Musical Traditions
of Vietnam

Performed by the Lac Viet Ensemble and local Vietnamese singers on March 15, 1992 at George Washington University Dorothy Betts Marvin Theater. The event was presented by the Vietnamese Youth Foundation and the Vietnamese Cultural Society of Metropolitan Washington.

The Lac Viet Ensemble includes Le Ngoc Chan, Ngo Minh, Le Thu Tam, Cung Thuc Dang Quang, Sonnya Dudgeon, and Roger Rehm.

Program

Part I: Tradition in Creativity

1. Alternate Singing "String Drum" Style 	Youth Ensemble
  	Hat Trong Quan

2. Declaiming poetry				Ngam Sa Mac

3. Alternate Singing "Friendship" Style 	Ngo Minh, N.T.Van
	Hat Quan Ho - Dem Qua Nho Ban

4. Duo: Zither and Moon Lute 			Nhom Quoc Nhac
	Hop tau Tranh, Nguyet - Luu Binh Kim, Trang Thu Da Khuc

5. Music of the Mountain for Piano - Quintet 	Lac Viet Ensemble
	Nhac cua Nui - Khuc Ca Buoi Sang, Dieu Mua Di San

Part II:  A Glimpse of Vietnamese New Songs from Birth to 1985

6. Ben Xuan (Van Cao) 				N.T. Van, Ensemble

7. Hoi Nghi Dien Hong (Luu Huu Phuoc) 		N.T. Van, Ensemble

8. Nho Nguoi Ra Di (Pham Duy) 			Kim Khue, Ensemble

9. Tinh Ca (Pham Duy) 				N.T. Van

10. La Thu Nguoi Chien Sy (Pham Dinh Chuong) 	Ensemble

11. Nguoi Gia va Em Be (Trinh Cong Son) 	Kim Khue, Que Thanh

12. Vinh Biet Sai Gon (Nam Loc) 		Que Thanh

13. Vang Vang Troi Vao Xuan (Cung Tien) 	Que Thanh, N.T. Van

Coda: Three Vietnamese Folksongs
14. Rice Drum (Trong Com) 			Que Thanh, N.T. Van

15. Ly Tinh Tang 				Kim Khue, Ensemble

16. Song of Black Horse (Ly Ngua O) 		Que Thanh, N.T. Van