Vol. 39 (2022)
Music in Times of Crises: Wars and Conflicts

Times and Perspectives

(Re)orchestrating Histories: An Interview with Cambodian Composer Him Sophy

Published 2022-12-29

  • Gwyneth Bravo

Gwyneth Bravo
NYU Abu Dhabi

SJM Band 39

Abstract

In an interview with Him Sophy, Gwyneth Bravo invites the Cambodian composer to share some of the background of his life story and the political events underlying the creation of the multidisciplinary stage production "Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia", premiered in Melbourne in 2017 to commemorate the genocide of the Khmer Rouge.

Keywords

Him Sophy, Cambodia, Requiem

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