Meritorious Artist Binh Trang - Vietnam's first female conductor passes away

Meritorious teacher and Meritorious Artist Binh Trang was the first female conductor in Vietnam and the teacher of many generations of musicians, singers, and conductors. She passed away on August 31 in Ho Chi Minh City after a long illness, at the age of 92.

Meritorious Artist Binh Trang - Vietnam's first female conductor

Photo: Conductor Hoang Diep provided

Talking to Thanh Nien , conductor - Meritorious Artist Hoang Diep shared that artist Binh Trang was her "teacher" in choral conducting at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music since 1977. Because of that close relationship, later Ms. Hoang Diep was able to succeed artist Binh Trang in inheriting and promoting choral subjects at the conservatory.

"The excellent teacher, Meritorious Artist Binh Trang is an example of love for her profession and dedication to many generations of her students at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music. I learned from her the distinction between public and private matters and discipline in work. In real life, she is a woman with the "character of a coconut" (rough on the outside but sweet on the inside). My personality greatly influenced her because I was both her adopted child and her "true disciple"... The passing of artist Binh Trang is an unspeakable pain for me," conductor Hoang Diep emotionally shared.

Meritorious Teacher, Meritorious Artist Binh Trang and Meritorious Artist Hoang Diep

Photo: Conductor Hoang Diep provided

The passing of Meritorious Artist Binh Trang left behind endless sorrow in the music world and many generations of students. On his personal page, People's Artist Ta Minh Tam posted an obituary and expressed: "Respectfully sending off Mother Tu to the eternal world."

Career of Meritorious Artist Binh Trang

Meritorious teacher, Meritorious Artist Binh Trang was born in 1933. She was sent to study at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Moscow, Russia), graduating with a major in choral conducting. Returning to Vietnam, she devoted herself to teaching at the Hanoi Conservatory of Music and the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music, leaving a deep mark in the training work. She has held many positions such as former Deputy Head of the Department of Conducting Theory, Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music, former Head of the Department of Education and in charge of the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music Orchestra.

Image of artist Binh Trang when she was young

Photo: TL

Female artist directly trained many generations of musicians, singers, and conductors

Photo: Conductor Hoang Diep provided

Funeral of artist Binh Trang. The family was very moved when many colleagues and generations of students came to pay their respects...

Photo: Conductor Hoang Diep provided

The artist was awarded many noble awards such as the 40-year Party membership badge, the Second Class Resistance Medal, the Medal for the Cause of Education , the Medal for the Cause of Music, the Medal for the Cause of Vietnamese Literature and Arts... She was also awarded the title of Meritorious Artist by the State, and is a member of the Vietnam Musicians' Association and the Ho Chi Minh City Music Association.

In addition to teaching and performing, artist Binh Trang has also compiled many textbooks on Choral Conducting, translated and arranged many works for choir. She is considered a pioneering female conductor, the first female artist and teacher to hold the baton to conduct a Vietnamese symphony orchestra and choir.

According to information from relatives, the funeral of artist Binh Trang was held at Lam Te Pagoda (212 Nguyen Trai, Cau Ong Lanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City). The burial ceremony took place at 7:15 p.m. on August 9. The funeral was held at 6 a.m. on September 2, after which the coffin was cremated at Binh Hung Hoa Cremation Center.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nsut-binh-trang-nu-nhac-truong-dau-tien-cua-viet-nam-qua-doi-18525090115122349.htm