Scientific workshop 'Hai Phong - City of music: Potential and development opportunities'

The scientific workshop 'Hai Phong - City of Music: Potential and Development Opportunities' aims to assess potential and create a scientific basis for the development and implementation of the Project 'Hai Phong - City of Music'.

Dr. Tran Thi Hoang Mai, Member of the City Party Committee, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism delivered the opening speech at the workshop.

On the morning of October 26, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with the Hai Phong Union of Science and Technology Associations to organize the scientific workshop "Hai Phong - City of Music : Potential and Development Opportunities".

This is an activity to realize the direction of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee and the City People's Committee on building the Project " Hai Phong - City of Music".

Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Hoai Son, Standing Member of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Social Affairs, delivered a speech.

In her opening speech, Comrade Tran Thi Hoang Mai, City Party Committee member and Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that Hai Phong is not only a dynamic industrial and seaport center but also a land rich in cultural traditions, where music always accompanies people's lives.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thu Phuong, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Culture, Arts, Sports and Tourism, delivered a speech.

The city has all the conditions to develop the music industry. It is home to many types of folk music such as ca tru, cheo, trom hoi, hat van. This is also the birthplace and nurturing of many Vietnamese musical talents, from Van Cao, Hoang Quy, Doan Chuan, To Vu, Tran Hoan, Ngo Thuy Mien... to today's generation, such as: Vu Tu Lan, Vu Loan, Duy Thai, Vu Ngoc Quang, The Vinh, Tung Ngoc... with many diverse styles.

After the merger, Hai Phong city today has an abundant source of vitality for music, which is the advantage of a rich and dense cultural heritage system...

Presenting the keynote speech at the workshop, Dr. Pham Huu Thu, Vice President of the Hai Phong Union of Science and Technology Associations, said that from 2024, UNESCO has set out criteria for "Creative City" to aim for sustainable development of an urban area, including 7 fields: Crafts and Folk Arts, Design, Cinema, Cuisine, Literature, Music and Media Arts. From 2024 to now, UNESCO has recognized 350 cities as "Creative Cities", including 75 "Creative Cities" in the field of Music.

Comrade Do Thanh Binh, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, reported briefly on the Project "Hai Phong - City of Music"

Referring to some typical "Music Cities" in the world to clarify the context, Dr. Pham Huu Thu expressed his wish that experts, scientists, and musicians propose solutions to guide Hai Phong to build itself into a "Music City" of UNESCO at this time.

Through direct discussions and presentations sent to the conference, experts, scientists and leading musicians in Vietnam unanimously assessed that Hai Phong possesses outstanding potential and advantages to develop the music field, from cultural traditions, folk art heritage to vibrant contemporary music life. This is a city with its own musical identity, crystallized from the intersection between the spirit of the sea, the spirit of modern industry and the depth of Eastern culture.

People's Artist Quang Vinh, Chairman of Hanoi Music Association, spoke at the conference.

Many opinions say that the construction of the project "Hai Phong - City of Music" needs to combine the preservation of traditional values ​​with the development of cultural industry, taking people and the creative community as the center, aiming towards a model of sustainable urban development in the spirit of UNESCO.

Delegates also proposed many specific groups of solutions such as developing performance infrastructure and public music spaces, investing in arts education and training, building music festivals with the Hai Phong brand, supporting creative artists, and enhancing international cooperation, promoting Hai Phong's image through musical activities.

Dr. Pham Huu Thu, Vice President of Hai Phong Union of Science and Technology Associations, presented the keynote speech at the conference.

Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hai Phong Tran Thi Hoang Mai respectfully accepted the comments, saying that the Department will synthesize, research and advise the City People's Committee to complete the Project "Hai Phong - City of Music" in a scientific, practical and feasible direction, ensuring compliance with UNESCO criteria, contributing to spreading the Hai Phong cultural brand domestically and internationally.

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