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Del Sol Quartet

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Episodes 15

Avg. Duration 29m

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Since Apr 2024

Latest Episode Apr 2025

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About This Podcast

A string quartet's quest to shine light on San Francisco's Angel Island, a site of detention and dehumanization for Chinese immigrants in the 1900s. Here, poems carved into the walls sing across time, connecting us to a shameful, hidden past. We travel with the creatives behind The Angel Island Project; the Del Sol Quartet, composer Huang Ruo, collaborators, and community. Sounds Current: Angel Island explores how we make compassionate art that builds community. delsolquartet.com

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Recent Episodes

S1 BONUS: Holding Each Other's Stories, Discovering Some Truth with Genny Lim and Andi Wong

Apr 30, 2025 11m Bonus

Though Angel Island began with Del Sol Quartet's collaboration with composer Huang Ruo, poet Genny Lim and arts educator Andi Wong are essential to everything the project has become and continues to…

S1 BONUS: Building a Future of Inclusion and Belonging Amidst the Complexities of the Immigrant Experience with Ed Tepporn

Apr 16, 2025 18m Bonus

Immigration is a hot-button topic for many nations around the world, and especially in the United States. The Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation is one organization that not only seeks to…

S1 BONUS: Living and Working on Angel Island with Casey Dexter-Lee

Apr 02, 2025 31m Bonus

Casey Dexter-Lee is a state park interpreter who has dedicated 23+ years to Angel Island. Casey has been an invaluable resource for coordinating our world premiere on Angel Island and subsequent…

S1 BONUS: Transforming Place Through Performance with Susan Moffat

Mar 12, 2025 28m Bonus

Del Sol's relationship with Susan Moffat began as a chance encounter at a spontaneous street performance during the pandemic. In this bonus episode, hear how that meeting blossomed into impactful…

S1 BONUS: Following Your Own Artistic Voice with Emiko Ono, Hewlett Foundation

Feb 26, 2025 10m Bonus

This is for young artists, musicians, new ensembles, and anyone seeking to take on bigger or more complex projects in their creative work! Emiko Ono is the Director, Performing Arts Program at The…

S1 BONUS: Embracing the Unknown and Bringing People Together with Composer Huang Ruo

Feb 12, 2025 42m Bonus

"My hope is not to divide, but to bring people together. Because only when we know about the history, then we can see our present and can learn [from] mistakes and to do better." So says composer and…

S1 BONUS: Join Del Sol on spring tour!

Feb 05, 2025 0m Bonus

We're going on tour in March 2025! We'll be engaging in performances and residencies in Lincoln, Nebraska; Kansas City, Missouri, and Iowa CIty, Iowa. And in April we'll be at the Library of Congress…

S1 BONUS: Staging Angel Island in NYC by Engaging With the Spirits with Matthew Ozawa

Jan 29, 2025 11m Bonus

How do we learn from the past to change the future? This bonus is an excerpt of Charlton's interview with Matthew Ozawa, stage director for the New York premiere of Angel Island at BAM produced by…

S1 BONUS: Singing in Chinese with Sidney Chen

Jan 15, 2025 23m Bonus

One of the complexities of Angel Island by Huang Ruo is that vocal parts are alternately in English and Chinese. For American choral groups, who are familiar with practicing Italian, German, French,…

S1 BONUS: Making Magic with Del Sol Quartet from The Creative Impostor Podcast

Dec 15, 2024 1h Bonus

Hear our behind the scenes conversation about producing the award-winning season 1 of Sounds Current with our producer and editor, Andrea Klunder, from her podcast The Creative Impostor. But, wait!…

S1E4 Angel Island Part 4: Dialogue and Departure

Jul 22, 2024 43m

The word "departure" generally refers to the physical act of leaving a place. However, departure also indicates a deviation from one's traditional course of action or way of thinking. As we close…

S1E3 Angel Island Part 3: A Pandemic and a World Premiere

Jul 10, 2024 46m

We never experience a story in the same way twice. Sure, key elements remain firmly in place, but variables like political era, maturity, staging, and even the weather permeate each telling and play…

S1E2 Angel Island Part 2: A Truth To Be Told

Jun 24, 2024 42m

Much like Angel Island, the project, Angel Island, the place, is a point of entry, connecting many visitors to a history they know nothing about––and reminding some of a traumatic past they'd rather…

S1E1 Angel Island Part 1: A Haunting History

Jun 10, 2024 34m

Welcome to Angel Island. With stunning views of San Francisco Bay and lush hiking trails, the island is nestled between the promise of the Golden Gate Bridge and California's sun-soaked mainland…

S1 TRAILER - Season 1: Angel Island

Apr 28, 2024 2m Trailer

How does a string quartet help build community from Chinese immigrant poetry carved into detention-center walls on Angel Island? Let their words sing out after 100 years of silence. Season 1 of…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Sounds Current have?

Sounds Current has published 15 episodes since April 2024, covering topics in Arts, Documentary.

Is Sounds Current still active?

Sounds Current is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 29m.

How do I contact Sounds Current for sponsorship or guest appearances?