Christmas concert sends message of peace and hope
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(VOVWORLD) - A Christmas concert was organized this year to create a special holiday experience for a group of disadvantaged children.
 The concert took place at the National Academy of Music in Hanoi on December 21. |
 The children were rehearsed and directed by musical director Nguyen Hai Yen. |
 This was the first performance of the choral group dubbed the “Green Wind” (Gio Xanh). |
 Ms. Yen told the audience the group’s aim is to bring people together in a spirit of sharing and love. |
 Although most of the singers were children, some as young as 5 or 6, the group include some singers as old as 80. |
 The audience, likewise, ranged in age from toddlers to grandparents. |
 Singers Dong Hung, Thu Trang and Duy Phuc performed as guest artists. |
 Flautist Dinh Quang Vu, a graduate of the National Academy of Music, also performed. |
 Many of the performers were students from centers for the protection of orphaned, homeless, or displaced children. |
 The program of heart-lifting songs included “Believe”, “You raise me up”, “and “Follow the drinking gourds”. |
 The group’s performance of “Silent Night”, in which the lights were dimmed and the singers sang, each holding a lighted candle. |
 All ticket proceeds went to support the disadvantaged children who participated in the show. |
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