DJ Ravin launches Buddha-Bar XV album in town
	Thursday,  May 16,2013,23:09 (GMT+7) Parisian DJ Ravin has a Buddha-Bar XV, “A Chill Wind from Russia” double-CD release party at 2 Lam Son Bar of the Park Hyatt Hotel Saigon at 9 p.m. on June 29.

YANTV’s flashmob contest for Hanoi youth
	Thursday,  May 16,2013,22:37 (GMT+7) A flashmob contest with theme song Vut Bay created by YAN Group is available from now until May 30 for the talented youth of Hanoi.

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle in town
	Thursday,  May 16,2013,22:35 (GMT+7) A series of visual art exhibitions and live performances by local and international musicians, poets, dancers and choreographers are part of “The Hand That Rocks The Cradle” program being performed from today until Sunday at McSorley’s Ale House in District 2.

Messiah mighty as ever in Saigon

Thursday,  May 9,2013,22:34 (GMT+7) There are said to be more recordings of Handel’s oratorio Messiah than of any other classical work. It’s a collection of Biblical extracts, largely taken from the Old Testament, that foretell the coming of a Messiah. Handel, working under pressure, completed the assignment in three weeks – orchestral, choral and solo parts. Before long it had assumed in the U.K the status of a national institution.

Aussie trio Elixir to hit Hanoi, Danang stages
	Thursday,  May 9,2013,22:14 (GMT+7) Elixir will perform in Hanoi and Danang cities as part of the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Australia.

Composer Alain Lefèvre comes to Saigon, Hanoi
	Thursday,  May 9,2013,22:14 (GMT+7) The Embassy of Canada in Hanoi and the Consulate General of Canada in HCMC will host Canadian pianist and composer Alain Lefèvre on Monday at the HCMC Opera House and on Wednesday at the Hanoi Opera House.

British rockers Guillemots in city
	Tuesday,  May 7,2013,21:44 (GMT+7) BRIT Award winners Guillemots will perform at HCMC Conservatory of Music on May 26 as part of European Days in Vietnam.

HBSO, Norwegian artists take on Handel’s Messiah
	Sunday,  May 5,2013,20:27 (GMT+7) The HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) in collaboration with Transposition Norwegian musical program will present George Frederic Handel’s oratorio Messiah, one of the masterpieces of choral music, at 8 p.m. on May 8 and 9 at the Opera House.

HBSO respects the intelligence of the young
	Thursday,  May 2,2013,22:53 (GMT+7) When I first heard that the HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) was putting on free concerts for the young in the Saigon Opera House on the 29th of every month, I assumed they would feature Beatles melodies played by a symphony orchestra, some popular Tchaikovsky extracts, and perhaps a few dance items thrown in for good measure.

Gulliver’s Travels heads into town
	Saturday,  April 27,2013,08:02 (GMT+7) Jonathan Swift’s popular 18th century novel Gulliver’s Travels will be performed by British TNT Theater in Vietnam next month.