Luu Thien Huong submitted her resignation letter from the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music after a row with a Meritorious Artist

After the controversy with lecturer Meritorious Artist Minh Huyen in recent days, musician Luu Thien Huong decided to resign from the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music. The female musician said she needed to rest and stabilize her spirit.

Over the past few days, the tense conflict between musician Luu Thien Huong and Meritorious Artist Minh Huyen has attracted public attention. Accordingly, the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music said it had summoned two artists to resolve the matter internally.

Recently on January 19, according to information in Vietnamnet newspaper, musician Luu Thien Huong said that after being noisy and having her phone thrown in her face by Meritorious Artist Minh Huyen, her spirit and health were affected. She officially submitted her resignation at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music (both as a lecturer or expert) to rest and stabilize her spirit, before starting her new job again. Luu Thien Huong's resignation letter is waiting for a response from the school.

Regarding the noisy incident with a female colleague at the conservatory, musician Luu Thien Huong said she did not want to mention this issue further and waited for the final resolution from the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music as well as the authorities. . The female musician herself will respect every decision.

Acting Director of Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music Hoang Ngoc Long said that Luu Thien Huong has not yet received a resignation letter. "Currently I have not received any information. The school will check and respond soon," Mr. Long said.

Musician Luu Thien Huong's decision to submit her resignation letter surprised many people when a few days earlier, Luu Thien Huong announced that she would continue to teach at the persuasion of the school's leadership. Sharing with the media, she confided:

"I have been teaching as an expert at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music for 5 years now, with the largest number of students in charge here. In recent days, my parents and students have expressed their hope. wants me to continue my work. I am also in the process of guiding graduate students and do not want to let my personal emotions affect their academic results."

Previously, Luu Thien Huong posted many articles accusing a vocal instructor of not understanding what the word "master" is and forbidding students from singing on mastered beats (the last step in the sound processing process). On January 12, Luu Thien Huong said the person she was referring to was Meritorious Artist Minh Huyen and posted a video of Minh Huyen throwing the phone at her.

According to a report from the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music, on January 10, at Concert Hall B, the Faculty of Jazz-Pop-Rock and Music Technology took place a semester exam for students. During the exam, Luu Thien Huong and Vo Thi Minh Huyen clashed and argued about their expertise when grading. After the incident, Acting Director of Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music Hoang Ngoc Long received a petition from Luu Thien Huong, accusing Minh Huyen of violating ethics and insulting colleagues.

School leaders said that after convening relevant parties on the evening of January 12 and investigating the incident, the school realized that Minh Huyen's behavior was wrong and lacked the standards of a teacher. Minh Huyen himself also admitted his wrongdoing. Therefore, the conservatory's leadership decided to handle the incident according to the issued school code of conduct.

On January 16, according to Acting Director of Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music Hoang Ngoc Long, both Luu Thien Huong (visiting lecturer) and Vo Thi Minh Huyen (full-time lecturer) were present at the mediation and admitted their mistakes. Both then apologized to their work unit for causing a noise that affected the school's reputation. The leadership criticized the two lecturers, asking them to seriously reflect and not let a similar situation happen.

After the mediation, Luu Thien Huong deleted the controversial video. She said the conservatory's leadership convinced her to continue teaching. Not wanting her personal feelings to affect her work, while she was guiding many students preparing to graduate, Luu Thien Huong decided to stay at school. Meanwhile, Meritorious Artist Minh Huyen said she did not apologize to musician Luu Thien Huong at the mediation because "the law will answer whether it's right or wrong."

The Ministry of Culture requested strict handling of Luu Thien Huong's case, is the conservatory being gentle? Phương Thảo10:16:15 16/01/2024Acting Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music said the school followed the correct procedure and reported the incident to the Department of Training and leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The Ministry also immediately sent a request to strictly handle this case.