Gyeongbuk Province, Hopeful New Year Concert ... Provincial Symphony Orchestra and Gumi City Choir Performance

7:30 PM on the 18th at Gumi Culture and Arts Center Grand Theater

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gyeongsangbuk-do announced on the 18th that it will hold the '2021 New Year Concert' at 7:30 PM on the 18th at the Gumi Culture and Arts Center Grand Theater.

This concert is a cultural exchange performance jointly planned by Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gumi City, featuring the Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Symphony Orchestra led by conductor Baek Jin-hyun and the Gumi City Choir performing together.

According to Gyeongsangbuk-do, the concert was planned with the purpose of a 'Classical Music Concert of Hope' to comfort the difficult times such as the economic downturn in the cultural and arts sector due to the impact of COVID-19.

The featured soloists for this performance are tenor Ryu Jeong-pil and soprano Won Ji-hye. Tenor Ryu Jeong-pil will sing "Granada" by A. Lala (Agustin Lara), soprano Won Ji-hye will perform "The River of My Heart" by Lee Soo-in, and songs from the musical My Fair Lady including "I Could Have Danced All Night".

At the end of the concert, to inspire hope and courage, the Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Symphony Orchestra will perform Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, marking the grand finale of the New Year Concert.

Specially, this concert will implement one-seat spacing in accordance with mandatory COVID-19 quarantine guidelines. Additionally, strict adherence to quarantine rules such as mask-wearing, temperature checks, and hand sanitizer availability will be enforced. The performance will be simultaneously held online and offline through live broadcast on Gumi City's official YouTube channel, recorded broadcast on Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Arts Troupe TV YouTube channel, and recorded broadcast on Hyundai HCN Saeronet channel.

Kim Sang-cheol, Director of the Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau of Gyeongsangbuk-do, stated, "The Provincial Symphony Orchestra and Gumi City Choir have prepared many works full of the scent of spring, and I hope this will be a time for the people of Gyeongsangbuk-do, exhausted by COVID-19, to temporarily put down their fatigue and recharge."

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