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Reinventing Traditional Korean Music

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2008 02 28 - Reinventing Traditional Korean Music icon

Komun'go performance and master class

with

Heo Yoon-Jeong
Komun'go Performer and Composer

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Legend has it that when Korean courtiers first played the seven-string komun'go over 1,500 years ago, a black crane appeared and danced to its music. A similar, if less literal magic was in the air as critically acclaimed performer and composer Heo Yoon-Jeong performed a program of traditional komun'go arrangements blended with contemporary sounds and techniques. Taking time between prices, Heo explained the instrument's acoustic structure and long history.