Great contribution to Cheo theater and music
On August 9, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Musicians Association, the Vietnam Stage Artists Association, the Institute for Research on Preservation and Development of National Culture, and the Vietnam Cheo Theater organized a scientific discussion "People's Teacher, Musician Hoang Kieu with the Development of Cheo Theater and Music", to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth.
People's Artist, Musician Hoang Kieu (1925-2005), real name Ta Khac Ke, was from Hung Yen, born in Hanoi . He was an excellent manager, pedagogue, music composer, scriptwriter and scientific researcher. He made many great contributions and left a deep impression on the cause of inheriting and developing Vietnamese traditional music and stage arts in the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Major General and musician Nguyen Duc Trinh, Chairman of the Vietnam Musicians Association, assessed that People's Artist and musician Hoang Kieu contributed to the Cheo stage in many aspects, from composing music, to writing scripts, directing, scientific research and training Cheo artists.
In the field of training, teacher Hoang Kieu is one of the people who laid the foundation for the development of the Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema in general and the National Theatre industry in particular. He is also a pioneer in building programs, curriculum and the aspiration to build an experimental theater to combine learning with practice.
In the field of composition, musician Hoang Kieu was the first person to compose and introduce the form of orchestration and backing vocals into the art of Cheo, demonstrating scientific and professional qualities. He composed music for over 20 Cheo plays, the most typical of which is “Suy Van” - a play imbued with folk and scholarly qualities. It can be said that this is the pinnacle of Cheo musical art from 1962 to the present.
He also composed many scripts, of which two works, “Nu tu tai” and “Loi uoc nguyen” are still alive today. People's Artist Hoang Kieu has many profound scientific research works on Cheo theater and music.
He was honored to be awarded the title of People's Teacher in 2008 and posthumously awarded the State Prize for Literature and Arts in 2023.
Inspiring generations of Cheo artists
At the seminar, researchers, musicians, and artists shared the contributions of People's Artist and Musician Hoang Kieu to traditional Vietnamese theater arts; the unique creativity and musical success of musician Hoang Kieu in the play "Suy Van" and small stories and impressive memories about musician Hoang Kieu from colleagues, students, and relatives...
Dr. Tran Dinh Ngon affirmed that the compositions of musician Hoang Kieu in the plays "Suy Van" adapted, "Quan Am Thi Kinh" have become models for the younger generation of musicians to follow. Besides, he was also one of the first people to compose new Cheo melodies based on the structural principles of ancient Cheo melodies and that success opened a trend for musicians to write for Cheo later.
People's Artist Thanh Ngoan said that when she was young, when she first came to the Vietnam Cheo Theatre and saw the play "Suy Van", she mistakenly thought it was an ancient Cheo play. According to her, People's Artist Hoang Kieu's use of music here was so smooth and harmonious down to every detail that the audience and performers could feel like they were living in a truly traditional Cheo space.
People's Artist Tran Quoc Chiem, Chairman of the Hanoi Literature and Arts Association - the once famous "Prince Po Liem" of Hanoi's Cheo village, said that it was People's Artist Hoang Kieu who recruited him into the Cheo class and wholeheartedly taught and guided him and his students to become true Cheo artists.
“The teacher always smiled and told me: “Cheo is not just singing, but Cheo is storytelling, Cheo is deep meaning... If you don't tell with your heart, no one will listen”. From that saying, I learned to sing with all my heart, learned every step of the scholar, the male lead, the clown, the clown, the drunkard, the single actor,... from the eyes of each character in Cheo. The teacher taught me a lot, the knowledge of ancient Cheo, is not just a performing art but a philosophy of life - the philosophy of loyalty, righteousness, filial piety, chastity, bravery and humanity”, People's Artist Tran Quoc Chiem recalled.
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 a lifetime" - Suy Van. "Suy Van" is also one of the most lit plays of the Vietnam Cheo Theatre. She affirmed that the music of "Suy Van" is so good that every time she performs, just hearing the music makes her "goosebumps". She knows it by the nuances of the music associated with each movement...
Musician Giang Son, daughter of People's Artist and musician Hoang Kieu, expressed her respect and admiration for her talented father. According to musician Giang Son, her father was ahead of his time when combining traditional music with classical music composition and arrangement techniques.
People's Artist, Musician Hoang Kieu has left a deep impression on his colleagues, students and those who love the art of Cheo theater. Not only preserving traditional values, he has contributed to renewing, spreading and elevating the art of Cheo in contemporary social life.
He is the one who lights the fire, inspires the next generations, to continue to preserve and develop the traditional art of Cheo for a long time.
Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/ngnd-nhac-si-hoang-kieu-nguoi-thay-dau-tien-cua-hoang-tu-po-liem-tran-quoc-chiem-712046.html
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