Join us for an evening with the talented Leekyung Kang, as she performs court, folk, and contemporary selections on the haegŭm, a traditional two-stringed fiddle. Between selections, composer and ethnomusicologist Ju-Yong Ha will explain the use and history of the instrument, which was first introduced to Korea from China in the Koryŏ period. Since then, the haegŭm's rich and mournful tone—considered evocative of the human voice—has been indispensable to both Korean court and folk music.



Performance by 

LEEKYUNG KANG

Introduction and commentary by

Ju-Yong Ha
Composer and Ethnomusicologist, City University of New York

Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 6:30 PM
6:00 PM-6:30 PM  Registration and Reception
6:30 PM-8:00 PM  Performance and Commentary

The Korea Society
950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, 8th Floor
(Building entrance on SW corner of Third Avenue and 57th Street)

$10 for members and students; $20 for nonmembers
(Walk-in registration will incur an additional charge of $5)

For more information or to register for the program, please contact Heewon Kim or 212-759-7525, ext. 355.

About the Presenters

 

 

Leekyung Kang, winner of the Nangye National Traditional Music Competition's grand prize, performs haegǔm as both a soloist and part of a chamber group or orchestra. She has performed with leading traditional orchestras, including the Korean Traditional Youth Orchestra and the Yongin Traditional Orchestra, and recently appeared as a guest artist at Moon Jae Sook's kayagŭm recital at Carnegie Hall. Kang is currently completing her doctorate in musical arts at Hanyang University in Seoul.

Ju-Yong Ha, a composer and lecturer on ethnomusicology at Hunter College, has worked to introduce Americans to the traditional and contemporary music of Korea for more than a decade. He has taught at the City University of New York and the University of Hartford, and served as a cultural attaché for the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. Ha holds a doctorate degree in composition and ethnomusicology from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.


LIVE HOUSE KOREA is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts.