The founder of Vietnamese stage is said to be Phạm Thị Trân, who was invited by King Đinh Tiên Hoàng to the capital, Hoa Lư. She was tasked with teaching soldiers to dance, sing, play drums and perform on the zither.
The 2013 annual holiday concert, A Choral Christmas, will be held on two
nights in December at two special locations, St Paul''s Convent and
Notre Dame Cathedral.