Special program to commemorate late artist Quach Thi Ho

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology will host a special program to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of People’s Artist Quach Thi Ho, a reputed Ca Tru singer of Vietnam in the 20th century.
During the program, artists and singers from UNESCO Ceremonial Song Center, Hai Phong Ceremonial Song Club of Folk Letters and Arts Association and some reputed artists will sing a number of ceremonial songs. Besides, the life and career of People’s Artist Quach Thi Ho will be also reviewed to help spectators know more about her.
Artist Quach Thi Ho was born in 1909 into a traditional family of ceremonial singers in Hai Duong Province. Her mother, aunts and she herself had several joint performances when she was 6 years old. At the age of 8, she was popular in her musical school and two years later, she became the key singer of that school.
Even when she was as young as 15, she was famous for her gifted voice across Thang Long Imperial City.
Her performance recorded in a video tape won the best award at the Asia Music Forum held in Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 1983. Five years later, she was titled “People’s Artist”. She was also nominated by the State as one of the world’s legendary women in 1999.
Attentively, UNESCO International Music Council presented her an honorary certificate and expressed their gratitude to her for her preservation of a traditional noble art heritage of Vietnam, a treasure of all mankind.