “balcony concerts” were held in Pan Garden, Kaixin Garden, Hongqiao Wanbo Garden, and Songhong Garden, which warmed the hearts of countless people. “Although it does feel a little depressing at home, this concert, like the warm wind in spring, has blown away the haze in my heart. I think I will always remember this night…” a resident said .
Pictures and video material from respondents
Text: Gan Lixin, Cheng Qinghui
Video: Kong Jianhong
Editor: Li Bingqian
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