Nghe An Province's folklore is on its way to be recognized as world cultural intangible heritage.

The Folk Singing Promotion and Preservation Center in the central Vietnamese province of Nghe An has compiled a dossier on the local Nghe folk singing for submission for recognition as a UNESCO world intangible cultural heritage by 2015.

Nguyen Ngoc At, head of the center, said there are 32 professional Nghe folk singing troupes.

Eight artists belonging to these troupes have been honored as National Folk Artists.

The center is collecting documents, photos, recordings, and video clips about the art form to promote it at home and abroad, he said.

Last October the first Nghe folk singing festival was held in the province.

French pianist Marie Vermeulin

A solo recital by French pianist Marie Vermeulin will begin 8 p.m. at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music on February 7.

The French pianist was a full time student from 2001 to 2004 at the Lyon Music Academy under the guidance of Hortense Cartier-Bresson and Edson Elias.

Later still, under the guidance of Roger Muraro, Vermeulin, who is also former student of Jacquelin Dussol, and Marie-Paule Siruguet at Music Academy of Boulogne, France, learnt more about French works in the 20th century.

In December 2009, she was awarded the “Pro Musicis” prize for performing for the disabled and the underprivileged who would not otherwise have a chance to attend classical music concerts.

Tickets, priced from VND100,000 to 200,000, are available at the HCMC Conservatory of Music, 112 Nguyen Du Street, District 1.