“Osmosis” experiment with and combine selected genres and elements of traditional Vietnamese music with European contemporary music’s instrumental extended techniques, live electronics and conceptual improvisation.
With “Osmosis”, the team has the ambition of bringing Vietnamese traditional music, seen from a modern perspective, to the public, especially the young generation, as well as bringing Contemporary music closer to the audience.
Two concerts of “ Osmosis” in Cologne took place in September the 7th at LOFT and the 8th at Kunsthaus Rhenania at Festival STROM, received very positive feedback and enthusiasm from the audience.
“ Ngâm thơ” ,“ Xẩm” and “ Ca trù” are three traditional and living music genres of “Chanting poem”. Vietnamese is a melodious language with 6 different fixed intonations. “Chanting poem” with its improvisatory embellishment and melismas enhance the beauty of the language itself, the emotive power and the multilayered meanings behind each poetic word. This intuitive improvisation is based on expression corresponds to European traditions of Troubadour, Gregorian chants, and to modern improvisation.
The key factor of the project is the singer Kim Oanh, who has dedicated more than 40 years of her music career for Vietnamese traditional music, studied with several leading national artists most notably Quach Thi Ho – Ca Tru and Kim Sinh – Cai Luong.
Musicians:
Featuring Vietnamese traditional music singer Kim Oanh from Hanoi, Vietnam.
Cao Thanh Lan – prepared-piano, Vietnamese percussion, composition
Gregor Siedl – saxophones, flutes, composition
Constantin Herzog – contrabass
Sergej Maingardt – electronics
David Hernandez Deniz – percussion intruments
Cao Thanh Lan 