A spokesperson says---
“...Chinary Ung—the first American composer to win the highly coveted Grawemeyer Award—is heralded for combining the sounds of Cambodian folk traditions with contemporary classical techniques. The acclaimed Del Sol String Quartet performs works spanning six decades, including the world premiere of a new commission, and a first-hearing of a string trio written 60 years ago….
...Over the past fifty years Chinary Ung has developed a musical language that indicates an open ear toward the sounds of the East—Southeast Asia and his native Cambodia in particular—as well as the textures and instrumental practices of contemporary Western concert music. From the solo cello piece Khse Buon, to the Grawemeyer Award-winning Inner Voices, to the epic Aura, Ung’s music is characterized by a vivid sound world with an intense emotional trajectory..."
