"School Stage" kicks off in Ho Chi Minh City: Spreading love for music and folk arts

From left to right: Comedian Binh Map, Khanh Tuan, Binh Chinh, Van Huynh Anh, Bich Thuy and Ha Chau in the program "School Stage" welcoming the new school year 2025-2026 at Nguyen Du Secondary School, Ben Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City.

On the morning of September 8, at Nguyen Du Secondary School (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City), the program "School Stage 2025" officially launched with the participation of many artists, singers and more than 600 students and teachers of the school.

This is the opening activity of a series of school art exchange programs jointly organized by the "Bac Son Love Songs" Art Troupe and Lac Long Quan Theater Club, aiming to foster love of traditional art and arouse national pride in the young generation.

From left to right: Huy Truong, To Kim Ngan, Thanh Hieu, Trang Ngoc, Chau Nhat Tin in the performance "Mai Vang Ngay Mai" by musician Vu Hoang

School Stage - Music touches students' hearts

The highlight of the program was the emotional duet between singers Bich Thuy and Ha Chau with the song "Pain in the Middle of Peace ", a song that is loved by audiences nationwide. The performance made the whole school yard quiet, many students were moved when they felt the humane message about the desire for peace, about appreciating the values of the present after the war.

From left to right: Huynh Tu Kyfm Minh Tram, Di Oanh, Trang Ngoc, Chau Nhat Tin, To Kim Ngan, Thanh Hieu and Hoang Trung Anh

The atmosphere of the program was heightened with a series of emotional and diverse performances: "Tomorrow's City Aspirations", "Sacred Soul of Vietnam", "Next Life Still a Vietnamese Person", "Tomorrow's Golden Apricot", "Holding Hands Together", along with youthful rap songs such as "Coffee Street Corner", "Cappuccino", "Continuing the Story of Peace"...

In particular, the performance of "Vam Co Dong" by singers Dong Quan and Di Oanh received enthusiastic cheers from students, evoking historical memories and pride in Vietnam.

Singer Bich Thuy interacts with students of Nguyen Du Secondary School, Ben Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City

School stage - art meeting place

Speaking at the event, Mr. Cao Duc Khoa, Principal of Nguyen Du Secondary School, affirmed: "The program was meaningfully staged, in accordance with the criteria of local education, aiming to introduce to students the fields of folk music and folk theater with the theme of Vietnamese history. The students responded enthusiastically. This is an extracurricular activity that helps students understand more about traditional arts, while nurturing their love for history and folk music.

The Board of Directors would like to sincerely thank the singers and artists for bringing such a useful exchange. In the near future, the school will coordinate with Lac Long Quan Theatre Club to organize seminars to introduce traditional opera, reformed opera, traditional musical instruments and invite artists to teach directly."

TDB singing group performs Rap "Coffee-colored street corner"

Singer Bich Thuy shared: "Standing in front of hundreds of students, we feel like we are passing on a fire. They are very young, but their attentive eyes and excited applause have given the artists more motivation. Music only truly lives when it touches the hearts of listeners, and today, we are happy for that."

The valuable thing is that the artists and singers participating in this activity of "Bac Son Love Songs" did not receive any remuneration. They all came to participate and were excited to work with the School to promote these special musical performances to the students.

Principal Cao Duc Khoa presents flowers to singer Dong Quan

Artist Khanh Tuan, who has been involved in school theater programs for many years, said: "Students are the next generation. When bringing folk songs, traditional revolutionary music or songs about the city into schools, we hope to sow green seeds so that students understand that traditional music is not strange but close and full of vitality."

Actor La Tran Duc Thien was moved: "I believe that today's memories will stay with you for a long time. In the midst of the bustling school opening season, enjoying a meaningful art program will help you feel more attached to your school, your hometown and your country."

From left to right: Singer Quang Dai, Thu Thao, Bich Thuy, principal Cao Duc Khoa, artist To Kim Ngan and singer Vinh Sang.

School theater connects artists and students

The program also has the participation of many familiar faces: Van Huynh Anh, Binh Chinh, comedian Binh Map, Thu Thao, Nghiem Que Dinh, To Kim Ngan, Minh Tram, Ngoc Trang, Thanh Hieu, Di Oanh, Quang Dai, Huynh Tu Ky, TDB singing group... Each performance is a carefully crafted artistic performance and carries a message of trust to the children, the young generation will continue and preserve.

Singer Dong Quan said: "Music, theater and national traditions are vivid lessons that contribute to forming personality and love for the homeland in each generation of students."

For artists and singers, launching "School Stage 2025" right in the first days of the new school year at Nguyen Du Secondary School brought an emotional musical party, and also affirmed the artists' companionship with education .

"This is a cultural and artistic model that needs to be replicated, so that today's city students can grow up with traditional music and love for Vietnam" - Principal Cao Duc Khoa said.

Some pictures of the School Stage program at Nguyen Du Secondary School, Ben Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City: