歸來還是那個愛唱歌的少年

胡婷

姜明

Jiang Ming

中國音樂家協會理事，中國民族男高音研究會副會長、著名男高音歌唱家，重慶市音樂家協會秘書長、西南大學音樂學院客座教授。先后獲得文化部“國際科學與和平周”聲樂大賽二等獎、全國首屆推新人大賽十佳歌手、全軍文藝匯演一等獎、第七屆金鐘獎優秀獎、第八屆青歌賽優秀獎、東南歌王等榮譽，重慶首屆青年歌手大賽金獎、重慶市第二屆十大青年文化名人。

Director of China musiccianss Association. vice chainnan ofChinese National Tenor Research Society， a famous tenor，secretary general of Chongqing Musicians Association.visiting professor of College of Music. Southwest University .He took houme several awards for successive years includingthe secod prize in the vocal commpetition of "InternationalWeek of Science and Peace" held by the Ministry ofCulture， the Top Ten Singers in the first National NominateNewcomer Competition. the first prize in the MilitaryLiterature and Art Performance，the excellence award inthe 7th Golden Bell Awards and the 8th CCTV youth singerTV Grand Prix，the Canto Pop King， the gold medal in thefirst Chongqing Young Singers Competiton， and the secondChongqing Top Ten Young Cultural Celebrities.

初夏的一天，天氣悶熱。下午兩點，重慶市流行音樂協會的錄音棚里，姜明一面認真端詳著手里的一頁紙，一面身子微微前傾，慢慢踱著步，不時停下來，用筆在紙上勾勾畫畫。那上面，是他即將錄制的一首歌曲。

姜明有著一張典型男高音的臉——由于長期用口腔練聲，面部肌肉發達，臉顯得圓圓的。姜明說話時聲音清亮，語調平和，但當他伴著音樂放聲高歌時，激情瞬間爆發。只見他挺胸仰頭，揮舞手臂，仿佛此刻正站在高高的舞臺上，面對著千萬觀眾，又仿佛是面對著故鄉晨霧繚繞的大山;而他，還是當年那個愛唱歌的少年。

It was an early summer day and the weatherwas sweltering hot. At 2 pm， in a recording studioof Chongqing Pop Music Association. Jiang Mingstared at a page in his hand. paced slowly with hisbody leaning forward slightly， stopped from time totime. and made some sketches on the page with apen. On the paper is the song he's about to record.

Jiang Ming has a typical tenor's face-due tolong-term oral practice， he got muscular and roundfaces. When speaking， Jiang Ming's voice wasclear and his tone calm. but when he breaks intosong with music， his passion bursts in an instant.Chin up and chest out. waving his arms， he seemsto stand on a stage at the moment， facing tens ofmillions of spectators. and facing the morningmist-shrouded mountains in his hometown. And hehimself was still the young man who loved singing.

歸來的音樂“少年”

Returning“Juvenile" of Music

姜明今年50歲，已經到了知天命的年齡。但那個唱歌的少年，一直在他心中，從未離去。

姜明至今仿佛依然能清晰地聽見，40年前，故鄉開州的那個小村莊里，從水泥樁上的高音喇叭傳出的《紅星照我去戰斗》《船工號子》的歌聲。這歌聲，為山村帶來了外面的世界，也把音樂的夢想種到了少年姜明的心里。

從此，清晨的山上，經常會有一個孩子對著大山和朝陽，“咿咿呀呀”地練嗓、唱歌。

高中畢業后，姜明先后報考了重慶歌劇院、萬縣地區歌舞團（現重慶三峽歌舞團）等十多個單位，但由于沒有經過系統的訓練，最后都名落孫山。

他到了萬州，準備在這里跑“摩的”。但他心有不甘，再一次報考了來萬州招生的湖北藝術學校。

這一次，命運終于眷顧了這個心懷夢想的少年。

姜明非常珍惜能夠學習音樂的機會。空余時間，他都在琴房練歌、練聲;騎著同學的舊自行車，到十幾公里外的武漢音樂學院學習專業課程;也曾一個星期呆在房里沒有出門，放著錄音機，將中國所有男高音的歌曲一首首仔細地聽、細細地琢磨。

正所謂越堅持越幸運。

1992年，21歲的姜明從學校畢業，進入了宜昌縣歌舞團（如今的宜昌文化館）工作。

一天早上，一個軍人來到單位，對他說，“聽說你唱歌很不錯，能不能唱一首？”聽說有人慕名而來，姜明很高興，現場高歌了一首《三峽情》。

聽完后，來人開口就問他愿不愿意去部隊文工團。姜明這才知道，眼前那位軍人是解放軍某部文工團團長文華，專門來挖他。

于是，因為歌聲，姜明又成了一名軍旅歌手。

Jiang Ming gets 50 years old this year， theage of knowing the mandate of Heaven. But thesinging boy has been engraved in his heart andnever left.

He still seems to be able to clearly hear thesongs of "The Red Star Shines Me to Fight" and"Boatman Song from the Yellow River" from theloudspeakers on the concrete piles in that smallvillage in his hometown Kaizhou 40 years ago.The songs brought the outside world to the villageand planted the dream of music in the heart ofyoung Jiang Ming.

From then on， early in the morning， therewould always be a boy "babbling" to practicesinging in front of the mountains and the rising sun.

After graduating from high school， JiangMing applied for more than 10 units such as theChongqing Opera House and Wanxian DistrictSong and Dance Troupe （now Chongqing ThreeGorges Song and Dance Troupe）. However. due tolack of systematic training. he failed repeatedly.

He then headed to Wanzhou， hoping to be amoto-taxi driver here. Being somewhat resentful.he once again applied for the Hubei Art School.which came to Wanzhou to enroll students.

This time. fate finally favored this young manwith dreams.

Jiang Ming cherished this opportunity to leammusic. He spent most of his spare time practicingsinging in the piano room; or going to the WuhanConservatory of Music. which was more thanten kilometers away， riding his classmates' oldbicycles to take professional courses; or staying athis room for a week without going out. listeningcarefully to a tape recorder and pondering thesongs of renowned tenors in China.

Persistence brings lucky.

In 1992. the 21-year-old Jiang Minggraduated from the school and joined YichangCounty Song and Dance Troupe （now YichangCultural Center）.

One morning， a soldier came to his unitand said to him. "I heard that you sing very well.Can you sing one for me？" Jiang Ming was verypleasant to hear that someone came here admiringhis fame. He then sang the song "I Love theBeauty of the Three Gorges".

After hearing the song， the soldier asked himif he would like to join the army art troupe. Onlythen did Jiang Ming knew that the soldier in frontof him was Wen Hua. head of the art troupe of aPLA department. who came to poach him.

As a result， Jiang Ming became a militarysinger because of his singing.

一直在路上

On the Road

如今，很多和他同齡的演唱家都已很少登臺、錄歌，但姜明仍活躍在舞臺上，一如40年前，少年時候的夢想一直激勵他前進。“唱歌，會讓自己一直年輕！”

不僅是唱，最近幾年，姜明越來越多地參與歌曲的創作。

今年疫情期間，姜明在家兩個月，完成了《中國好醫生》《我們》等四首抗疫主題歌曲的譜曲和演唱。

在創作《中國好醫生》時，姜明把自己關在書房里，看著屏幕上一線醫護人員奮戰的場景，久久沉浸于創作激情中，在鋼琴前一遍遍朗誦、彈唱：“說走你走就走，松開擁抱的手，含淚的牽掛，在你身后流，從來不曾有這么多的好戰友，天南地北來聚首，一起去戰斗……”

一天天、一遍遍，一首譜子往往要修改三十多遍。“有時譜子剛打印出來，我就會琢磨音調對不對，再作修改，用鋼琴伴奏，再錄音，試效果。”

從早上進書房，姜明常常一呆就是一整天。時間久了，11歲的兒子有了意見，悄悄把門鎖了不讓他進書房，希望他能出門多走走。

姜明準備從明年開始，每年創作幾首歌曲，舉辦一場音樂會。“音樂會可以是小型的，也可以是大型的，每年一次，直到80歲，希望傳遞更多好音樂、好聲音。”

Nowadays， many singers of his age rarelytake the stage or record songs， but Jiang Ming isstill active on the stage， just as 40 years ago. It'shis childhood dream that has always urged him tomove forward. " Singing will keep you young ！ "

Besides singing， Jiang Ming has become moreinvolved in the creation of songs in recent years.

During this year's epidemic outbreak.Jiang Ming stayed at home for two months andcompleted the composition and singing of fouranti-epidemic themed songs. including "Doctor ofChina" and "We".

When writing "Doctor of China". Jiang Minglocked himself in his study. looking at the sceneswhere first-line medical staff fighting the epidemicon the screen. He was immersed in the passion ofcreation for a long time. reciting and playing overand over again in front of the piano： "You just pickup and go. let go of hands hugging you. the tearfulobsession flows behind you. Never before have somany comrades come together from afar to fighttogether..."

Day by day， over and over again， the score wasrevised more than 30 times. "Sometimes. as soon asthe score was printed out. I would consider whetherthe tone is right or not， then revised it. recorded itwith piano accompaniment to try out the effect."

Jiang Ming often stayed all day at his studyfrom the moming. After a while， his ll-year-old sonquietly locked the door to prevent him from enteringthe study， hoping that he could get out more.

Jiang Ming planed to write several songs andhold a concert every year starting from next year."The concert can be small or large. once a year，until I get 80. With them， I hope to deliver moregood music and sound. "

留住藝術青春

Retain the Artistic Youth

幾十年與歌聲為伴，音樂早已融入姜明的血脈，而他對音樂也有了更多的感悟，“年輕時，唱歌是夢想，是追求;年齡增長了，唱歌成了我不可缺少的生活方式。”

對姜明而言，生活與唱歌已經密不可分。這種關系不僅成就了自己的人生道路，也塑造了自己樂觀的性格。“生活才是留住藝術青春最好的土壤。”姜明說，對于普通人而言，歌唱可以作為一種生活方式，不一定是謀生的手段或者職業。

現在，他正在做一個“釋放天性、縱情歌唱”的課題，“老百姓唱歌不是唱給人家欣賞的，也許只是自我陶冶，抒發情感，或者是養生，排解寂寞。這是一種縱情心理，也就是用唱歌來表達自己情感的心理。”

學習聲樂多年，姜明希望能夠用自己的所學去幫助更多年輕的音樂人。如今，經常有專業團隊的演員、學校老師、音樂學院的學生找到姜明，希望他能夠指點一二，幫助他們提高。姜明很樂意幫助他們，“看著他們取得成績，也是一種快樂。”

姜明常常和人說起一個故事，那是他當年在中央音樂學院蹭課的往事。那時，他受部隊文工團委派到北京學習，由于交不起多余課程的學費，他就在教室門口偷聽金鐵霖老師的課，“每次看到老師出教室，我就假裝走開。”

“小伙子，你進來聽。”久而久之，老師發現了“蹭課”的姜明，同時也被他的學習勁頭所感動，直接讓他進教室聽課。

也許，在姜明眼里，如今的這些年輕人正是那個當年在教室門口蹭課的自己，以及那個對著大山唱歌的他。

Living with songs for decades. music haslong been integrated into Jiang Ming's blood. andhe has gained more insights into music. "When Iwas young， singing was my dream and pursuit. AsI get older， singing has become my indispensableway of life. "

For Jiang Ming， singing is interwoven withhis life. This sort of relationship not only pointsout his life path， but also shapes his optimisticcharacter. "Life is the best soil to retain artisticyouth，" said Jiang Ming. For ordinary people.singing can be a way of life. not necessarily ameans of making a living or a career.

He is currently working on a topic of "releasingnature and indulging in singing"， in which heholds that people sing not for others to appreciate，but perhaps to cultivate themselves. express theiremotions， preserve their health or get away withloneliness. This is a kind of indulgence， that is， thepsychology of expressing one's feelings by singing."

Jiang Ming hopes to help more youngmusicians with what he has leamed and his years ofexperience. Actors from professional teams. schoolteachers and students from conservatories of musicresort to Jiang Ming for help， hoping that he cangive them some advice on making improvements.Jiang Ming is happy to help them. "It's also mypleasure to see them make achievements."

Jiang Ming often tells the story about hispast when he was rubbing classes at the CentralConservatory of Music. He was appointed by thearmy art troupe to study in Beijing. Because hecould not afford the tuition for extra courses. heeavesdropped on Mr. Jin Tielin's class at the doorof the classroom. "Every time I saw the teacherleaving the clas sroom. I pretended to walk away. "

Over time. Mr. Jin found Jiang Ming， movedby his passion for study， he said to the latter. "Youcome in and listen young man" and let him attendhis class directly.

Perhaps. in Jiang Ming's eyes， these youngmen today are exactly himself who rubbinglessons at the door of the classroom and who sangto the mountains every moming.