VietNamNet Bridge – Music from three generations of Vietnamese artists will be presented during the concert Tiếp Và Nối (On the Path of the Ancestors) tomorrow at the Viet Nam National Academy of Music (VNAM).

Multimedia composer and electro-acoustic music performer Luong Hue Trinh. — Photo soundcloud.com

The concert will include music by late Vietnamese-French contemporary classical composer Nguyen Thien Dao, improvisational and experimental composer Vu Nhat Tan, and multimedia composer and electro-acoustic music performer Luong Hue Trinh. 

The concert will begin with a piece composed by Trinh, who has returned to Hanoi after completing her studies in Hamburg, Germany.

Improvisational and experimental composer Vu Nhat Tan. — Photo laodong.vn

The repertoire will also present Tuyến Lửa (Fire Line) by Dao. The piece was composed in 1968.  

The concert will end with the world premiere of Metal Water Fire with the poetry of Nguyen Duy and music of experimental composer Tan. The work will feature vocalist Tran Thu Thuy and the Hanoi New Music Ensemble together with the Đông Kinh Cổ Nhạc (Ancient Music of Tonkin) Group.

The late Vietnamese-French composer Nguyen Thien Dao. — Photo giadinh.net.vn

Notably, the concert will also feature Grammy Award-winning conductor Jeff von der Schmidt, who will conduct the Hanoi New Music Ensemble.

The free entrance concert will start at 8pm at the Grand Concert Hall. VNAM is at 77 Hao Nam Street, Dong Da District.

Source: VNS