Yeongdeungpo-gu to Host Luxury Christmas Concert

Published 19 Dec.2023 06:58(KST)

Held at Yeongdeungpo Art Hall at 7 PM on the 22nd, all seats free... Diverse genres including carols, movie themes, opera arias, and songs... Orchestra performance doubles the emotion... Wishing a warm and happy year-end

Orchestra Concert Held Last Year

Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Choi Ho-kwon) announced that on the 22nd at 7 PM, a "Christmas Concert" will be held at Yeongdeungpo Art Hall where the whole family can enjoy the festive atmosphere of Christmas and the year-end together.

This performance breaks away from the traditional format and has been enriched with not only classical and carol melodies but also famous opera arias, movie theme songs, and art songs.

In particular, the year-end will be beautifully adorned by the performance of the "Yeongdeungpo-gu Volunteer Orchestra," an orchestra composed of office workers donating their talents, creating a special occasion to end the year in a unique way.

The opening starts with the soundtrack (OST) from the movie "The Sound of Music," offering the audience a dreamy atmosphere as if they are inside a film. This is followed by a carol medley that fully evokes the Christmas spirit. Familiar classical pieces and melodies will also be performed. Attendees can enjoy Haydn’s "Trumpet Concerto, 3rd Movement," which appeared as a wake-up morning call for participants in Netflix's "Squid Game," Tchaikovsky’s fairy-tale filled "The Nutcracker Suite," and the nostalgic theme from "Home Alone."

In the latter half, the concert deepens with traditional art songs and opera arias. Songs easy to sing along such as "Counting the Stars at Night" by Yun Dong-ju and "Nostalgia" by Jeong Ji-yong, as well as winter-evoking pieces like "The Princess is Unconscious" from the famous opera "Turandot," will be performed with the orchestra’s grand accompaniment.

The concert concludes with "Beautiful Country," a song celebrating Korea’s beautiful four seasons and nature. All seats are free, and reservations can be made through the district’s integrated reservation system on the official website.

Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, stated, “Despite many difficulties this year, we have prepared a Christmas gift-like performance to comfort and give hope to our citizens who have worked hard.” He added, “I hope everyone has a warm and happy year-end through this concert, and next year, we will prepare various cultural performances befitting Yeongdeungpo as a cultural city for our residents.”