Hwasun-gun Hosts 'Weekend Masterpiece Orchestra' Performance Enjoyed in Nature

June 7th, 7:30 PM, Hwasun Hanium Culture & Sports Center

Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gu Bok-gyu) announced on the 31st that on June 7th at 7:30 PM, the UCO Orchestra will perform the Hwasun-gun Weekend Masterpiece Orchestra Concert at the Hwasun Hanium Culture and Sports Center Public Stadium.

The orchestra performance is part of the "2024 Hwasun-gun Regional Representative Performing Arts Festival" and features a carefully selected collection of famous movie OSTs well known from MBC’s ‘Weekend Masterpiece,’ which aired from 1969 to 2010. Iconic scenes from those films will be displayed on a back screen behind the stage as the orchestra performs the OSTs.

The concert was designed so that residents of Hwasun-gun can enjoy an orchestra performance up close, which is usually difficult to experience in daily life. Inspired by the TV program ‘Weekend Masterpiece,’ which accompanied the middle-aged and older generations for many years, the event features simultaneous screening of famous movie scenes and live orchestra performances of the corresponding OSTs by 60 musicians.

The concert is planned to take place on a midsummer night at the outdoor public stadium, with a cool breeze and the scent of grass in the air, against the backdrop of Flower River Road and Ant Mountain night views, making it easy to enjoy an orchestra performance that is usually perceived as difficult.

Therefore, this performance is suitable for all ages, from parents who found it difficult to visit concert halls due to having children, to those who have been interested but never had the opportunity, as well as talented young musicians with a passion for instruments.

The program includes themes from movies such as 007, Forrest Gump, The Sound of Music, The Martian, The Godfather, The Magnificent Seven, E.T., The Phantom of the Opera, and the title and insert songs from Mamma Mia. Famous movie scenes matching the music will be projected on the back screen behind the performers.

After the performance, time will be allocated for the audience to take commemorative photos with actors dressed as movie protagonists, providing memorable experiences.

A county official stated, “We have prepared this fresh performance to comfort the hearts of residents tired from the heat and to make classical music easier to understand,” and added, “We ask for the residents’ great interest and attendance.”

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