Running Time:
5:00-7:00 pm
Join us as ROCO’s Connections Series returns to Asia Society Texas Center on March 29th, and enjoy an evening spotlighting music by Asian artists and composers, exploring the experiences of Vietnamese immigrants.
Tenor Nicholas Phan features in the world premiere of Season 20 Composer-In-Residence Viet Cuong’s song cycle, telling the story of his family’s escape from Saigon, plus Vivian Fung’s elegaic Lamenting Earth, complimented by Viet Cuong’s driving septet Pulse Train.
Emmy Award-winning composer and traditional musician Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ joins, performing on instruments such as the đàn bầu (Vietnamese monochord), 16-string đàn tranh (zither), đàn t’rung (bamboo xylophone), and trống (traditional drums), creating music that blends the wonderfully unique sounds of Vietnamese instruments with other genres, fusing deeply rooted musical traditions with fresh new structures.
Viet Cuong’s season residency is made possible with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Thanks to Texas Monthly, Proud Media Sponsor of our Season 20 Connections Series.
Tickets
Tickets are Pay-What-You-Wish, with a suggested ticket price of $45.
Location
Asia Society Texas Center
1370 Southmore Boulevard
Houston, TX, USA
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Program
PERSONNEL
Jorge Parodi, conductor
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Vân-Ánh Võ Trio
Viet Cuong, composer
Brook Ferguson, flute
Alecia Lawyer, oboe
Nathan Williams, clarinet
Kristin Wolfe Jensen, bassoon
Maureen Nelson, violin
Aloysia Friedmann, violin
Matt Dane, viola
Alexis Gerlach, cello
Sandor Ostlund, bass
Audrey Andrist, piano
Matthew McClung, percussion
Văn Thành Nho: Lullaby For A Country
George Gershwin: Summertime
Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ: Encounter
Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ: Running
Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ: Verdant River Delta
Vivian Fung: Lamenting Earth, “O”
Viet Cuong: Pulse Train
Viet Cuong: Song Cycle
ROCO Commissioned World Premiere
Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ: Fire
