Composer honoured at Music Road show

VietNamNet Bridge – Famous singers will gather for a concert to honour the late composer Tran Hoan at the latest Con Duong Am Nhac (Music Road) show to be held this Saturday at the Cultural Friendship Palace in Ha Noi.

Tran Hoan, whose real name was Nguyen Tang Hich, was born in 1928 in the central province of Quang Tri. His father's keen interested in Hue traditional folk songs and Western music inspired him to pursue a life of music.

Hoan studied music on his own and began to write his own pieces at age 16.

In 1935, the composer began his studies at the Hue National College.

He earned fame from the song Son Nu Ca (A Song for Mountainous Girls), which he wrote at the age of 20 in the midst of the war zone in the central province of Quang Binh.

His inspiration for the song was female students at the Phan Boi Chau High School who had expressed their admiration for the talented young musician.

In 1964, he went to the battlefield at Binh-Tri-Thien (the merged name of Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien provinces) where he composed many songs under the pen name Ho Thuan An.

After the war, he was a high-ranking officer in Ha Noi and minister of Culture and Information until his retirement.

He was awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize in 2001 for his contributions to Viet Nam's music.

The show will start at 8pm.

VietNamNet/Viet Nam News