'Gugak Concert' Unleashed by 'Sogo Dance' Masters at Namsa Art Village, Sancheong-gun

Park Beomhun, Director of Buddhist Music Institute & Soritgil Team of Gugak Ensemble Visit Namsa Yedamchon
... Choi Jongsil, Chairman of Gisan Gugak Festival Committee, Presents His Original Sogo Dance

A performance of Sancheong Arirang held at the Daebat Theater in Gisan Gugakdang, Sancheong.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Park Beom-hoon, the composer of Gyeongnam Sancheong Arirang and currently the director of the Buddhist Music Institute, along with the Bong-eun Gugak Ensemble's Soritgil team, visited Gisan Gugakdang in Sancheong County to welcome spring.

On the 13th, Director Park and the Soritgil team, who visited Gisan Gugakdang in Namsa Yedamchon, met with Choi Jong-sil, chairman of the Gisan Gugak Festival Committee, to discuss the achievements of Gisan Park Heon-bong, while holding a spring-themed gugak concert.

Director Park, the recipient of the 2011 "1st Park Heon-bong Gugak Award," graduated from Seoul Gugak High School (now National Traditional Arts High School), which was founded by Gisan Park, and the Department of Music at Chung-Ang University. He also established the Gugak College and the Graduate School of Gugak Education at Chung-Ang University and served as the president of Chung-Ang University.

The performance that day focused on works showcasing the essence of gugak accumulated over more than 60 years by Chairman Choi Jong-sil, including the Choi Jong-sil style Sogo dance and the Choi Jong-sil style Chaesangnoreum.

The Choi Jong-sil style Sogo dance was performed personally by its founder, Chairman Choi Jong-sil. The Chaesangnoreum was performed by Lee Young-joo, a disciple of Chairman Choi and currently a student at the National Traditional Arts High School, who unleashed the youthful spirit created by the young blood on stage.

Then, moving to the Daebat Theater set up in the bamboo grove behind Gisan Gugakdang, they concluded the spring gugak concert by enjoying the song and dance of Sancheong Arirang performed by the Bong-eun Gugak Ensemble.

On this day, Lee Jae-geun, the mayor of Sancheong County, said, "Gugak, which contains the spirit, pride, and excitement of our people, is soul music that touches the hearts of listeners regardless of generation," and added, "Sancheong County will take the lead so that our gugak can experience a renaissance once again centered on Chairman Choi Jong-sil and Gisan Gugakdang."

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