Huong Viet Performing Arts Group

Văn hóa Việt nghìn năm lưu dấu

Đất nước Nam muôn thuở khắc ghi

Vietnamese traditional music today has diverged into two paths.  One seeks to modernize traditional music by incorporation of the Western scale and adoption of Western or Chinese musical styles to produce a “hybrid form”. Classical techniques are no longer emphasized and historical formats of each music region are neglected. In this attempt to revive classical Vietnamese music, as the root of the tree is weak, the resulting growth may still look lush but not altogether healthy.  The other remains the traditional path, revitalized. This is the path followed by Huong Viet Performing Arts Group. We insist on mastery of traditional techniques as proper pressing and releasing of a note, different ways of vibrating a note, and following strict formats to play the music from each historical region.  We seek the inner beauty, elegance, and spirit of traditional music. There is room to improvise, revise, even improve upon a solid foundation. The beauty that comes from the roots of one’s culture produces not only vigorous growth but also fragrant blossoms and ripe fruit.