Ureuk Birthplace Uiryeong-gun Hosts National Gayageum Competition

10th 'Ureuk Birth Anniversary National Gayageum Competition'

The "Ureuk Birth Anniversary National Gayageum Competition in Uiryeong" will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year and will be held over two days from September 9 to 10 in Burim-myeon, Uiryeong-gun (formerly Seongryeol-hyeon), the birthplace of the master musician Ureuk.

Hosted by Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the competition will hold preliminaries and single-elimination rounds on September 9 at 9:30 AM at the Uiryeong Youth Training Center in Burim-myeon, with the final round starting at 10:30 AM on September 10.

Uiryeong-gun Hosts the 10th National Gayageum Competition in Commemoration of Ureuk's Birth. [Image provided by Uiryeong-gun]

Eligibility is open to elementary, middle, high school, and university students nationwide, as well as the general public. The competition categories include Gayageum instrumental performance and Byeongchang (singing while playing the Gayageum). Judges will be professors and authorities in Korean traditional music from domestic universities.

The total prize money for the competition is 29.3 million KRW, with awards given to 40 participants. The first-place winner in the general division, the Ureuk Grand Prize, will receive the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award along with a prize of 5 million KRW. Winners of the grand prize in the high school, university, and general divisions will have the opportunity to perform at the "2023 Uiryeong Shinbeon Cultural Festival," held over three days from September 15 to 17.

Applications can be submitted by downloading the application form from the county website and emailing it by September 5.

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