Name: Crossing Beyond: A Musical Celebration of Vietnamese Heritage
Start: 2025-10-08T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Horace Mann Auditorium

Crossing Beyond: A Musical Celebration of Vietnamese Heritage

A concert featuring Vietnamese traditional folk songs and compositions inspired by Vietnamese culture written by the Vietnamese-Australian composer, Le-Tuyen Nguyễn.
The celebration will include selected Vietnamese traditional musical materials weaved together with music of other cultures comprising Western, Indian and East European. The ensemble will consist of guitar, piano/keyboard, percussion, and choir.
This unprecedented project is an international collaboration between Dr. Le-Tuyen Nguyễn, composer and guitarist; Mr. Vladan Milencovic, pianist, composer and faculty member at Bridgewater State University (BSU); Dr. Salil Sachdev, composer, percussionist and faculty member, BSU; Dr. Sarah McQuarrie, pianist and Chair of the Music Department, BSU; Dr. Brad Dumont, Choir Director, BSU; and Dr. Ron Sherwin, Director of the Social Justice Choir and Chair of the Music Department at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.