The word “departure” generally refers to the physical act of leaving a place. However, departure also indicates a deviation from one’s traditional course of action or way of thinking.
As we close out this season of Sounds Current, Charlton and esteemed collaborators reflect on their experiences related to the development and subsequent productions of Angel Island. How have the music, the conversations, and their experiences on Angel Island shaped their understanding of the current immigration debate in the US and beyond? How has being a part of the project affected their personal narratives and understanding of family history? And what does the future hold for this project as a whole?
And how is the audience receiving the piece? For the first time in this series, we hear immediate reactions..
Part 4 Features:
Matthew Ozawa, Stage Director, New York premiere of Angel Island
Andi Wong, Teaching Artist and Arts Advocate
Genny Lim, Poet, Playwright, Performer, and Pioneer
Casey Dexter-Lee, State Park Interpreter II for Angel Island
Susan Moffat, Principal, Future Histories Studio
Huang Ruo, Composer, Angel Island
Ben Kreith, Del Sol Quartet violinist
Kathryn Bates, Del Sol Quartet cellist
Hyeyung Sol Yoon, Del Sol Quartet violinist
Sidney Chen, Singer, Volti San Francisco
Ed Tepporn, Executive Director, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
And numerous audience members from the Next Wave Festival, co-presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music and Prototype Festival, Produced by Beth Morrison Projects in association with Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Featured Music Provided By:
Meilina Tsui
Byron Au Yong
Theresa Wong
Timo Chen
Taylor Ho Bynum
Erika Oba
Juri Seo
Order Huang Ruo’s A Dust in Time here, listen in Spotify or your favorite music streaming service.
The Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation invites you to Immigrant Voices, a growing archive of personal stories of Pacific Coast immigrants. Explore here.
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CREDITS:
Hosted by Charlton Lee
Produced by Andrea Klunder, The Creative Impostor Studios, Charlton Lee, Kathryn Bates, Hyeyung Sol Yoon, Ben Kreith
Story Editor: Andrea Klunder
Sound Design: Andrea Klunder
Technical Director & Post Production Audio: Edwin R. Ruiz
Field Producer & Recording Engineer: Kathryn Bates
Field Producer: Verena Lee
Podcast Manager: Alex Riegler
Show Notes: Lisa Widder
Cover Art: Felicia Lee
Theme Music: Charlton Lee
Executive Producers: Andrea Fellows Fineberg, Don Fineberg
Featured music from The Angel Island Oratorio composed by Huang Ruo. Performed by Del Sol Quartet & United States Air Force Band's Singing Sergeants / National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, recording and edited by Suraya Mohamed.