Yan Su

Yan Su

Yan Su (right) and his wife, Li Wenhui (left)
Chinese name 阎肃 (traditional)
Chinese name 閻肅 (simplified)
Pinyin Yán Sù (Mandarin)
Birth name Yan Zhiyang (阎志扬)
Born (1930-05-09)May 9, 1930
Baoding, Hebei
Died February 12, 2016(2016-02-12) (aged 85)
Beijing
Occupation Lyricist, military officer
Genre(s) Ethnic music, military song
Years active 1953 - 2016
Spouse(s) Li Wenhui (m. 1961)
Children Yan Yu[1]
Education Chongqing Nankai School
Alma mater Chongqing University
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yan.

Yan Su (Chinese: 阎肃; 9 May 1930 – 12 February 2016) was a Chinese military lyricist who served as vice-president of China Theatre Association. At the time of his death, he was set to judge a CCTV talent show and art advisor of the CCTV New Year's Gala.[2] He held the civilian rank of general in the PLA Air Force Political Department Song and Dance Troupe. He was a National Class-A Screenwriter. He was a member of China Writers Association and China Music Copyright Association. He was a visiting professor at Heibei Institute of Communications.

Biography

Yan Su was born Yan Zhiyang (阎志扬) in Baoding, Hebei, on May 9, 1930. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he, then 10 years old, moved to Chongqing with his family. He attended Chongqing Nankai Secondary School and graduated from Chongqing University, majoring in business administration.

He joined the Communist Youth League during the Chinese Civil War and joined the Communist Party of China in 1953. In 1950, he was transferred to Southwest Military Region Youth Song and Dance Troupe as an actor. He once performed in the front of Korean War. In 1955 he was transferred again to PLA Air Force Political Department Song and Dance Troupe.

He first rose to prominence in 1964 for playing in the opera Sister Jiang, earned critical acclaim, and he was personally interviewed by Chairman Mao Zedong. But two years later, in the Cultural Revolution, the song was labeled as "poisonous weed" and he was cast as a rightist.[3]

In 1982, Journey to the West was broadcast on CCTV, the series reached number one in the ratings when it aired in China. The opening theme, Dare to Ask Where is the Road, was written by Yan Su. In 1986 he joined the China Writers Association.

On October 27, 2015, a military vocalist Yu Wenhua (于文华) made up a rumor on Sinaweibo - "Teacher Yan Su was died of illness at PLA Air Force General Hospital in Beijing". Later, Yan's wife Li Wenhui said in an interview that her husband is alive and they will investigate the legal responsibility of the rumormonger.[4] "My father has been into a deep coma after acute cerebral infarction for more than twenty days, at present, his situation is stable, it's fair to say that he had the potential to wake up, but risk is often with opportunities, thank you for asking." Yan Yu, son of Yan Su, said in response to questions from journalists.[5] On February 12, 2016, he died in Beijing.[6]

Personal life

Yan Su began dating Li Wenhui (李文辉) in 1959, they married in 1961, the couple have a son, Yan Yu (阎宇), and two grandsons.[3]

Works

Important works in lyrics

Opera

Beijing opera

Awards

Year Title Award Result Notes
1964 My Love to the Blue Sky of Motherland
Going To Sichuan 		3rd PLA Arts Festival - Creative Excellence Award Won
1977 Sister Jiang 4th PLA Arts Festival - Creative Excellence Award Won
1979 Memories of Mother
Red Light 		30th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic - First Prize for Writing Won
Great Wall Great Audience Special Award for Favorite Military Song in the 1990s Won
I Am the Sky 6th PLA Arts Festival - Creative Excellence Award Won
Guilin is My Home
Face Changing 		"Five-one Project" Award Won
Smoke and Mirrors Audience Award for Favorite Song on TV in the 1990s Won
Everything Goes Well 1995 CCTV New Year's Gala - First Prize Won
Celebrating the New Year in the Army 2002 CCTV New Year's Gala - Audience Award for Favorite Work Won
Mission 2nd Military Song Gold Award Won

References

  1. ↑ 于文华误传阎肃病逝 阎肃夫人辟谣：缺德. Tencent (in Chinese). 2015-10-27.
  2. ↑ 空政歌舞团文职特级编剧阎肃简历 (in Chinese). 央视网. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  3. 1 2 老伴眼中的阎肃：他的简朴和勤奋一样不可思议. Liaoning.com.cn (in Chinese). 2015-10-29.
  4. ↑ 阎肃老先生去世？家人辟谣 发布者道歉. cnr.cn (in Chinese). 2015-10-29.
  5. ↑ 阎肃儿子独家回应病情：昏迷20多天 有可能醒来. Ifeng (in Chinese). 2015-10-28.
  6. ↑ 著名艺术家阎肃今日凌晨去世 享年86岁. Reference News. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
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