Girl From the 905 is a genre-busting presentation from a powerhouse operatic team working within their usual roles, but completely outside the lines. With the performance by Andrea Núñez, music by Vivian Fung, and text by Royce Vavrek, this work is an auto-biographical story of women living between the lines in a multi-cultural family, who come to accept and love themselves for who they are.
September 1, 2024 at 6pm PDT: Sarah Cahill, host of tKALW’s Revolutions Per Minute, will present the 2024 Cabrillo Festival Concert Broadcasts on 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area and streaming at kalw.org.
Vivian Fung sits down with VPM Classical Music host, Mike Goldberg to talk about her compositional history, exploring cultures, and her Double Concerto (for two violins) that will be performed by the Richmond Symphony on Mrach 25th and 26th. Listen to her interview>>>
The music of JUNO-award winning composer Vivian Fung (1975- ) is deeply rooted in the exploration of naturally occurring sounds, from the use of cellphones in her piece about 21st century distractions (Earworms) to incorporating 3 ice blocks into a work about climate change (The Ice is Talking). Full article>>
Photo Credit: Geneviève Caron
Viola and piano
Tenor, string quartet, and piano
Large ensemble including flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb, alto saxophone, horn in F, marimba, drum set, piano, harp, violin 1-2, viola, cello
