Dock Rmah - To Trinh - Miranda Arana - Kim Oanh - Phong Nguyen
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VIETNAMESE MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION
Concerts, Lectures, Workshops, Research, Residencies
on Music and Dance
Melodies and Movement from VietnamMelodies and Movement from Vietnam Music in Vietnam has a complex and varied tradition, buffeted by both war and modernity. Dr. Phong Nguyen, a 1997 National Heritage Fellow and one of the world's leading guardians of this traditional music, and members of his ensemble perform a wide range of the gentle yet jazzy traditional and folk musics and dance from Northern, Central, Highlands, and Southern regions, each with its distinctive melodies and rhythms.