Thirteen Xoan singing clubs and 15 other art troupes from every corner
of northern midland Phu Tho province are performing at a festival that
opened Viet Tri city on April 14.
As part of the
Hung Kings Temple Festival 2013, the 3 rd Xoan Singing and Phu Tho Folk
Songs Festival has also drawn the participation of three musical
experts from Finland .
The six-day event aims to
promote and honour Xoan singing, a world intangible cultural heritage
in need of urgent safeguarding. It also offers a chance for Phu Tho
province to review its efforts to preserve the traditional music as well
as for local artists to meet and share experience.
In recent years, Phu Tho province has made great efforts to conserve and
develop the traditional Xoan singing with the establishment of 13 Xoan
singing clubs and the restoration of the Lai Len Temple , a relic
that is attached to the origin of Xoan singing.
The provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has coordinated
with musical experts and researchers in publishing over 4,000 CDs and
3,000 books on the traditional signing. Many classes have been organised
to teach Xoan singing for local residents, especially young people.
On the occasion, a cultural camp was also held to
introduce the province’s typical cultural features to visitors to the
Hung King Temple Festival this year.-VNA