Kim Mai Nguyen

Viola

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Portland, OR
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Kim Mai Nguyen

Viola

About

Born in France, Kim Mai Nguyen is a Juilliard-trained violist, music educator, and arts advocate. She is a dynamic and charismatic musician who plays everything from Baroque to contemporary; she also explores music from cultures around the world, and has performed and taught in Afghanistan, Belize, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Iraq, Jamaica, Lebanon, Prague,Vietnam, and the United States. Kim Mai brings her love of education, community activism, and cultural diplomacy to numerous projects worldwide. She has co-directed orchestra workshops in Lebanon and Iraq with American Music Abroad, a U.S. State Department-sponsored organization providing culturalexchanges through the arts. She also joined the staff of MusAid, a non-profit that provides musical institutions in under-resourced parts of the world with volunteer music teachers, donated instruments, and materials. Kim Mai plays with the Portland Baroque Orchestra and the Oregon Symphony.

Music

Bach (Cello suites or Sonatas and Partitas) Boccherini (cello sonatas) Bruch (Kol Nidrei), Hindemith (viola sonatas) Stravinsky (Elegy), Telemann (fantasia), Vivaldi (cello sonatas) Ligeti (viola sonata) Brahms (Songs arrangements) De Falla (Spanish songs) Bunch (3 G's) Afghan folk songs, Jamaican Folk songs, Iraqi/kurds folk songs, French songs

Videos

Past groupmuses (7)

  • Groupmuse House Concert on July 1st

    Sunday, Jul 1, 2018 3:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Bull Mountain, Portland
    • Composers: Classical to jazz and beyond
    • Instruments: Viola and Cello Duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 6 years ago

  • Buckman Groupmuse

    Saturday, Jun 23, 2018 6:45 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Portland
    • Composers: Brahms, Schumann, Sarasate, and more
    • Instruments: Strings and Piano Chamber Ensembles
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 6 years ago

  • Camellia Cottage Viola & Cellomuse

    Friday, Apr 27, 2018 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Portland
    • Instruments: Viola and Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 6 years ago

  • South Tabor Muse

    Sunday, Feb 18, 2018 5:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Southeast Tabor, Portland
    • Composers: Mozart, Schubert
    • Instruments: Viola and Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 7 years ago

  • Instant Classic(al) in Bonny Slope II

    Thursday, Feb 15, 2018 7:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Cedar Mill, Portland
    • Composers: Mozart, Granados
    • Instruments: Viola , Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 7 years ago

  • Groupmuse in Beaverton

    Friday, Jan 5, 2018 7:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Five Oaks, Beaverton
    • Instruments: Viola , Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 7 years ago

  • Tendue Muse

    Thursday, Dec 7, 2017 7:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Portland
    • Composers: Bach, Schubert
    • Instruments: String Duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 7 years ago