Korea Creative Concert
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The concert will take place as part of the Korean Festival Hamburg 2023. The ensemble "Nabiya" means "butterflies" in German. The musicians are members of the orchestra for traditional Korean music in the city of Cheongju, which is a good 130 km south of Seoul. The concert will include traditional music styles Sanjo and Yeongsan Hoesang - a court music repertoire that has its origins in Buddhist music. New solo compositions and the piece "My Heart" by Younghi PAGH-PAAN, professor emeritus of composition from Bremen, will also be performed.
Performing will be:
NA Hye Kyoung (percussion), YANG Jin Won (baritone), KIM Jeung Ki (gayageum), , PARK Noh Sang (daegeum)
Program
Traditional Korean music
1. Yeongsan Hoesang from the piece "Sangnyeongsan"
Daegeum: PARK Noh Sang
Yeongsan Hoesang is the music of the king among traditional Korean pieces. This music has been played since the 14th century. Originally, it was a Buddhist music of that time. Today, Yeongsan Hoesang is still popular as traditional Korean music. It conveys the depth of traditional Korean music to the listeners.
2nd KIM Juk Pa: Gayageum Sanjo
Gayageum: KIM Jeung Ki
Janggo: NA Hye Kyoung
The sanjo is an instrumental solo piece that is played with the gayageum. The piece begins slowly and gradually speeds up as the rhythm builds. The name "Sanjo" has been known as a solo piece under this name since 1890. Sanjo is one of the most popular pieces of music for gayageum.
New Korean music
3rd Younghi PAGH-PAAN: My Heart (2017)
Baritone: YANG Jin Won
Gayageum: KIM Jeung Ki
Percussion: NA Hye Kyoung
The piece was composed in 2017 and features baritone vocals, gayageum and percussion. It is a piece of music that expresses the stories from the depths of the heart through music. The baritone vocals are added to the gayageum melody. In the middle of the piece, a narration in Korean can be heard. The composer's message in the piece of music is addressed to her heart and her mother.
4th LEE Won Ju: Lee Hwa Woo
Baritone: YANG Jin Won
Gayageum: KIM Jeung Ki
Percussion: NA Hye Kyoung
"Lee Hwa Woo" means that pear blossoms fall. It is a poem about the love and farewell of a woman named Maechang, a famous courtesan of the Cheoson Dynasty. The very creative piece expressing a sad heart with which Maechang is missed by her lover.
5. a piece for Janggu
Janggu: NA Hye Kyoung
The janggu is Korea's representative percussion instrument. The rhythm has a Korean three-beat structure and a variety of other rhythm structures. The various rhythms from slow to fast are interwoven to arouse joy. This is a mixed janggu piece.
Creative Korean music
6th LEE Sang Kyu: Bamboo wind sound
Daegeum: PARK Noh Sang
Bamboo Wind Sound consists of a single movement. It is inspired by a poem by the poet Shin Seok Jeong. In the piece, tradition and modernity are in excellent harmony, making good use of the unique sound and function of the daegeum.
Singing with audience participation
7th Arirang
Arirang is a traditional Korean folk song that has been passed down and created through oral tradition. It is known to many people around the world as one of the most beautiful songs in the world. Arirang is sung in various regions in Korea and is also a song from the lives of Koreans.
Eintritt frei
Registration is necessary and can be done via eventbrite.