Him Savy
was born in Prey Veng province,Cambodia.
She recieved her first instrumental training in traditional Khmer music at her home village and joined Buddhistic ceremonies with several music groups.Her father was a victim of the Pol Pot regime. After self-instruction, she recieved training from her teacher Mr.Eang Seng Thai in 1990 and continued her studies for 6 years at the Royal University of Fine Arts under local and temporary guest teachers. She acquired a teaching position in flute at the Faculty of music in Phnom Penh. Since 2001, she has taken lessons from Anton Isselhardt / Germany and she gained instrumental experiences in Western Classical Chamber Music. In 2005 Him Savy participated in the flute group of the ASEAN youth Orchestra.