Rainbow Chamber Singers, a Shanghai-based choir, will present the “Tale of the Two Cities 2” concert in Shenzhen, bringing their new songs to the stage.

Rainbow Chamber Singers was founded in 2010 by young conductor Jin Chengzhi and his fellow students at the prestigious Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Now, the choir, consisting of amateurs from all walks of life, performs original choral pieces, which mix classical music with comedic lyrics and social commentary.

Many of the choir’s songs have gone viral due to their lyrics, such as “Where on Earth Did You Leave the Key, Zhang Shichao?” in early 2016. Jin wrote the song in three hours after his roommate Zhang Shichao had left with the keys to their shared apartment. With simple lyrics stating Jin’s frustration and anger over not being able to get in touch with Zhang despite repeated phone calls, the song is divided into sections that include a combination of chorus with elements from “Sancta Maria,” a soprano aria based on the opera, “Rustic Chivalry,” and one of Taiwan pop singer Jay Chou’s hits, “Cowboy on the Run.”

Jin — who describes himself as a “rational optimist” — said that his work comes from his own experiences and anxieties, but that he hopes the songs can bring people understanding and hope for life. “Good music must be diverse,” Jin said. “If you stick to something for no reason, the art will lose its original charm.”

Their approach has proved a hit with audiences of all ages. “So Far, the Sofa Is So Far” is an anthem for China’s “overtime dogs,” the millions of underpaid millennials working long hours for abusive bosses. The choir’s music deals with stresses common to young people. “Though ‘So Far, the Sofa Is So Far’ describes the miserable overtime life of working young people, the core of the song is that you should choose your own lifestyle,” Jin said.

At the beginning of the year, his new song “A Spring Festival Survival Guide” attracted millions of views on various online platforms. The song, about young Chinese people returning home for the Lunar New Year dreading the family interrogations on career and marriage, expresses a pastiche of traditional Spring Festival stresses, and a rip-roaring anthem to individualism, ending with the defiant chorus.

Jin has also written more than 100 songs and attributes his melodies to Wenzhou, his hometown, in Zhejiang Province. One of his works, “Zeya Anthology,” is inspired by the Zeya Mountain there, while another song, “Bamboo Forest,” is performed in the Wenzhou dialect.

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 16

Tickets: 280-580 yuan

Booking: 400-610-3721

Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, intersection of Hongli Road and Yitian Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路和益田路交汇处深圳音乐厅)

Metro: Line 3 or 4, Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit D(SD News)