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Description

Cambodian composer Chinary Ung came to the U.S. to study clarinet and  composition but was forced to stay when the Khmer Rouge uprising broke  out in his home country killing millions.

Over the years he has helped many family members and friends escape  that regime and has documented his struggles in music. He talks to  Relevant Tones about his life and music.

Hosted by Seth Boustead

Produced by Sarah Zwinklis

Music

Oracle by Chinary Ung

Da Capo Chamber Players; Lucy Shelton, soprano; Michael Adelson, conductor; William Anderson, guitar

Singing Inside Aura  by Chinary Ung

Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Susan Ung, viola and voice

Grand Spiral: Desert Flowers Bloom by Chinary Ung

Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Gil Rose, conductor