KOREAN TRADITIONAL MUSIC LECTURE CONCERT

May 4, 2023 - 8 p.m. / Korean Cultural Center(Brussels)

@KCC Free / For reservation, please click here

May 5, 2023 - 8 p.m. / Love 2 Arts Gallery(Antwerp) Desguinlei 90, 2018 Antwerpen

@Love 2 Arts Free / For reservation, please click here

*Language: English

The Korean Cultural Center in Brussels is organizing a special lecture concert of Korean traditional music(Gugak) to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and the EU. Four astonishing musicians, Hyo Young KIM (Saenghwang), Mina JUNG (Gayageum), Hyo Chang KWON (Percussion), Jaein HWANG (Haegeum), and Korea’s most representative music critic, Jung Kang YOON will take us to an experimental musical world enriched with the Korean traditional music. This lecture concert will allow spectators to deepen their experience with a broad and intriguing repertoire that includes a mixture of traditional to contemporary sounds performed by musicians on stage and the explanations of the music by Jung Kang YOON. Audiences will get to hear the stories behind the pieces and performances by Jung Kang YOON’s commentary.

Jung Kang Yoon is a renowned art critic who was awarded the first Gaeksuk(Auditorium) Art Critic Award in 1985. He has expanded his career as a director and festival artistic director. He is well-known for his honest writing that is more humanistic and relatable than anyone else's.

Hyo Young Kim is a representative Saenghwang performer and a composer of Korean traditional music. She is highly acclaimed for her pursuit of new music that is not limited to traditional music by boldly experimenting with other instruments and genres.

Mina Jung is a Gayageum player and a singer-songwriter who coined the term "Modern Gayageumer". She gained attention by performing at indie clubs in Hongdae. Her songs contain a warm and affectionate perspective on marginalized life.

Hyo Chang Kwon is a member of the music group "Sangjaru" who studied traditional music and Yeonhee (Korean traditional performing arts). He engages in boundaryless activities such as composing, music directing, performing Yeonhee, leading a band with a focus on Janggu and Kkwaenggwari, and writing essays.

Jaein Hwang is a composer and a Haegeum player who is active in both Korean traditional music and Western music. Hwang gained attention with the music video for his piece "Simmering(Goda)" for three Gayageums, which was directed by P. Lindborg and selected for several film festivals including the Cannes Short Film Festival. The piece was also published by Black Dot Press in the UK.

Program

Gilnori / Binari 길놀이 / 비나리

Sangryeongsan 상령산

Suryongeum 수룡음

Upbinding the Two 둘 묶어내기

Pungnyeonga(A Good Harvest Song) / Cheonan Samgeori(Cheonan Three-Forked Road) 풍년가 / 천안삼거리

Whatever We Are 무엇이 되어

Puri for Saenghwang 생황을 위한 푸리

Sanjo Ensemble 산조합주