Opening song composition contest "Red River - source of emotions"

According to the Lao Cai Province Literature and Arts Association, in this campaign, Lao Cai Province hopes that many professional and amateur musicians inside and outside the province will actively participate in composing songs about the Red River and Lao Cai homeland.

Musical works participating in the Campaign must closely follow the theme and focus on depicting the rich development of the lands and the beauty of the people of Lao Cai where the Red River flows through.

Lao Cai - Where the Red River flows into Vietnam

In particular, the song is associated with the image of Lao Cai on the Red River, praising the patriotism, diligence and creativity of the ethnic people of Lao Cai in the process of building, protecting and developing their homeland.

At the same time, it depicts the Lao Cai people as "Solidarity - Patriotism - Discipline - Civilization - Hospitality".

The song has clear lyrics, higheducational and community values, beautiful melody, song content suitable for Vietnamese customs and traditions, closely following the composition theme, and the language is expressed in Vietnamese (or bilingual Vietnamese - Chinese).

The submitted work must be a new work, complete with both music and lyrics; not have won any previous competition; and have no copyright disputes.

The Organizing Committee will not consider awards for works that copy or imitate the ideas, melodies, and lyrics of other authors at home and abroad. In case the work is found to violate the rules and the Law on Intellectual Property, the Organizing Committee will not consider awards or revoke the award.

Professional and non-professional musicians and artists in all fields, industries, and professions who love composing music; all Vietnamese citizens living, working, studying, and laboring in and outside the country; and foreigners have the right to participate.

Participants must have full civil capacity, not be under disciplinary action and not have violated the law.

Members of the Organizing Committee, members of the Jury, and members of the Secretariat are not allowed to submit entries.

There is no limit to the number of entries, entries can be received in the form of files sent via email with the email content: Song composition contest “Red River - The source of emotions”; attached files include: MP3, MP4 Demo audio files; music file and registration form file. If using a stage name, you must provide your real name and information according to your citizen identification.

The work must be sent by post with a complete musical notation and lyrics typed on A4 paper, along with a recording of the song in MP3 or MP4 format copied to a USB.

Apart from the title of the work, the author did not write his full name, make any marks or any symbols on the musical score and the file or USB containing the work.

The Organizing Committee will keep the works participating in the Songwriting Campaign and will not return the works or USB to the authors or co-authors.

The Organizing Committee has the right to use the winning works (not for commercial purposes) to serve local propaganda activities without having to pay copyright fees or other related rights to the authors. - The Organizing Committee will select a number of quality winning works to serve promotional and propaganda activities within the framework of the "Red River Festival".

Time to receive works from July 15, 2024 - August 5, 2024 and submit to the Office of Lao Cai Provincial Literature and Arts Association, address: 581 Hoang Lien Street, Kim Tan Ward, Lao Cai City.

Based on the evaluation results of the Jury, the Organizing Committee will decide to award prizes, including: 1 First Prize: worth 25 million VND/prize, 2 Second Prizes each worth: 12.6 million VND/prize, 3 Third Prizes each worth: 5 million VND/prize and accompanied by a Certificate from the Organizing Committee of the Campaign.

News and photos: Pham Ngoc Trien

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/lao-cai-mo-cuoc-van-dong-sang-tac-ca-khuc-song-hong-mach-nguon-cam-xuc-post300023.html