Hanoi New Music Ensemble opens 2nd season October 23
The concert opens with a triptych of works for solo flute, Debussy’s Syrinx, followed by a tombeau for the late Nguyen Thien Dao, a masterfully evocative work for flute and six gongs from the Vietnam War era, Tuyen Lua or Frontlines.
To complete the short triptych of pieces is Le merle noir by Olivier Messiaen, Ton That Tiet Thu Phuong and Pierre Boulez Derive 1. After the intermission, part two of the concert will continue with Didier Latroupe Stele, Ton That Tiet Voyage and Tran Kim Ngọc Phục Hon Kính Trang Cha.
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To conclude, the concert offers Ky Uc or Memory by Vu Nhat Tan, which received its world premiere in, d’accord, Paris. A powerful percussion concertino with passages of dragon drumming exorcism and lush woven tapestries of marimba, vibraphone and piano, which piece should bring the house down.
The Hanoi New Music Ensemble was founded in 2015, an initiative of composer Vu Nhat Tan, violinist Pham Truong Son, composer Tran Kim Ngoc and American conductor Jeff von der Schmidt.
