2010 New York Sanjo Festival and Symposium: Korean Sanjo, Shamanism, and Ritual Traditions in Asia

October 28 & 29, 2010 at 9 PM-4 PM: symposium
October 29, 2010 at 5 & 8PM: Festival concert

Elebash Recital Hall at CUNY Graduate Center
(365 5th Avenue, NYC)

The Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism proudly announces the 2010 New York Sanjo Festival in collaboration with the Gugak FM Broadcasting System in Seoul and the Music Department of the CUNY Graduate Center under the direction of Professor Stephen Blum and Dr. Ju-Yong Ha. The festival will include a symposium and concerts with the world’s leading Asian and Korean music scholars and sanjo and sinawi masters of South Korea, recognized as National Human Treasures of Korean Intangible Cultural Asserts. Sanjo Masters scheduled to perform are Master In-Yeong Baek (gayageum), Master Jang-Hyeon Weon (daegeum), Master Jong-Gwan Choi (ajaeng), Master Ok-Mi Hong (haegeum) and Master Yeong-Je Jo (janggo).

Admission is free and the seating is on a first come first served basis. For more information, call Dr. Ju-Yong Ha at 949-295-2383.