O Cambodia

NZ Trio;
Tray So

TOL 541

Composers: *Chinary UNG (b.1942), In Memoriam, for piano trio [11:00], *Him SOPHY (b.1963) The First Strike [12:30], *Jack BODY (b.1944) O Cambodia [21:06], *Gillian WHITEHEAD (b.1941), The River Flows On... [24:35], Tray So (Him Sophy, Him Savy, Keo Doriva (traditional Cambodian folk instruments)), NZ Trio (Justine Cormack (violin), Ashley Brown (cello), Sarah Watkins (piano)), Vocals: Keo Dorivan and Him Sophy (In Memoriam), Him Sophy (The First Strike), Him Sophy and Him Savy (O Cambodia) and Him Savy (The River Flows On...), rec. Auckland and Hamilton in March 2011, following live performances at the Auckland International Festival. This recording documents an extraordinary collaborative project initiated by NZ composer and Asian specialist Jack Body and launched for the 2011 Auckland Arts Festival. NZTrio performs alongside 3 Cambodian musicians, premiering 4 new and incredibly unique works from NZ and Cambodian composers. This CD is a wonderful record of these works from composers Jack Body, Dame Gillian Whitehead, Him Sophy and Chinary Ung, and is a moving commentary on the atrocities that unfolded in Cambodia in the 1970's.

CD

World music

Atoll

30-10-2014

9421000505417