List of Works - Ky Nam Nguyen

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Major Works (at least 10-minute-long AND/OR scored for a large ensemble)

Vocal Music

A Branch of Plum Blossoms (2017), ca. 4’00”, for Mezzo-Soprano, Flute, and Piano

My Soul Plant (2017), ca. 3’00”, for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano

Song of Separation (Tống Biệt Hành) (2018), ca. 4’35”, for Baritone, Cello, and Piano.

Fragments of Memories (2023), ca. 8’03”, for Solo Alto Saxophone

The Lingering Threads (2024), ca. 7’18”, for Cello and Piano

So that Adventuring the Four Oceans is Worthwhile (2022), recommended ca. 8–10’00”, for Solo Organ

Spring’s Rhythms (2021), ca. 1’52”, for solo timpani

The Pine Tree (2022), ca. 1’55’, for Solo Flute

The Wrath of Water Spirit (2021), 3 movements, ca. 7’53”, for Percussion Quartet

Waltz (2019), ca. 3’30”, for Solo Trumpet in C

A Vietnamese Mother’s Letter to Nixon (2023), 12′, for Mezzo-Sorpano, Chamber Ensemble, and Live Electronics

Anio-san, Oukakutame (2023), ca. 5’35”, for Vietnamese Zither (Đàn Tranh), Japanese Bamboo Flute (Shakuhachi), and Balinese Gamelan

Buddhist Poems from Vietnam (2019), 6 movements, ca. 16’00”, for SATB Choir and Percussion

Piano Quartet No. 1 in e minor, The Five Processes (2019), 4 movements, ca. 30’00”, for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano

She Came Back from the War (2018), ca. 7’00”, for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra

Sonata No. 1 in b-minor, Cave of Golden Flowers (2018), 3 movements, ca. 15’00”, for Solo Piano

The Nine Dragons (2021), ca. 8’53”, for Vietnamese Zither (Đàn Tranh) or Fixed Media and Orchestra

Through the Daughter’s Eyes (2021), ca. 8’00”, for Chamber Orchestra

I Hear the War Drums at Night (2021), 3’59”, for Fixed Media

Metallic Laughter, Watery Cry (2020), 3’59”, for Fixed Media

The Boat and the Sea (2023), ca. 7′, for Alto Saxophone, Percussion, and Live Electronics