Enchanted Sounds of Traditional and Contemporary Korean Music: Gayageum Lecture and Demonstration

February 7, 2007 at 3:30pm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 Fifth Ave., Manhattan)

The Andre Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments, east gallery

Gayageum soloist Grace J.E. Lee illustrates the rich heritage of Korean music through her mastery and knowledge of the Gayageum, a 12-stringed zither. This 90-minute program includes a 60-minute lecture followed by a 30-minute demonstration.

Lee' work has been performed at the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Canadian Society of Asian Arts, Festival Vancouver, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, CBC and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. She is the first Korean to be appointed as an associated Canadian Composer at the Canadian Music Centre. Currently, Lee teaches the Gayageum and contemporary Korean music at Vancouver Community College where she also directs the Korean Music Ensemble.

Free with Museum admission. For more info, visit www.metmuseum.org/calendar or www.gracejongeunlee.com