Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Foundation Hosts Ondream Ensemble Concert

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] The Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-koo Foundation recently announced on the 14th that it held the '2021 OnDream Ensemble Concert' at the Sejong Center Chamber Hall.

Since 2014, the Chung Mong-koo Foundation has established the OnDream Ensemble and has been providing classical music major scholarship students with guidance from musicians, ensemble activities by major, and education to enhance their talents and capabilities as musicians. The OnDream Ensemble also held an OnDream Ensemble Chamber Music Series last September and released performance videos through the foundation’s YouTube channel.

The Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-koo Foundation explained that this OnDream Ensemble Concert was a stage that presented true harmony with various instruments from different majors blending together. The performance will be released on the foundation’s YouTube channel on the 16th of next month.

Famous chamber music pieces arranged for chamber ensemble, such as Czerny’s chamber works familiar as piano exercises, Haydn’s oratorio 'The Creation,' and Piazzolla’s 'The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires,' celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, were performed together. The members prepared the stage with the OnDream Ensemble’s faculty, consisting of mezzo-soprano Professor Hyun-joo Yoon, Professor at Seoul National University Emeritus; violinist Professor Hyun-mi Kim of Korea National University of Arts; trumpeter Professor Jae-chang Sung of Seoul National University; flutist Professor Ye-rin Lee of Korea National University of Arts; cellist Professor Yeon-sun Joo of Chung-Ang University; and pianist Professor Jin-sang Lee of Korea National University of Arts.

This year, the 9th OnDream Ensemble cohort honed their skills through chamber music lessons with the faculty, as well as masterclasses with musicians such as the Shinbak Duo and cellist Doo-min Kim. Upcoming masterclasses are scheduled with pianist Yeol-eum Son, violinist Clara Jumi Kang, tenor Ho-yoon Jung, and Jason Creamy, associate principal trombone of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra.

Meanwhile, the Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-koo Foundation’s OnDream Cultural Arts Talent Scholarship Project selects outstanding talents in the cultural and arts fields from middle school to university students and supports them with scholarships, OnDream Ensemble activities, participation in overseas competitions, and more. Since 2011, the foundation has supported a total of 2,199 cultural and arts talents, with funding amounting to approximately 8.8 billion KRW.

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