春风送爽方山翠，瑞气迎临万象新。3月23日，南外方山分校与江苏省萨克斯管研究会合作协议签署仪式在千人剧场隆重举行。江苏省萨克斯管研究会沈宇会长莅临南外方山分校，为师生们带来了一场音乐盛宴。
On March 23, the signing ceremony between NFLSFC and Jiangsu Province Saxophone Research Association was held in the school’s lecture hall. President Shen Yu of Jiangsu Province Saxophone Research Association visited NFLSFC and gave wonderful performances.
南外方山分校朱善萍校长致辞，她指出，音乐是学生成长成才的必由之路，更是学校高质量人才培养的重要一环。她强调，学校与江苏省萨克斯管研究会的携手前行，将会让南外方山分校在未来的办学发展中更具特色，双方也将会结出更加丰硕的成果，实现共赢。
To open the event, Principal Zhu Shanping delivered a speech. She pointed out that music is important for students and school’s development. She emphasized that the cooperation with Jiangsu Province Saxophone Research Association will make NFLSFC distinctive, and helps the two institutions to achieve a win-win situation.
江苏省萨克斯管研究会沈宇会长致辞，他指出，音乐是超越语言穿透人心的艺术。希望在今后的合作中，能让同学们进一步了解到萨克斯的美妙之处，感受音乐的魅力，在高雅的艺术中绽放出别样的风采。
Mr. Shen also delivered a speech. He pointed out that music is an art that more than any profession can ever show. He hoped students can further understand the beauty of saxophone, appreciate music, and shine brightly.
江苏省萨克斯管研究会的成员先后为师生们演奏了萨克斯四重奏《宫崎骏电影音乐》和《铃儿响叮当》。南外方山分校八（6）班的郑润林同学深情演奏了萨克斯独奏《天空之城》。江苏省萨克斯管研究会沈宇会长带来了萨克斯独奏《春风》，唯美的音色，律动感十足，营造出了高雅的艺术意境。精彩的演出，为全场师生们呈上了一场音乐的饕餮盛宴，现场掌声经久不息。
Members of Jiangsu Province Saxophone Research Association played the saxophone quartet “Hayao Miyazaki Movie Music” and “Jingle Bells” for the attendees. Zheng Runlin, a students from Grade 8 Class 6, performed the saxophone solo “Laputa Castle in The Sky”. Mr. Shen performed the saxophone solo “Spring Breeze”, which has beautiful timbre and full rhythm, creating an elegant artistic mood. The event was an “audio-visual feast” for those in attendance and the performances were met by a round of applause.
江苏省萨克斯管研究会沈宇会长还为师生们讲解了萨克斯发展的历史和演奏的相关知识，并邀请部分同学上台进行了现场体验和指导，激发出了同学们学习萨克斯的热情和积极性。
Mr. Shen also gave a talk about saxophone’s history and how to perform it, and he invited some students to play the saxophone and gave guidance, inspiring students’ enthusiasm for learning.
江苏省萨克斯管研究会沈宇会长和南外方山分校朱善萍校长签署合作协议，这标志着南外方山分校成为江苏省萨克斯研究会乐团培训基地，双方将围绕萨克斯特色课程、管乐团建设等方面开展深度合作。沈宇会长还代表江苏省萨克斯研究会向南外方山分校捐赠了一批萨克斯。
The cooperation marks that NFLSFC has become a training base for Jiangsu Province Saxophone Research Association. Both institutions will cooperate in saxophone courses and establishing orchestra. Mr. Shen also donated a batch of saxophones to NFLSFC on behalf of Jiangsu Province Saxophone Research Association.
“兴于诗，立于礼，成于乐。”音乐不仅可以提高学生发现美、欣赏美、创作美的能力，还可以促进学生道德情操、智力水平、身心素质的发展。此次活动为师生们搭建了一个接触艺术、亲近艺术、感受艺术的平台，对营造校园艺术氛围、提升师生艺术修养起到了积极的推动作用。
There is a saying that goes, “It is by the Odes that the mind is aroused. It is by the Rules of Propriety that the character is established. It is from Music that the finished is received”. Studying music has many benefits; not only can it improve students’ levels of artistic appreciation and enthusiasm to create art, but also it can promote students’ moral awareness, intelligence and be beneficial to their physical and mental well-being. This event created a platform for teachers and students to get in touch with art, get close to art, and experience art, helping to improve their appreciation for art and also bring out our school’s artistic culture.
