Music by Van Cao (1923-95), one of Vietnam's greatest contemporarycomposers, will be performed in downtown Hanoi on November 22.
Co-organised at the Hanoi Friendship Culture Palace by the VietnamMusicians' Association and the composer's family, the concert celebrateswhat would be Van Cao's 90th birthday (15/11/1923).
Leading singers including Quang Tho, Anh Tuyet, Dang Duong and Lan Anhwill perform a selection of the composer's work, including twonever-before published songs.
The original versionof "Tien Quan Ca" (Marching Song), chosen by President Ho Chi Minh to bethe national anthem and edited by the National Assembly in 1955, willbe performed by a choir for the first time.
Born inthe northern coastal city of Hai Phong, Van Cao initially composedromantic ballads like Thu Co Lieu (Lonely Autumn), Suoi Mo (DreamSpring) and Cung Dan Xua (Old Melody).
In 1942, hestarted to follow the revolutionary movement and composed patrioticmarching songs, followed by songs like "Truong Ca Song Lo" (Lo RiverEpic), "Lang Toi" (My Village), "Ngay Mua" (Harvest Day) and "Tien VeHanoi" (Marching to Hanoi), which reflected how enthusiastic Vietnamesepeople were to fight the French invaders.
Earlierthis month, the Vietnam Writers' Association published a poetrycollection by Van Cao and organised a workshop on the book.
At an exhibition titled "Van Cao of 18 Years Ago", those who are tooyoung to be familiar with the artist can see 27 photos of Van Cao andhis friends by photographer Nguyen Dinh Toan. The exhibit will be heldat Vietnamese Culture Space from November 15-17.
Toan, who works at Xua & Nay (Then & Now) magazine, specialisesin taking photos of celebrities. He started taking photos of thecomposer in 1987. "I went to his house every day between 9am and 3pm,"Toan recalls. "He never asked to see the photos, just sat silently,thought deeply and drank wine while I worked."
Manymusicians, painters, poets, fans attended a ceremony in Hanoi onNovember 12 to mark the 90th birth anniversary of late musician Van Caowho was not only an outstanding representative of Vietnamese music butalso a great poet and painter.-VNA
Co-organised at the Hanoi Friendship Culture Palace by the VietnamMusicians' Association and the composer's family, the concert celebrateswhat would be Van Cao's 90th birthday (15/11/1923).
Leading singers including Quang Tho, Anh Tuyet, Dang Duong and Lan Anhwill perform a selection of the composer's work, including twonever-before published songs.
The original versionof "Tien Quan Ca" (Marching Song), chosen by President Ho Chi Minh to bethe national anthem and edited by the National Assembly in 1955, willbe performed by a choir for the first time.
Born inthe northern coastal city of Hai Phong, Van Cao initially composedromantic ballads like Thu Co Lieu (Lonely Autumn), Suoi Mo (DreamSpring) and Cung Dan Xua (Old Melody).
In 1942, hestarted to follow the revolutionary movement and composed patrioticmarching songs, followed by songs like "Truong Ca Song Lo" (Lo RiverEpic), "Lang Toi" (My Village), "Ngay Mua" (Harvest Day) and "Tien VeHanoi" (Marching to Hanoi), which reflected how enthusiastic Vietnamesepeople were to fight the French invaders.
Earlierthis month, the Vietnam Writers' Association published a poetrycollection by Van Cao and organised a workshop on the book.
At an exhibition titled "Van Cao of 18 Years Ago", those who are tooyoung to be familiar with the artist can see 27 photos of Van Cao andhis friends by photographer Nguyen Dinh Toan. The exhibit will be heldat Vietnamese Culture Space from November 15-17.
Toan, who works at Xua & Nay (Then & Now) magazine, specialisesin taking photos of celebrities. He started taking photos of thecomposer in 1987. "I went to his house every day between 9am and 3pm,"Toan recalls. "He never asked to see the photos, just sat silently,thought deeply and drank wine while I worked."
Manymusicians, painters, poets, fans attended a ceremony in Hanoi onNovember 12 to mark the 90th birth anniversary of late musician Van Caowho was not only an outstanding representative of Vietnamese music butalso a great poet and painter.-VNA
