It was composed by Dang Huu Phuc, a winner of the Golden Goblet for the best music at the Shanghai International Film Festival in 2005 for A Distant Past.

This is the first time he has been invited to the music festival. Phuc said he wanted to introduce Vietnamese folk music to international audiences, particular folk songs from the north-west through this festival.

Vietnamese musician Dang Huu Phuc (left) at a rehearsal.

“The works I create are often derived from the music left by our ancestors,” he said.

Phuc trained in both the piano and composition at the Vietnam National Academy of Music. He went on to train at the National Superior Conservatory of Paris for Music and Dance in France. He also taught piano and composition there.

His works for piano solo were played by Dang Thai Son, winner of the 1980 International Chopin piano competition in Poland.

His most renowned works for orchestra are Pizzicato Vietnam (2009), Suite for string (2012), and overture Fete (2003). His works have been performed in many parts of the world including France, the US, Canada, Australia, China, and South Korea and have been recorded in Japan.

The piece Four Symphonic Pictures from Vietnamese Folk Songs has been well received by audiences and experts.

An Italian music teacher, Simona De Rosa, said she really likes Vietnamese folk music because it is truly traditional.

“I also think that Vietnamese traditional folk music has different characteristics. That is why I like it so much,” he said.

The Beijing Modern Music Festival is one of three important Chinese music events along with the Shanghai Contemporary Music Week and China-ASEAN Music Week. It has been held since 2002.

This year, it was held from May 19 to 25.

Opening Bo Da pagoda festival and celebrating 10 year anniversary of Quan ho folk song recognized by UNESCO

(BGO) – The People’s Committee in Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province on March 21 opened Bo Da pagoda festival and celebrated 10 year anniversary of Quan ho folk song recognized by UNESCO as  the World Intangible Cultural Heritage. 

 

Teaching Cheo and Quan ho folk singing

(BGO) – On  March 19, the Center of Culture and Cinema in Bac Giang province joined hand with the Center of Culture, Information and  Sports in Bac Giang city to organize a training course to teach Cheo and Quan ho folk singing in Phan Son hamlet, Dong Son commune.

 

Continue to honor and preserve Quan ho folk singing

(BGO) – Having founded and sponsored the operation of BAGICO Quan Ho (Love Duet Singing) Club for more than 10 years, Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuc, Chairwoman and Director of BAGICO Joint Stock Company (Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province) wishes to contribute to preserving the precious cultural heritage of the homeland. 

 

Quan ho folk songs introduced at Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival

(BGO) - On the occasion of Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival from 8 to 16 March in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, the provincial Museums of Bac Giang, Dak Lak and Ca Mau jointly held the exhibition themed “Convergence of three heritage regions”.

 

VOR’s reporters discover Bac Giang’s Quan Ho folk songs

(BGO)- The reporters of the Voice of Romania visited Bac Giang province on November 19 to make a program introducing Quan Ho folk songs and local plans to preserve and develop the traditional types of music at Bac Giang Vocational School of Culture, Sport and Tourism and Bac Giang’s Cheo Theatre. This is one of the exchange activities between the Voice of Romania (VOR) and the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) on producing the programs about Vietnam’s culture and tourism. 

 

Source: VNS/VNA