Step into the world of JeongGa (正歌), the refined vocal art once cherished by scholars and nobles of Joseon Dynasty. Join us for an evening of lyrical elegance with ALeum Lee's resonant voice, accompanied by WooSung Jung on DaeGeum (flute) and HeeJung Han on HaeGeum (string instrument). Lee will also share thoughtful reflections on the origins and evolution of GaGok, Korean lyric song cycles, offering personal and refreshing insights into the meaning of Korean traditional vocal music today.
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025 | 6:30 PM (EDT)
The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017
About the Performers:
ALeum Lee is a Korean traditional vocalist and creative artist, and Certified Practitioner of National Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 30 (Gagok). With a deep understanding of the essence of traditional vocal music, she continuously explores the emotionality, vocal techniques, and structural elements of yeochang jeongga (female-sung jeongga), while engaging in experimental works rooted in this heritage.
Lee has received the KBS Korean Traditional Music Award for Vocal Music, and was selected as a Surim New Wave Artist (2023–2024) and a Fringe Artist at the 2023 Korean Improvised Music Festival, affirming her contribution to the contemporary expansion and creative potential of jeongga. She has also released several recordings, including the full-length albums Soil (2024), Space of Poetry (2021), and Areum Lee’s Jeongga (2019), along with numerous singles.
WooSung Jung is an accomplished musician who has inherited the Daegeum Jeongak, a Korean Intangible Cultural Heritage. He plays various wind instruments including the daegeum, sogeum, danso, and taepyeongso, as well as percussion instruments like the janggu and buk. He has worked as a traditional music performer and educator in Korea, China, and Chicago in the United States, where he has operated local ensembles such as the danso ensemble, instrumental ensemble, janggu ensemble, and military band (chwita).
Currently, Jung is active in the New York/New Jersey area, performing at various venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and Jordan Hall. Additionally, he teaches a diverse group of students through online classes, reaching not only various regions within the United States but also Korea, China, Japan, and Australia.
HeeJung Han is a professional haegeum (two stringed fiddle) performer dedicated to promoting Korean music through recordings and concerts. Han graduated from Chu-Gye University of Art, and she was selected as the NYFA/NYSCA Fellow for two years in a row.
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