Nearly 100 artists participate in chamber music night celebrating 50 years of Southern Liberation

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025), the Military University of Culture and Arts organizes a special chamber music symphony program called Song of Reunification.

The art program Song of Unification was carried out with the aim of propagating the significance and historical value of the great victory in the spring of 1975, while at the same time raising the responsibility of the young generation in preserving and promoting the heroic tradition of the nation, turning pride into motivation, joining hands to build and protect the Fatherland in the era of national development.

Notably, the program gathered the military symphony orchestra with about 60 musicians and the choir of the Ho Chi Minh City Opera and Ballet Theater. Nearly 40 famous artists participated in the performance, including People's Artist Duong Minh Duc, Meritorious Artist Vu Thang Loi, Meritorious Artist Pham Khanh Ngoc and talented singers such as Do To Hoa, Pham Thu Ha, Luong Nguyet Anh, Le Xuan Hao...

The program will feature a performance by up to 100 musicians, artists, and singers. The organizers said the program will not sell tickets, only invitations will be issued.

The program is divided into 3 chapters including The South Goes First and Later, The Battle Song and The Victory Monument, recreating the resilient struggle of the Vietnamese people through historical periods, from the Can Vuong movement, Yen The uprising, August Revolution 1945 to the great victory of Spring 1975 and 50 years of building and developing the country. The program is expected to last 90 minutes with 18 typical works.

Sharing about the program, Colonel, People's Artist Nguyen Xuan Bac - Vice Principal of the Military University of Culture and Arts and Conductor of the program's orchestra said that the project's idea was approved about 3 months ago. The creative process started from a literary text, then was transformed into an artistic script with choices suitable to the requirements of art, literature and history.

"This is the largest chamber music program ever organized by the school. The program has the largest number of songs and the largest number of performing artists," affirmed Colonel, People's Artist Nguyen Xuan Bac.

Organizing committee of the chamber symphony program "Song of Unification".

Lieutenant Colonel, musician Do Bao shares about the challenges and solutions when arranging revolutionary music for a symphony orchestra in the program Song of Unity.

"Rearranging songs that have stood the test of time is a challenge for us. The program has six musicians, each musician re-arranging three songs. We maximize the contemporary elements in the arrangement," Do Bao shared.

However, the symphony orchestra also offers many advantages with a diverse sound set, especially instruments such as drums with strong characteristics, suitable for the tragic and heroic nature of revolutionary music.

The Unification Song Music Night will take place at 8:00 p.m. on April 21 at the Southern Military Theater.

Ngoc Thanh

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