Ulsan City Choir Returns to Stage After 17 Years with Cantata 'Wesol-ui Norae'

A Life Story of Hangul Scholar Oesol Choi Hyun-bae Captured in 13 Songs

Originally Premiered in Early 2004... Reborn with Added Visuals and Lighting Art

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The Ulsan City Choir will present the 118th Regular Concert Cantata 'Oesol's Song' at 7:30 PM on the 11th at the Ulsan Culture and Arts Center Grand Performance Hall.

The choral and instrumental original work 'Oesol's Song' is a performance that encapsulates the life story of Oesol Choi Hyun-bae, a native of Ulsan who, amid Japanese oppression, felt an urgent need to protect Hangul and carried out the independence movement through the Korean alphabet, expressed through 13 songs.

This cantata was first performed in 2004 when the Ulsan City Choir collaborated with the Seoul National Choir at the Seoul Arts Center.

This performance has been reborn as a new work by adding video and lighting art to the music, directed by Park Jong-hae (script), composed by Kim Ki-young, and directed by Ahn Ji-seon.

Soprano Park Ha-na and bass Choi Byung-hyuk will participate as soloists, with narration by Kim Sung-hoon and orchestral accompaniment by the Ulsan Nam-gu District Orchestra to add depth.

A representative of the Ulsan City Choir said, "It has been newly arranged with a completely different direction from the existing work," and added, "It will establish itself as a representative artistic work of Ulsan that honors and inherits the spirit of Oesol Choi Hyun-bae, who loved Hangul."

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