On our last Sunday in Cambodia, we had the opportunity to visit Soundskool in Phnom Penh. We did a workshop where we presented our instruments to the public, performed some pieces from our repertoire individually, and we finished by playing “Les danseuses de Rodin” , the piece that Bosba Panh composed for AEKI ensemble.

We would like to thank warmly Evie and Shira, organizers for the workshop/performance, for giving us the opportunity to perform and visit their music school, as well as hosting us in a very nice environment.

Cindy delighted us with her explanation about the cello. In Soundskool, they don’t have have any cello teachers and it is a very uncommon instrument in Cambodia. Our audience seemed to enjoy listening to the peaceful and tender sounds of the cello. She played the Prelude of Suite no.1 for cello solo by J.S. Bach and it was a pleasure to listen such a beautiful interpretation!

Then, Antoine continued with an explanation about the saxophone and the different possibilities with this instrument. He also explained about the family of saxophones since he also had his soprano saxophone with him. he showed and shared to the audience the different sounds of both instruments. In the picture, he was playing the orchestra solo from Jazz Suite No.2 by D. Shostakovich. Cindy also played the cello accompaniment of the melody.

At the end, Sara showed us the characteristics of the clarinet and the versatility with the registers and repertoire. For the audience, it was also very rewarding to listen to this instrument, since it’s another uncommon instrument here in Cambodia. From W.A. Mozart to S. Prokofiev, Sara shared with all of us the possibilities of the clarinet.

In conclusion, we would like to thank all the people who came to see and listen our workshop and performance and the staff at Soundskool who looked after us.

More post coming soon!

AEKI ensemble