Seocho-gu Promotes K-Classic in Vietnam

Seocho-gu to Hold ‘Eumgam Art’ Concert by Seoripul Youth Arts Group at Two University Concert Halls in Ho Chi Minh City on the 16th and 17th

Planned to Promote Cultural Exchange between Seocho-gu and Ho Chi Minh City and Provide Growth Opportunities for Young Cultural Artists

Featuring Both Representative Songs of the Two Countries and Classical Crossover under the Theme of ‘Urban Music Exchange and Harmony’

Seocho-gu Mayor Jeon Seong-su: “We hope this performance will serve as a starting point for mutual cooperation in various fields such as administration, welfare, and education with Vietnam in the future.”

Seocho-gu is dispatching a young classical music performance team to Vietnam to convey Korean culture (K-Culture) and the charm of Seocho as a music city.

Seocho-gu (Mayor Jeon Seong-su) will hold the ‘CLASSIC HARMONY’ concert by the Seoripul Youth Arts Group ‘Eumgam Art’ at two universities in Ho Chi Minh City from the 16th to the 17th.

This performance was planned to revitalize cultural exchange between Seocho-gu and Ho Chi Minh City and to provide young cultural artists with an opportunity to grow further through experience on the global stage.

The theme is ‘Seocho-gu and Ho Chi Minh City, Urban Music Exchange and Harmony,’ and in line with the theme, representative songs from both countries such as the Korean National Anthem, Arirang, and the Vietnamese National Anthem (Ti?n qu?n ca) will be performed.

In addition, a high-quality classical concert featuring pieces such as Schubert’s ‘Serenade,’ Mozart’s ‘Variations on “Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman” (Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star),’ and Vivaldi’s ‘Winter’ from The Four Seasons will be presented.

Notably, the six-member classical group Eumgam Art participating in the concert will showcase authentic classical music as well as crossovers with other genres using violin, cello, flute, harmonica, piano, and more.

The concerts will be held for 70 minutes each at the concert halls of Ho Chi Minh University of Economics and Baekhwa University, with an expected audience of about 1,000 including Ho Chi Minh students, local residents, and Korean expatriates, promoting the charm of K-Classic and the cultural arts city of Seocho.

‘Eumgam Art,’ participating as Seocho-gu’s youth cultural envoy, is a resident group of the Seoripul Youth Arts Group, which the district supports with a three-year one-stop program from nurturing to independence for outstanding young artists. They have been active since being selected in 2021.

Kim Samuel, leader of ‘Eumgam Art,’ who is participating in the performance, said, “I am glad to have the opportunity to grow through my first overseas stage,” and added, “I will actively promote the charm of the cultural arts city Seocho through this performance.”

Seocho-gu plans to expand the scope of exchange by signing an MOU with District 7 of Ho Chi Minh City next month, building on this performance.

Seocho-gu Mayor Jeon Seong-su said, “We hope this performance will be the starting point for mutual cooperation in various fields such as administration, education, and welfare through cultural exchange between Seocho-gu and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.”

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