Bringing traditional art to students

“We want Quan Ho, as well as Hue Royal Court Music, Ca Tru… to always live forever as a “certificate” of Vietnamese culture in the overall world culture”. That is what Researcher Nguyen Hung Vy, Lecturer of Folklore, Faculty of Literature shared about the purpose of organizing the exchange program between Bac Ninh Quan Ho artists and students who love Quan Ho in the School.

Researcher Nguyen Hung Vy - Lecturer of Literature Department introduced the program.

The difference of the program is in the interaction with the audience. When Meritorious Artist Xuan Bui - a famous Lien Anh in the Quan Ho world - discusses with the students about a certain content, the artists will sing about that content. Immersed in the smooth melodies of "My Quan Ho Village", the participants also heard the sharing about the history of the land and people of Kinh Bac.

Sing "Goodbye friends".

When the sisters sang “Inviting Betel” with a gentle voice, the betel leaves folded in the shape of phoenix wings and cinnamon wings were handed out to the audience one by one. Everyone admired their beauty and fragrance. Next was the exchange singing session with the structure of an argumentative essay, starting with the traditional singing “La rang”, in the middle were the voices of the child artists singing the tunes “Ly cay da”, “Long lanh oi” and ending with the famous “Gia ban” in the quan ho folk song world.

Child artist with smooth, soft voice captivates audience

Not only introducing Quan Ho melodies, Meritorious Artist Xuan Bui also talked about the beauty of the traditional costumes of Quan Ho village. From the three-tall shirt, crow’s-beak scarf, red yem, luc-phan, and silk scarf to the quai thao hat, how to tie the belt… useful cultural knowledge was brought to the audience in a realistic and familiar way so that students could have a deeper insight into this unique folk art form.

Another special highlight of the program is the interest and enthusiastic reception of the audience, including students and alumni or those who love this type of folk culture. The roses, the applause, the excitement on the faces of the audience throughout the program showed the meaning of this cultural activity.

The audience who love Quan Ho folk songs came to attend and attentively followed the program.

Not only stopping at bringing the musical space of Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk songs to students, at the exchange session, Mr. Tran Duc Hoa, Vice President of the Student Association of the School also called for support from teachers and students to support the "Folk Art Preservation Fund". Mr. Nguyen Hung Vy also introduced to many students interested in traditional art a free vocational training class on script writing and skills to build a folk art work. That shows the dedication of the program makers to the types of Vietnamese folk culture.