Anh Tho sings "A Glimpse of West Lake" to honor Vietnam Music Day

On the evening of August 25, the Green Sword Lake Music Wave art program organized by the Vietnam Musicians Association to celebrate the 14th Vietnam Music Day (September 3, 2010 - September 3, 2023) took place in Hanoi.

Attending the event were VicePresident Vo Thi Anh Xuan, former Vice President Truong My Hoa and representatives of relevant ministries, departments and branches.

Anh Thơ hát Một thoáng Tây hồ tôn vinh Ngày âm nhạc Việt Nam - 1 — Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan (second from left) and former Vice President Truong My Hoa (left cover) attended the event (Photo: Tuan Duc).

Speaking at the program, musician Duc Trinh - Chairman of the Vietnam Musicians Association - emphasized that of the 12 intangible cultural heritages of humanity of Vietnam honored by UNESCO, there are 9 heritages related to music. This is the pride of the whole nation and especially of those working in the country's music industry.

According to the Chairman of the Vietnam Musicians Association, right from the first steps, revolutionary music with its heroic sounds became a sharp weapon in the resistance wars to defend the country.

Born in the midst of difficult years, the Vietnam Musicians Association has added strength to Vietnamese revolutionary music to fan the flames of tradition, arouse patriotism, love for people, love for nature, love for life, and contribute significantly to the victory of the struggle against foreign invaders, to the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.

On that glorious journey, generations of musicians and artists truly transformed themselves into fighting and working lives, creating many musical works imbued with the national soul and breath of the times.

Anh Thơ hát Một thoáng Tây hồ tôn vinh Ngày âm nhạc Việt Nam - 2 — Performance by the Big Band Symphony Orchestra (Photo: Tuan Duc).

"Vietnam Music Day reminds us to strive to create many good musical works, many meaningful musical activities to serve the public, and to actively participate with all classes of people in building and developing advanced Vietnamese music with strong national identity," musician Duc Trinh affirmed.

The program has 3 parts, including: Thang Long Waves - honoring works written for traditional musical instruments and songs with folk melodies; Telling the story of the Red River - including works written in the classical chamber music style; Evergreen melodies - works that go through the years, associated with many events and history of the country.

Anh Thơ hát Một thoáng Tây hồ tôn vinh Ngày âm nhạc Việt Nam - 3 — Anh Tho "floats" on stage with the song "A Glimpse of West Lake" (Photo: Tuan Duc).

The program brought the audience meaningful works of art. The performances were elaborately staged, with the participation of artists loved by many generations of audiences such as: People's Artist Pham Ngoc Khoi, People's Artist Ta Minh Tam, People's Artist Quoc Hung, Meritorious Artist Ngo Hoang Linh, singers Trong Tan, Anh Tho, Lan Anh...

Besides, there is the participation of the Vietnam National Academy of Music's Ethnic Orchestra, Big Band Symphony Orchestra...

Anh Thơ hát Một thoáng Tây hồ tôn vinh Ngày âm nhạc Việt Nam - 4 — Trong Tan sings "Tieng dan bau" in the program honoring Vietnam Music Day (Photo: Tuan Duc).

Vietnam Music Day is held in Hanoi and many localities across the country to contribute to honoring the contributions of Vietnamese musicians and music artists; promoting traditional and revolutionary values of Vietnam;educating the young generation and enriching the spiritual life of the people...