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I Care If You Listen: Vivian Fung on Music Videos

I Care If You Listen: Vivian Fung on Music Videos

New York Times: Bangsokol Review

New York Times: Bangsokol Review

At the end of the first movement, a mournful lullaby gives way to brutal sounds and scenes from the genocide.

Variety: Bangsokol Released as Album

Variety: Bangsokol Released as Album

Him Sophy’s Bangsokol stands on its own as an extraordinary musical experience that brings cultures and people together while serving as a model for how art can be a powerful vehicle for reconciliation in post-conflict societies.

OperaWire: Bangsokol New Release

OperaWire: Bangsokol New Release

Bangsokol is the first major symphonic work that addresses the traumas of the Cambodian genocide of the late 1970s.

Video Premiere: (Un)Wandering Souls

Video Premiere: (Un)Wandering Souls

A timbrally-rich fusion of struck metal, wood, porcelain, and glass defines Vivian Fung’s(Un)Wandering Souls.

Huffington Post: A Requiem for Cambodia is a Phoenix Rising from the Flames

Huffington Post: A Requiem for Cambodia is a Phoenix Rising from the Flames

This is one of the most poignant stage works I have seen in my life, which recently left BAM and goes on to tour parts of the US and Paris, before heading back to Cambodia.

The Saturday Paper: Interview with Him Sophy

The Saturday Paper: Interview with Him Sophy

You remember your ancestors who have passed away. But bangsokol also gives hope to people who are still alive … It’s good to not only think about death, but also about the living.