Portfolio

Ho Nguyet Co Hoa Cao. 20’. Music theatre composition for 2 screens-video and contemporary music ensemble (Violin, Flute, Clar, Piano and Percussion). Premier by Hanoi New Music Festival Ensemble in Hanoi New Music Festival 2018 by conductor Honna Tetsuji.

Con OEE. 20’. A video/sound installation with elements of musical performances, poetry recital, dance and theatre act for two performers/vocals and electronic music. Commissioned by Bildmuseet Museum, premier exhibition at Bildmuseet Museum, Umea Sweden from 15/06/2015 to 31/10/2015.

Movement. 15’. Trio for tranh (Vietnam 16-string zither), bau (monochord) and vietnamese guitar. Commission of Re-thinking Improvisation Festival. Premier at Re-thinking Improvisation Festival in Malmoe, Sweden 11/2011.

https://soundcloud.com/kim-ngoc-7/move

My Chau ‘s World. 30’. Music theatre for viola, bau (monochord instrument of Vietnam), clarinet, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba and percussion. Commission of Goethe Institute Hanoi for German Year in Vietnam”. Premier in Hanoi, 06/2010 by Musik Fabrik Ensemble. (Please see the Video-page for an video extract of this piece).

Together Alone. 10’. Music theatre for quintet percussion, tranh ( traditional 16-strings zither of Vietnam), Dan Bau (traditional mono cord of Vietnam), viola, vocal, laptop and one performance-art artist. Premier at Cracking Bamboo Festival in Hanoi 03/2010. Performances at Merklang Festival in Freiburg, Germany 05/2010. A commission of Mehrklang Festival and Cracking Bamboo Festival. (Please see the Video-page for an video extract of this piece).

Quartet Painting- Beautiful Young Ladies. 12’. Conceptual composition with theatre elements. Solo performance by Kim Ngoc at Hanoi New Music Meeting – a contemporary music festival in Hanoi 10/2009. (Please see the Video-page for an video extract of this piece)

https://soundcloud.com/kim-ngoc-7/openhouse

Ai Dem Con Nhen Giang Mung (What Makes The Spider Spin Her Web).54’. Music-Theatre for one female singer, electronic music, light, stage, theatre set, movement, and video. A production of Goethe Institute Hanoi. Premier in Hanoi 27/04/07; Performances in Ho Chi Minh city 09/2008 and Oslo, Norway 10/2008– A Production of Goethe institute in Hanoi and Ultima Festival. (Please see the Video-page for an video extract of this piece).

Absence. 55’. Music-Theatre for cymbal-quartet, one female singer with computer, sound tape, one male dancer and the Buddhist monk to perform at Glytothek Museum in Munique. A production of Muenchener Biennale Festival and Siemens Art Program. Performances at 10. Muenchener Biennale Festival 08&15/05/2006. (Please see the Video-page for an video extract of this piece).

Venus in Hanoi. 73'. Music for contemporary danse. A CD production using Tranh (vietnamese 16-strings zither), sounds from street, collage music, electronic Music. Commissioned by choreographer Felix Rukert. Performance in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh 2004.

https://soundcloud.com/kim-ngoc-7/symbol-2
https://soundcloud.com/kim-ngoc-7/corrido
https://soundcloud.com/kim-ngoc-7/strasse

Kugel. 5' .Music Installation for Tranh (Vietnamese instrument) (2003). Exhibition in Keiserslautern, Gemany 2003.

Gio Nom (Monsun). 15'. Music Theatre for 4 Cymbals and the hands (2003). Performances in Freiburg and Basel and other places of Europe, Asia 2003,2004,2005,2006, 2007…Commissioned by Freiburg Ensemble.

https://soundcloud.com/kim-ngoc-7/gio-nomsouthern-monsun

Toes (Nhung Ngon Chan). 20’. Music Theatre for Bop(sauna), Kayagum, Cello, 2 Pendirs and Sound Tape (November 2003). Performances in Newport News 2003. Commissioned by Siemens Art Program and Silk Road Project.

Mot Va Hai (One and Two). 5’. Music Theatre for a voice and a drum (2002). Performance in Cologne, Germany (December, 2002)

Vagabonds’ Dream. 25'. A figurative Music-Theatre with 7 musician also actors (2002).Performance in Vietnam (April, 2002). (Please see Video-page for an video extract of this piece)

Cai Eo Lung (The Waist). 8’. For orchestra (2000) – Performance in Basel, Swiss (26 January 2001) at Basel Opernhaus by Baseler-Sinfonieorchester and Conductor Bernhard Wulff; in Vietnam (May 2002) at Hue’s festival by Hanoi National Conservatory Orchestra and Conductor Xavier Risk…and other countries. Commissioned by Silk Road Project in Basel, Swiss.

https://soundcloud.com/kim-ngoc-7/cai-eo-lung-the-waist

Choi Mot Minh (Play alone). Suite for Chanh (a vietnam traditional instrument) (1999) - Performances in Vietnam (1999)

Thieu Nu Ngu Ngay (The siesta of a girl). 3’. Trio flutes (1996) – Performances in Vietnam (1995), in France (1995) by Trio D’ Argent in Paris, Tulouse, Lyon...

https://soundcloud.com/kim-ngoc-7/thieu-nu-ngu-ngay-the-nap-of-a-girl

Day Thi Chamber ensemble. 10’. For 1 oboe, 1clarinette en B, 1cor en F, violin1, Violin2, 1violoncello, 1contrabass (1995) – Performances in Vietnam; in France (November 1997) at Radio-France in Paris by Ensemble D’ Auditorium Olivier Messiaen; and by Ensemble Instrumental du Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris 1998.

https://soundcloud.com/kim-ngoc-7/day-thi

Phuc Hon (Summon). 8’. Chamber ensemble for 1flute (piccolo), 1clarinette en B, (clarinet bass), 1violin 1violoncello, percussion1, percussion2 (1994) – Second prize in a competition of contemporary composition in Paris, France (1994). Performances in Vietnam; in Philippine (1997) at the 18th Conference - Festival of the Asian Composers League in Manila by The PP Chamber Music Players; in France (1997) at the Alexandre-Dumas theatre in Paris by Aterlier-Musique de Ville d’ Avray; in Germany(1998) at Frau Musica Nova Festival in Cologne by the orchestra Ensemble Modern and conductor Sian Edwards.

https://soundcloud.com/kim-ngoc-7/phuc-honsummon

Journey No-3. 12’. Trio for violin, clarinet, piano (1993) – Performances in Vietnam and Manila, Philippine (1997)

Journey No-2. 20’. for piano ( five parts) (1992) – Performances in Vietnam

Journey No-1. Prelude for one flute with a piano, accompaniment (1992) – Performances in Vietnam.