In Collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project,
Musician Will Compose at Virginia Facility; Share Her Music and Culture
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Siemens announced
the arrival of Tran Thi Kim Ngoc from Hanoi, Vietnam, who, as the third
composer for its Artists-in-Residence Program, will live with a host family
and compose from a studio at the Siemens VDO Automotive facility in Newport
News, Virginia. She will be living in the U.S. during the month of October
and part of November 2003. In addition to composing, Ms. Ngoc plans to
enhance her own singing technique.
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"The Artists-in-Residence Program echoes one of the company's core values,
which is to foster a global network of cultures and people from around the
world," said Klaus Kleinfeld, president and chief executive officer of Siemens
Corporation. "Our first two composers, Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky and Tamami Tono,
both experienced successful residencies," Kleinfeld, added. "We are excited
about Ms. Ngoc's residence, as it's an example of how cultures can gain a
better understanding of one another, simply by sharing the gift of music."
Ms. Ngoc was selected by the program's distinguished panel of judges,
which includes Artistic Director and Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Dartmouth Professor of
Music Ted Levin, McGill Music Faculty Member and Silk Road Ensemble Musician
Kojiro Umezaki, and Jens Cording, Siemens Arts Program. She is a graduate of
Hanoi National Conservatory of Music and has recently completed her post
graduate studies at the Cologne Music College in Germany with a concentration
in composition improvisation and computer-music. Ngoc is a performance
artist who has done extensive improvisation work, both as a singer and
composer. She is a member of the International Alliance for Women in Music and
plays the piano, Vietnamese flute and the Vietnamese 36-string lute.
About The Siemens Artists-in-Residence Program
The Siemens Artists-in-Residence Program, a joint initiative between
Siemens USA and the Siemens Arts Program, Munich, awards scholarships to
musical composers from Asian and European countries along the ancient 'Silk
Road' trade routes. These Artists-in-Residence live for two months with the
family of a Siemens employee. The visiting musicians work from special
composition studios in Siemens facilities across the U.S. During their stay,
artists share their music and culture with employees at the facility as well
as students at local schools and universities. At the end of each residency,
special concerts are scheduled so artists can perform their composition for
employees and the community. The program gives artists the opportunity to
study American culture, find inspiration in their new experience in industry,
and share their art and unique insights with new audiences.
About The Silk Road Project
The Silk Road Project, Inc. is a not-for-profit arts organization founded
in 1998 by Artistic Director, Yo-Yo Ma. The purpose of the Silk Road Project
is to illuminate the Silk Road's historical contribution to the cross-cultural
diffusion of arts, technologies, and musical traditions, identify the voices
that best represent its cultural legacy today, and support innovative
collaborations among outstanding artists from the lands of the Silk Road and
the West. The Project has had extraordinary support from the private sector.
In addition to Siemens, Ford Motor Company is the other Global Corporate
Partner of the Silk Road Project. Sony Classical is the founding supporter.
For more information: http://www.silkroadproject.org.
About Siemens
Siemens AG (NYSE: SI), headquartered in Munich, is a leading global
electronics and engineering company. Siemens and its subsidiaries employ
426,000 people in 190 countries and reported worldwide sales of $77.8 billion
in fiscal 2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02). The United States is Siemens' largest
market in the world, with 11 of Siemens' worldwide businesses headquartered
here and annual sales of $21.5 billion in fiscal 2002. The Siemens companies
in the U.S. employ approximately 70,000 people in all 50 states and Puerto
Rico. Corporate headquarters for Siemens' U.S. businesses are located in New
York City. For more information: http://www.usa.siemens.com.
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