Nghe An opens the 2023 'Folk Song Singing in Schools' Contest

On the evening of May 27, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee organized the "Singing" Contest.folk songsin schools" 5th time - 2023.

Attending the opening ceremony were comrades: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Vo Van Dung - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department and representatives of a number of relevant departments, branches and sectors.

Delegates attending the opening ceremony of the "Folk song singing in schools" contest. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training Nguyen Van Khoa once again affirmed the great value of Vi and Giam folk songs when they were recognized by UNESCO as a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

To promote the value of Vi and Giam folk songs, in recent years, Nghe An Education Department has also brought folk music into schools to spread and educate love, pride and awareness of preserving and conserving the nation's folk cultural heritage.

Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training Nguyen Van Khoa spoke at the opening ceremony. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

In addition, the Department of Education and Training has also coordinated with the Department of Culture and Sports and other departments and branches to organize many competitions to learn and sing folk songs in schools, and teach folk songs on television...

These activities have brought Nghe Tinh folk songs closer to students, created a joyful atmosphere in schools, and contributed to comprehensive education for students.

Comrade Bui Dinh Long and Comrade Vo Van Dung presented flags and flowers to representatives of 21 competing teams. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

In particular, to continue to maintain the movement of learning and singing folk songs in schools, discovering and nurturing folk singing talents for the homeland and country, for many years, Nghe An has maintained and organized the "Folk Song Singing in Schools" Contest.

Through the contest, we aim to contribute to preserving, conserving, introducing, promoting and developing the cultural values, typical of Nghe An and folk songs of regions.

Opening performance by the team from Thanh Chuong district. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

This is also an opportunity to evaluate the folk song singing movement in schools of educational institutions in the province, from which there are solutions to promote the folk song singing movement in schools, which has educational significance for the young generation of the province.

The contest is an opportunity for teachers and students to exchange and learn, and at the same time, promote the movement "Building friendly schools, active students" in schools across the province.

The performance "School worries" (self-written) reflects the reality of electronic cigarette smoking in schools, performed by teachers and students of Thanh Chuong district. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Before the 5th Nghe An Province “Folk Song Singing in Schools” Contest officially opened, from the beginning of April, the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns also directed the Departments of Education and Training, high schools, Continuing Education Centers, Vocational Education - Continuing Education to organize the contest from school to district level.

Through the district-level competition, many performances and folk song talents in schools were discovered, and at the same time, it was the basis for districts to select and introduce the best performances to compete at the provincial level.

Solo performance "Father's love, mother's love, teacher's grace" by students of Nghi Loc district. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

The jury members with the presence of many famous artists such as People's Artist Pham Tien Dung, People's Artist Hong Luu... Photo: Dinh Tuyen

The 5th "Folk Songs in Schools" Contest - 2023 will take place over 3 days, from May 27 to 29 with the participation of 21 teams from 21 districts, cities and towns. The best performances will be selected to perform at the closing ceremony and award ceremony on the evening of May 29.

On the opening night, there were competitions between teams from Thanh Chuong, Nghi Loc, Nghia Dan and Nam Dan districts.