Well-known composer Tran Quang Huy died of a stroke on April 2 at the age of 72.

He had been admitted to Thu Duc Hospital where he passed away. His body will lie in state at the Ho Chi Minh City Funeral Parlor in District 3 until April 4 when a memorial service will be held at 10.30am followed by the funeral at 11.30.

He will be buried at the HCMC Cemetery in Cu Chi District.

Huy, born on July 17, 1938 in Ho Chi Minh City, graduated from the Hanoi Conservatory of Music in 1970. Two years later he joined a group of volunteers that entertained soldiers on the Binh Tri Thien battlefield (now in the northern coastal province of Quang Binh).

A year later, he began teaching at the North West Art School in the northwestern province of Hoa Binh Province.

In 1974 Huy became a researcher at the Vietnamese Institute of Musicology.

In 1984 he became an editor at Ho Chi Minh City Television, where, besides editing musical programs, he also produced the program “Tho ca giao hoa” (Harmony of poetry) for many years.

As a composer, he was known for ballads like “Ngo vang xon xao” (Desert alley whispers), “Bong hong tang co” (A rose for the teacher), “Tinh bien” (Love of the sea), “Vuong van mua xuan” (Miss the spring), and “Mot nua mua dong” (A half of winter).

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