<Soritgonggam in London - Sharing Korean Folk Music>
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📌 Performance Overview▶ Performance Title : <Soritgonggam in London - Sharing Korean Folk Music>
▶ Performance Date and Time : November 2 (Thursday) – November 3 (Friday)
① 2:30 PM (Session 1) ② 4:30 PM (Session 2)
※ 24 persons per session; each session will last for approx. 30 minutes
▶ Performance Location : Media Art Exhibition (GF) at the Korean Cultural Centre UK
Korean Cultural Centre UK, Grand Buildings, 1 - 3 Strand, London WC2N 5BW
▶ Performance Summary: A special performance of beautiful Korean sounds and traditional dances
※ We will send a confirmation email to those who successfully applied. Please present your confirmation email to verify your identity on the day of the event.
▶ Hosted by : Korea Cultural Heritage Administration, Korean Cultural Centre UK, and Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation.
※ 1 application per person during the application period (multiple applications not allowed)
▶ Inquiries : hyangdata@naver.com
Application Period : October 20 (Friday) – until capacity is filled📌
Performance Overview▶ Traditional Korean vocal music ‘Gasa’
- Title of Musical Composition: 「Chunmyeongok」
- Artist: Nari Kim / Accompanist: Byung-og Oh (daegeum; saenghwang)
- Gasa is a refined traditional Korean vocal music that was enjoyed in a space known as Pungryubang with one or two musical instruments, and it features the singing of long narratives. During the Joseon era, this music was enjoyed by the music enthusiasts of the intellectual class, including the yangban and scholars, and there are currently 12 songs that are being passed down. "Chunmyeongok" tells the story of a scholar who cannot forget a woman, who eventually mends his heart and resolves to meet her again to fulfill his love and destiny. In this performance, the first part showcases the beautiful scenery of spring days through song.
▶ An opera singer's aria
-Title of Musical Composition: 'Ah, ch'infelice sempre' from A. Vivaldi's Secular Cantata「Cessate, Omai Cessate」
- Artist: Hyunwoo Jung / Accompanist: Heo Kyeon (guitar)
- One of the Italian secular cantatas popular between the 17th and 18th centuries, Antonio Vivaldi's <Cessate, Omai Cessate> is a work with arias of different vocalizations. It is a piece sung by a shepherd in Arcadia, ancient Greece, grieving the separation from his lover named "Dorilla".
▶ Original sound of Korea, ‘Pansori’
- Title of Musical Composition: 「Jaryong Shoots his Bow and Arrow」from ‘Jeokbyeokga(赤壁歌)’
- Artist: Dayeon Lee / Accompanist: Wonyoung Shin (gosu)
- Pansori is a musical performance in which a singer ties together a long story using a combination of singing or chang (sori), lyrics (aniri), and gestures (neoreumsae). Recognized for its originality and excellence as a unique part of Korean culture, pansori was registered on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008. As one of the five backgrounds of 'pansori' that have been passed down to this day, <Jeokbyeokga> is based on the ‘Battle of Red Cliffs’ from the Chinese novel, 『Romance of the Three Kingdoms』.
▶ Korean traditional dance, ‘Taepyeongmu’
- Dancer: Mijoo Han
- A traditional Korean dance that expresses a wish for the country’s peace and prosperity, Taepyeongmu presents the grandeur and magnificence of the royal court and is characterized by elegant, delicate, and artistic footwork.
▶ Finale ‘Arirang’
- Title of Musical Composition: <Arirang>
- Artists: Nari Kim (Gasa), Hyunwoo Jung (opera), and Dayeon Lee (pansori) / Accompanists: Byung-og Oh (daegeum), Heo Kyeon (guitar), and Wonyoung Shin (gosu)
- A major folk song that represents Korea, 'Arirang' was registered on the 'UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity' in 2012. Through the 'Arirang' finale, audiences can simultaneously enjoy the vocalizations of a Korean traditional song Gasa, a medieval cantata, and Korea's unique pansori.
