APPEX Fellows from Vietnam

Nguyen Boi Co
A graduate of the Hanoi National Conservatory (B.A. in Orchestral Conducting and Musicology), Ms. Nguyen is currently a candidate for the Master of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting at Mannes College of Music. Though she has performed with distinction for the Chamber Orchestra of the Vietnam Association of Musicians and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra-Hanoi Opera House at home, she has also managed to tour extensively abroad, including the United States. As the 1997 recipient of the Fellowship Grant from the Asian Cultural Council, she has continued her work in developing ties in the performing arts.

Nguyen Thu Thuy
Ms. Nguyen is a musician, singer, and creator and teacher of traditional Vietnamese instrumental music. A graduate of the Traditional Music of Hanoi National Conservatory of Music, she is a virtuoso on the virtually all the percussion instruments found in Vietnamese traditional music. Ms. Nguyen performs both as a soloist and as a member of an ensemble, often at state events for visiting foreign dignitaries. She comes from a family where five out of eight of her siblings are artists. She has maintained an active professional profile, has toured in Asia and Europe, and is an outstanding young faculty member at the Hanoi Conservatory of Music.

Tran Thi Van Quyen
A celebrated actress/singer/dancer of Cheo, Ms. Tran is recognized for her outstanding vocal and dramatic interpretation of both traditional and contemporary Cheo plays. An awarding winning member of the National Cheo Company, she has won gold medals in 1988, 1991, 1994 and in 1995. Adding to her national recognition, has been her recent work in film and television. Ms. Tran has toured Germany, France, England, Tunisia , Rumania, and Thailand, to introduce Vietnamese Cheo theater to these countries.