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With Her spontaneous, humorous and carefree manner, the female spiritual practitioner blended into the greeting crowd, shook hands, and said hello to the audience as She passed by. The following fifteen minutes were set aside for interviews and picture taking from the local and international press and other media, who had not seen the Master in the US for quite a long time. Even though this part was not scheduled to be included in the program and had caused a longer delay than expected at the start of the program, the audience was not at all concerned. They were patient and remained silent; a silence that was so respectful in an evening performance of music and poetry, something that has rarely been seen, if ever, before. Two pioneers in the world of Vietnamese music, Pham Duy and Thu Ho, were also present among the audience along with musicians Trinh Lam Ngan and Tran Trinh... One thing worth mentioning was that musician Nhat Ngan, for the first time, performed a song entitled "Coming To Someone's Home, a poem written by Supreme Master Ching Hai for which he had composed the music. A lot of people sitting around me were commenting: "...She looks very nice, so elegant, so adorable another lady said: "...I don't care what people say, it is kind of unbelievable that this evening's performance is more crowded than the Thuy Nga's Paris Show Some people were even more bold and said: "...No wonder they didn't like Her. She's so talented, She has so many disciples, and She's so courageous in carrying out what She wants to do. Everyone has his own opinion, how can all be satisfied? In "The Evening Of Music and Poetry," MC Tran Quang, even though he had been invited at the last minute, did a marvelous job of bringing an atmosphere of admiration to the program, artistically weaving a bridge of harmony between the audience and the performers. Although the program went on until about 3 AM, the audience still remained until the last minute to applaud the success of the organizing staff of Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association, Los Angeles Center, and most of all, to congratulate a modern poet who has just begun Her stardom in the sky of the Vietnamese cultural community -- Supreme Master Ching Hai.¡¹ |
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"It probably had been a long time since the audience had the occasion to enjoy an evening of music and poetry performed by a number of famous modern Vietnamese musical artists residing in the United States. Over 6,000 people were present, two-thirds of which were disciples of Master Ching Hai. In addition, over 2,000 were either independent enthusiasts, curious, protestors or mediators.... All remained enthralled until the end of the 9-hour show to enjoy the poetry of the spiritual practitioner who has rocked the whole world through Her compassion -- to listen to Her poems accompanied by famous composers such as Pham Duy, Nhat Ngan, Le Dinh, Phuong Vu, Le Vu... | ...Dances performed by young and professional members of Supreme Master Ching Hai Association were well received by the audience.... ...Lastly, our compliments to the organizing team in accomplishing a musical performance which is considered to be the most spectacular, especially the young initiates who had nicely carried out their duty of keeping order. In conclusion, the overseas performing arts was lacking a precious performance like this one, an "Evening of Music and Poetry -- Traces of the Previous Life and Love Songs, truly a cool fresh stream watering the dry fields of the arts.¡¹ |