There will soon be a street named after musician An Thuyen.

This is the information in Document No. 4339/TTr-UBND submitted to the People's Council of Nghe An province for consideration and approval of street naming in Vinh city, phase 7, at the regular meeting in mid-2024.

It is expected that 40 streets will be named, including 29 streets named after famous people and 11 streets named after historical places and events.

Musician An Thuyen is on the list of famous people chosen to have streets named after him thanks to his contributions in the fields of music, culture and arts.

Musician An Thuyen (1949-2015) is one of the celebrities chosen to have a street named after him in Vinh City.

Musician An Thuyen was born on August 15, 1949 in Quynh Luu, Nghe An. He was the former Principal of the Military University of Culture and Arts, Executive Committee Member, Head of the Inspection Committee of the Vietnam Musicians Association, 5th term.

He is considered one of the musicians who have skillfully exploited, applied and developed the musical heritage of Nghe - Tinh folk songs, along with other names such as Nguyen Van Ty, Tran Hoan, Nguyen Tai Tue, Doan Nho, Nguyen Trong Tao...

Musician An Thuyen is famous for the songs "Ca dao em va toi", "Night listening to the ferry singing, missing Uncle Ho", "Marching to the Northwest", "Love poems of the mountains", "Nine levels of love", "Hue Thuong", "Hanoi my love", "Bien va em"...

He wrote a number of musicals that were staged in many art troupes such as Truong Chi, Doi Chopsticks Kim Giao, Bien Tinh Cay Bitter . In addition, he also composed instrumental music such as Concerto for flute and symphony orchestra.

Musician An Thuyen has won many awards such as the Ministry of National Defense Award for the songs Marching to the Northwest (1984), Love Poetry of the Mountain (1994), First Prize from the Ministry of Culture and Information and the Vietnam Musicians Association for the songs When Tanks Pass Through Quan Ho Land (1985), Heroic Vietnamese Mother (1995), Second Prize from the Vietnam Musicians Association for Nine Levels of Love (1992). In 2007, he was awarded the State Prize for Literature and Arts.

He passed away on July 3, 2015 due to a heart attack, leaving behind immense grief for his family, relatives, friends, colleagues and students.

(Source: tienphong.vn)

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