Korean Cultural Center New York x Seoul Donhwamun Traditional Theater (10)
Korean Music NOW
[Online Concert #10: Kyungso Park]
Kyungso Park
As a gayageum player, composer and improviser, Kyungso Park, preeminent contemporary musician, sways between traditional and contemporary art. She is known for expanding the scope of gayageum music and challenging its often traditional role.
Since her debut in 2004, her collaborations and performances have crossed many various genres such as avant-garde improvisation, experimental music, new music, jazz, and gayageum sanjo (an improvised instrumental solo from the late Joseon era).
Kyungso Park's gayageum compositions flow from the tranquil naturalist tendencies of classical Korean string music. Kyungso's solo albums flaunt modern production techniques, spaced-out house beats, and tunneling echoes, all embellishing her dazzling melodic runs. Drawing her influences from "earth, metal, wood, silk," her work is a serene conduit for the passage of environmental states.
Kyungso challenges those who see the nearly thousand year old gayageum as merely an "exotic museum piece" by introducing new 21st century applications to the versatile instrument. Committed to educating younger generations about the venerable fixture of Korean culture.
Kyungso has given concerts throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. She has released five albums including the newest single Be My Neighbor (2014) and full album Dung-tta (2011). Through these various artistic collaborations and experiments internationally, Kyungso has been hailed as a leading voice and dynamic force in Korean musical culture.
▲ Program
Ebony Pencil
Daseuleum
Dung-tta
Heoteun Garak
Forgotten Friends
Be My Neighbor
Rubin's Vase
The Distance at which I can Hear You Breath
Proximate Distance
Sedna
▲ Artist
12·25 Strings Gayageum : Kyungso Park
25 Strings Gayageum : Jihye Lim