People's Artist - Musician Hoang Kieu brings the art of Cheo to its peak with "Suy Van"

(NLDO)- People's Artist - Musician Hoang Kieu composed music for an excellent play "Suy Van", bringing the art of Cheo to its peak.

On the afternoon of August 9 in Hanoi, the seminar "People's Teacher - musician Hoang Kieu with the development of Cheo theater and music " took place.

Artists perform an excerpt from the play Suy Van

The seminar was organized by the Vietnam Musicians Association, the Vietnam Stage Artists Association, the Institute for Research on Preservation and Development of Ethnic Culture, the Vietnam Cheo Theater... to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth.

People's Artist Hoang Kieu (1925-2005), real name Ta Khac Ke, was born in Hung Yen, Hanoi. He was an excellent manager, educator, music composer, scriptwriter and scientific researcher.

People's Teacher - musician Hoang Kieu

With more than half a century of dedication to traditional theater, over 30 years of teaching, his activities and contributions to Cheo theater are reflected in many aspects, from music composition to script writing, directing, scientific research and training Cheo artists. Among them, the most outstanding field is his dedication to Cheo music, scientific research on Cheo and training artists for modern Cheo theater.

He was awarded the State Prize for Literature and Arts and many noble medals of the Party and State.

People's Teacher - musician Hoang Kieu and his daughter, musician Giang Son

Dr. Pham Tri Thanh, Chairman of the Council of Hanoi University of Theatre and Cinema, recalled that in 1980, Hanoi University of Theatre and Cinema was established, People's Artist Hoang Kieu was invited to hold the position of Vice Principal and Head of the Department of Traditional Drama.

"From those first steps until today, the image of a beloved teacher with a deep concern for a traditional national art and national music has always been the guiding principle for the work of future generations of artists" - Dr. Pham Tri Thanh expressed.

Music theorist Nguyen Quang Long emphasized the role of People's Artist Hoang Kieu as a pioneer, laying the foundation, contributing to shaping the musical language for modern Cheo in both thinking and method. The Cheo play "Suy Van" for which he was the musical author is an artistic milestone, where he brought Cheo to the peak of musical expression.

People's Teacher - musician Hoang Kieu and family

Director - PhD - People's Artist Thanh Ngoan, Director of the Center for Preservation of Traditional Vietnamese Performing Arts, affirmed that People's Artist - Artist Hoang Kieu's contribution to Cheo theater is the pinnacle. He is one of the people who laid the foundation for an exemplary, creative way of writing stage music while still maintaining traditional identity.

People's Artist Thanh Ngoan said that when she was young, when she first entered the Vietnam Cheo Theater, she first encountered the play "Suy Van" - she mistakenly thought it was an ancient Cheo play. According to her, the use of music by People's Artist - Artist Hoang Kieu here reached a level of smoothness and harmony down to every detail, making the audience and performers feel like they were living in a truly traditional Cheo space.

"His music in this play is not simply a supporting part, but has become a part of the soul of the play - contributing to the brilliant success of "Suy Van" and affirming his creative talent at its peak. Later, when I had the opportunity to do more research, I realized that "Suy Van" is the crystallization of a top artistic team at that time - a true revolution in the art of Cheo" - People's Artist Thanh Ngoan emphasized.

People's Artist Thuy Ngan, former actress of the Vietnam Cheo Theatre, also recalled the memories of 40 years of being attached to the "role of her life" - Suy Van. For her, the music of the play "Suy Van" is so good that every time she performs, just hearing the music as soon as it plays gives her goosebumps, she knows the nuances of the music associated with each movement.

Director - PhD - People's Artist Le Tuan Cuong assessed the background music of the play "Suy Van" composed by People's Artist Hoang Kieu as a breakthrough, a phenomenon of 20th century Cheo music. Later, many music composers also relied on it to write Cheo plays with historical, folk, and modern themes with background music, harmony, arrangement, backing vocals, raising and lowering the pitch, enriching the treasure of Vietnamese folk music. It can be affirmed that People's Artist - People's Artist Hoang Kieu composed music for an excellent play "Suy Van", affirming the brand of the Vietnam Cheo Theater with colleagues nationwide.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/ngnd-nhac-si-hoang-kieu-dua-nghe-thuat-cheo-toi-dinh-cao-voi-suy-van-196250809172613446.htm