Seven events featuring concerts, workshops and festivals on New Music will take place in Hanoi from February 21 to April 27, with the participation of Vietnamese and international composers and musicians.
The press brief
announcing the launch of New Music show held in Hanoi on February 20.
This information was announced at a press conference
held by the Goethe Institut Hanoi on February 20.
According to Director
of Goethe Institute Vietnam, Wilfried Eckstein, in Vietnam, New Music has
gained considerable importance in cultural life and enjoys growing interest
among the young and old. Vietnamese composers and musicians perform new music
for national and international audiences. Their musical spectrum is
wide-ranging. For them, in addition to the European music of the 20th century
as a reference for the art of composing, there is a multi-faceted Vietnamese
music history ready to inspire and challenge them.
"Acknowledging this
musical wealth and the variety of musical paths, the Goethe-Institut promotes
concerts that break new ground in terms of sound aesthetics. We also look at
the beginnings of New Music in Europe and we promote innovation in Vietnam’s
music.” he said.
The series of events
on New Music will open with a performance of Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold
Schonberg on February 21 at the Youth Theatre, No.11 Ngo Thi Nham street, Hanoi.
The eight musicians are specialised in contemporary music and experimental
playing practices at the interface between performance, improvisation and the
interpretation of composed music.
The programme will
include a Multimedia Concert composed by Vietnamese artist Luong Hue Trinh
under the direction of conductor Jef von der Schmidt, which combines
traditional Vietnamese music with contemporary composition and improvisation.
The performance is considered as an aesthetic exploration into the role of women
today. Vietnamese artists will also perform their talent at a concert by
Vietnamese composer Ton That Tiet, Nguyen Thien Dao and Vu Nhat Tan. The
performance will be based on the Vietnamese concept of the Five Natural
Elements.
The series of events will
also include performances that broaden the artistic message in terms of sound,
melody, rhythm, shape and the use of media. New music is searching for new
sounds, new forms or novel combinations of old styles, whether it continues
existing traditions or deliberately breaks with them.
Source: NDO
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