Beethoven & Beyond featuring Jin Hi Kim

Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 7:30pm

Woolsey Hall
(500 College St, at Grove Street, New Haven, CT)

December 12, 1808 saw an extraordinary concert at Vienna’s Theater an der Wien in which both Symphony No. 5 and Symphony No. 6 premiered together. Both of Beethoven’s works were received with acclaim by audiences and critics alike. Maestro William Boughton and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra will recreate this momentous concert experience for our audiences. Punctuating these classical masterpieces is a recent composed work by Korean American virtuoso performer and composer Jin Hi Kim.

Jin Hi Kim’s Monk Dance is inspired by the Korean traditional solo dance piece, in which a dancer also plays the drums with vigorous rhythmic patterns on the highly ornate suspended barrel drums. The drum solo is derived from the Buddhist monks drumming on a big barrel drum for enlightenment. This tradition has been expanded by professional dancers and musicians elaborating it into a dance form that is one of the most popular repertoires in Korea. Kim composed Monk Dance for Western orchestra. The orchestra captures the feeling of the monk's dance, and she develops a vivid energy on drums.

Tickets: $10~$65. To purchase tickets, call 203-865-0831 x10