Yeosu City Gugak Orchestra Regular Concert "Dadokida" Exciting Play Festival Opens

December 12th, 7 PM, Yeulmaru Grand Theater, Honam Women's Nongak Preservation Society Master Yu Sunja Collaboration

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] A concert that delivers comfort and hope through a vibrant and joyful playground is coming to citizens exhausted by COVID-19 and thirsty for performances.

Yeosu City (Mayor Kwon Oh-bong) announced on the 6th that it will hold the "Yeosu City Municipal Gugak Orchestra 37th Regular Concert" at around 7 p.m. on the 12th at the Yeulmaru Grand Theater.

Under the theme "Dadokida," this concert features 38 members of the Yeosu City Municipal Gugak Orchestra, 44 members of the Yeosu City Municipal Choir, and 24 external performers including master Yu Soon-ja of the Honam Women's Nongak Preservation Society.

On this day, the Yeosu City Municipal Gugak Orchestra will start with the dynamic Dongsalpurui Jangdan, followed by "Spirit of Goguryeo," which expresses the progressive spirit of Goguryeo on a grand scale, and "Namdo Arirang," which excites the audience with various rhythms such as shamanistic rhythms and jazz-style swing, allowing the audience to experience the essence of gugak orchestral music.

"Jinhon," inspired by the shamanistic music Jindo Ssikim Gut, is a piece that comforts the souls of the deceased beyond various religions and will be performed in collaboration with the Yeosu City Municipal Choir.

The final stage is a Pangut composed by master Yu Soon-ja of the Honam Women's Nongak Preservation Society, which continues with individual plays of sogo, janggu, and bupo, creating a lively playground that makes the 40-minute time feel like a moment, raising the atmosphere to the fullest before ending.

The admission fee is 5,000 KRW for all seats, with a 20% discount available for national merit recipients, the disabled, the elderly, and students.

Tickets can be purchased at Cheong Eum Musical Instruments, Vienna Record, and the Yeosu branch of the Korea Federation of Artistic & Cultural Organizations.

A city official said, "We hope this regular concert of the Yeosu City Municipal Gugak Orchestra with master Yu Soon-ja of the Honam Women's Nongak Preservation Society will be a meaningful time to regain lost excitement and passion."

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