Sophy worked in collaboration with librettist Trent Walker, and the work was recorded at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, New York with the Metropolis Ensemble and the Taipei Philharmonic Chamber Choir, with Metropolis Ensemble Artistic Director Andrew Cyr conducting. It was premiered in 2017 at BAM in New York and other cultural institutions around the world, as a multi-disciplinary stage production combining music, film, movement, and voice; Rithy Panh, also a survivor of the genocide, provided the visuals.
“This album 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,” says Entertain Impact CEO Paul Katz.