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Facilitating understanding at a concert hall near you: Maestro Gum Nanse works to connect people through the power of music
“While you are at it ...” This is a life lesson that maestro Gum Nanse learned from his father Gum Su-hyeon, who was also a renowned composer in Korea. “My father used to tell me to do things extra, while I’m at it, or since I’m already there…
Dec 11,2019
Park Ki-young finds a new voice in ‘The Bodyguard’: The singer says her role in the musical has been a daily challenge
Whitney Houston was undoubtedly an iconic figure not only to music fans but also to anyone in the music industry in the 1990s. Almost every female singer looked up to the one-of-a-kind vocalist at the time, and singer-songwriter Park Ki-young was one…
Dec 04,2019
Irving Burgie, songwriter of ‘Day-O’ and other Calypso hits, dies at 95
Composer Irving Burgie, who helped popularize Caribbean music and co-wrote the enduring Harry Belafonte hit “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song),” has died at the age of 95. At the Barbados Independence Day Parade on Saturday, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mot…
Dec 02,2019
‘Sweeney Todd’ is back for revenge
The musical thriller “Sweeney Todd” is back in Korea. After its premiere on Broadway in 1979, it became the signature work of American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. When the musical was first unveiled to the public, it was praised b…
Nov 13,2019
Musical star Kai shows he’s more than brains
It has been a hectic year for musical actor Kai. He has already appeared in the musicals “Phantom,” “Xcalibur” and “Ben-Hur,” and his next role in “Rebecca” will have him back on stage starting Nov. 16. As most local musicals run for about three …
Nov 13,2019
Global appeal of gugak generates opportunities: Musicians who play traditional instruments find success overseas
Five female musicians took the stage earlier this month inside the Jeongdong Theater, located in Jung District, central Seoul. With them, they had traditional Korean instruments such as janggu (hourglass-shaped drum), haegeum (Korean zither) and piri…
Oct 31,2019
The Tune’s sound finds fans around the world
The Tune is one of the biggest up-and-coming gugak (traditional Korean music) groups of the year. After winning “Sori Frontier,” a program nurturing gugak musicians hosted by the Jeonju International Sori Festival in 2014, the five-member group w…
Oct 31,2019
A dream of unifying Korea through music: Former culture minister recalls time with composer Krzysztof Penderecki
Polish composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki, 86, began to make a name for himself with the release of “Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima,” also known as “Threnody” in 1960. The musician worked on the piece in honor of those who perish…
Oct 23,2019
Diving deep into the history of ECM Records: Exhibit explores the impact of the famed German music label
Most millennials listen to music through streaming services, making it less likely for them to stop and take a moment to enjoy the album art or the minute details of the music they are listening to. Despite the change in listening habits, there’s one…
Oct 23,2019
[New Release] NEIL YOUNG
NEIL YOUNG “Colorado” Label: Reprise Genre: Rock Neil Young is back with his old band Crazy Horse in all their ragged glory with “Colorado,’’ a beautiful, rambling, chaotic howl against climate change, division and ha…
Oct 23,2019
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