Echoes of Ancestral Voices

Le Tuan Hung and Dang Kim Hien present 'Echoes of Ancestral Voices' a collection of Vietnamese traditional music.

Following on from their beautiful and evocative disc Landscapes of Time (described by ABC Radio National as "an enchanted journey across the soundscapes of Vietnam"), Le Tuan Hung and Dang Kim Hien present Echoes of Ancestral Voices, a collection of Vietnamese traditional music.

Authentic versions of pieces from various classical and folk traditions are carefully realised with musical and linguistic aspects relevant to each tradition. Many of the pieces were inspired by the landscape, rivers and torrid history of Vietnam. The collection also features lullabys from the North, Centre and South of the country.

The beauty of the music is also enhanced by the performers mastery of performance practices of various Vietnamese musical genres and their personal touch in performance.

Artists

Dang Kim Hien

Dang Kim Hien is a composer and virtuoso performer in both traditional and contemporary music of Vietnam, she also taught at the Department of Traditional Music of the Conservatory of Music in Saigon for 14 years.

Le Tuan Hung

Le Tuan Hung is a composer, performer and author, specialising in Vietnamese music and experimental music of contemporary Australia. He is also the author of various publications on Vietnamese performing arts and is regarded as an international authority in Vietnamese musicology.


Press quotes

“Serious dedication to and mastery of the authentic traditional forms ... Rich new compositions. One of the most rewarding musical experiences I have had in a long while ... [Le and Dang] contributed greatly to the purpose of introducing Vietnamese music of the highest quality to American audiences.”

— Program Director of American Composers Forum, World Festival of Vietnamese Music, Minnesota 1996

“Le and Dangs' compositions transcend the boundaries of East and West and represent a new direction in Australian experimental music.”

— Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

“Dang Kim Hien's Vietnamese lullabies ... are astonishingly beautiful and haunting”

— Experimental Musical Instruments

Audio preview

Track Listing

  1. Flowing Water

    2. North Vietnamese Lullabies

  2. i
  3. ii

    4. Central Vietnamese Lullabies

  4. i
  5. ii

    6. South Vietnamese Lullabies

  6. i
  7. ii
  8. River Chant
  9. On Hearing the Night Drum, Missing My Husband
  10. Nostalgia
  11. Kieu at the Ngung Bich Tower
  12. Four Grand Landscapes
  13. Earth Drum Song

Performers

Composers

Dang Kim Hien

Dang Kim Hien is a composer and virtuoso performer in both traditional and contemporary music of Vietnam, she also taught at the Department of Traditional Music of the Conservatory of Music in Saigon for 14 years.

Le Tuan Hung

Le Tuan Hung is a composer, performer and author, specialising in Vietnamese music and experimental music of contemporary Australia. He is also the author of various publications on Vietnamese performing arts and is regarded as an international authority in Vietnamese musicology.


Availability

Echoes of Ancestral Voices can be purchased online through Buywell Just Classical or the Australian Music Centre who both offer secure online ordering.

This title is also available in (or can be ordered through) many fine music retailers across Australia, including Thomas’, Discurio and Readings.

Product details

List price
$26.00 AUD
Categories
Classical, Cross-cultural
Catalogue number
MD 3199
Alternate catalogue number
MD3199
Barcode
EAN 9314574319927