About this episode

Composer Chinary Ung discusses his musical journey and the influence of his Cambodian roots.

Composer Chinary Ung has been composing music for 60 plus years. His compositions are heavily affected by his childhood in Cambodia and the deadly events that happened there back in the mid 1970’s. But he says he’s blessed that he was able to come to America in the 1960’s to study the western style of music. Many of his compositions will be performed at the Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts in its Composer Portraits series on March 26th.

People in this episode

Host: Judlyne Lilly

Guest: Chinary Ung

Topics covered

• music composition
• Cambodian culture
• western music
• personal history
• performance

Keywords

• Chinary Ung
• Cambodia
• music composition
• Miller Theatre
• Columbia University

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Miller Theatre, Columbia University School of the Arts

Places: Cambodia

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