Listen "BONUS: Embracing the Unknown and Bringing People Together with Composer Huang Ruo"
Episode Synopsis
"My hope is not to divide, but to bring people together. Because only when we know about the history, then we can see our present and can learn [from] mistakes and to do better." So says composer and conductor Huang Ruo on his vision for Angel Island. This bonus is Charlton's full conversation with Huang Ruo recorded in a friend's apartment in New York, during the 2024 Next Wave Festival, co-presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music and Prototype Festival. Follow the evolution of our collaboration from the first time we met, through the dark times of the COVID pandemic, all the way to New York. Learn more about Huang Ruo's work at HuangRuo.com, including the world premiere of his new opera, The Monkey King, written with David Henry Hwang at San Francisco Opera in November 2025. Also Mentioned in this Bonus A Dust In Time, written by Huang Ruo & performed by Del Sol Quartet Connect with Del Sol Quartet DelSolQuartet.com Del Sol Quartet on Spotify Facebook Instagram YouTube This episode is a bonus from the "Angel Island" season of Sounds Current. If you haven't already, we encourage you to go back to "Part 1: A Haunting History" and listen to the full 4-part story. Sounds Current is produced and edited by The Creative Impostor Studios and hosted by Charlton Lee.
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