Crown Haitai Successfully Concludes the 17th Changsin Festival... Three Days of Traditional Korean Music Celebration

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] Crown Haitai Confectionery announced on the same day that it successfully concluded the '17th Changsinje' performance held for three days from the 14th to the 16th at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Grand Theater.

Since 2004, the 17th Changsinje is the largest traditional music performance hosted by a private company in Korea. This year, the performance of ‘Sujecheon (壽齊天)’, regarded as Korea’s finest traditional music, was held over three days. Although primarily a wind instrument performance, Sujecheon was a comprehensive art form combining music, singing, and dance until the early Joseon period. A grand-scale musical showcasing the thousand-year history of Sujecheon was presented.

The first part of the performance began with the Baekje-era song ‘Jeongeupsa (井邑詞)’, the origin of Sujecheon, featuring lively performances including singing, Ssangsaja dance, and Binari (ritualistic chant). In the second part, the original form of Sujecheon performed in the early Joseon royal court was faithfully restored, presenting splendid court dances such as ‘Mugo’, ‘Abakmu’, and ‘Cheoyongmu’ to the accompaniment of the Baekje song ‘Jeongeupsa’. The third part featured a top-level comprehensive art stage combining ‘Akgamoo (樂歌舞)’, expressing the wish for eternal life like the sky.

This Sujecheon performance featured top masters and singers including Lee Kwang-soo, Hwang Sook-kyung, and the Yangju Pungnyuakhoe. Young gugak musicians and promising talents who will carry the future of traditional music also participated, making it a performance where the origins and development of Sujecheon could be enjoyed at a glance.

Yoon Young-dal, Chairman of Crown Haitai Confectionery, said, "This performance was prepared with the hope that many people can enjoy Sujecheon, the highest-level traditional music currently existing, in a friendly way," adding, "We will promote Sujecheon as a representative traditional Korean music like Arirang in the future."

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