Recompose

Place: National Theater of korea (Main Hall, HAE)
Date: 2014-06-13

Time: Fri 8pm

Tickets: R 50,000won / S 30,000won / A 20,000won

Recompose  is a Korean classical music in the eye of 4 composers from Belgium, the U.S., Japan and Taiwan.

Baudouin de Jaer from Belgium, Michael Timpson from the U.S., Takada Midori from Japan and Chichun Lee from Taiwan 

 

The four composers rewrote the traditional Korean music with the help of their unique interpretation and style. They are well known not only in the western and modern music but also in the Korean classical music and musical instruments. they are expected to make an interpretation of traditional Korean music with Korean feelings in a global way.

First the composer Baudouin de Jaer will present a Korean orchestral work that displays the structure of Korean traditional music and characteristics of Korean traditional musical instruments

Second Michael Timpson will transfer transforming Korean rhythm into jazz rhythm and comparing the improvisation between Korean sinawi music and jazz.

Third composer Chichun Lee will offer oriental but modern sounds by researching various ranges of Korean traditional musical instruments and using different melodies of each instrument.

Finally composer Takada Midori, will present a dynamic Korean orchestral music with an overwhelming strength of sound and rhythm.

How to get there:

National Theater of Korea, Directions: Subway Line 3 Dongguk Univ. station Exit 6 59 Jangchungdan-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

More information: 

http://www.ntok.go.kr/english/