Korean Music meets European avant-garde

1304 Campus Drive,Durham NC 27708

18 September, 2021

Description

Hear how some influential Korean composers of the 20th century asserted their cultural heritage and responded to contemporary musical ideas. This concert brings music by Korean composers from the mid-20th century, when Korea was going through one of the most tumultuous times in its history. After being liberated from the four decades of colonial rule, Korea faced still more interventions by the US and the Soviet Union that eventually led to the division of the country into two. With such foreign presence, new musical styles flooded into Korea, one of them being the avant-garde music of the West. Join us to find out how some of the most influential Korean composers of the twentieth century negotiated their desires to assert their cultural heritage and the need to respond to contemporary musical ideas. PROGRAM String Quartet No. 1 (movement 3), Isang Yun Sanjo for Violin and Piano, Unyoung Na Nore for Cello and Piano, Isang Yun Art Songs: Azalea (Jindallae), Mountain Flower (Sanyuhwa), Lullaby (Jajang-ga), Sung-tae Kim and Sun-nam Kim “Arirang” Variations and “Doraji” Variations for the String Quartet, Arranged by Han-Ki Kim PERFORMERS Hahnsol Kim, violin Sungjin Lee, viola Yoon Lee, piano Eun Byoul Song, Soprano Yezu Woo, violin Yi Qun Xu, cello This event is organized by the Korea Forum at Duke University and co-sponsored by the Asian/Pacific Studies Institute with additional support from the Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies. The performers are members of the Noree Chamber Soloists, a NY-based chamber music ensemble that shares a unique chamber music program of virtuoso concerto and chamber music. The roster artists have appeared on the world’s most prestigious stages and winner of top international competition, including the Queen Elisabeth Competition, Klein Competition, Benedetto Mazzacurati International Cello Competition, Anton Rubinstein International Piano Competition, and have participated in many prestigious festivals including Marlboro, Music@Menlo, Verbier, Kneisel Hall, and the Perlman Music Program. Duke Korea Forum is a community at Duke University and the Research Triangle Area concerned about issues related to the culture, society, history, and politics of the Korean peninsula.