Beautiful Melodies on a Summer Night... Gwangyang Steelworks Soul Saxophone Volunteer Band Concert

Volunteering Talent Donations Across Communities Since 2008

Saxophone Performance, Ocarina Performance, Poetry Recitation, and More

The Soul Saxophone Volunteer Group under POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks (Director Lee Dong-ryeol) held a saxophone talent donation concert on the busking stage in the lobby on the first floor of the Gwangyang City Eoullim Gymnasium on the 27th.

The Soul Saxophone Volunteer Group, which organized the concert, was founded in 2008 by POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks employees and their families who were interested in saxophone performance, with the idea of presenting beautiful melodies to local residents.

The Soul Saxophone Volunteer Group of Gwangyang Steelworks held a saxophone concert on the 27th.
[Photo provided by Gwangyang Steelworks]

Currently, about 35 volunteer members are active, leading the spread of a sharing culture through talent donation volunteer activities by holding various concerts for neighbors throughout the local community, such as the Kumho-dong Cherry Blossom Festival Celebration Concert and the Yun Dong-ju House Music Concert.

In particular, the volunteers gather regularly in a practice room separately prepared outside the Jeonnam Dragons’ exclusive stadium and have been striving to elevate the quality of their performances.

This concert was also held as part of talent donation and was planned with the purpose of giving local residents a moment to forget the heat at the end of July, when the full heat arrives after the tedious rainy season.

During the concert, the saxophone volunteers performed masterpieces including Beautiful Rivers and Mountains, Dream of the East Sea, Ever Green, and Besame Mucho, receiving great responses from the citizens.

Additionally, the ocarina performance and poetry recitation that enriched the concert also drew attention. The Gwangyang City Poetry Recitation Association and Gwangyang City Writers’ Association conducted heartwarming poetry recitations, and ocarina players from Kumho-dong and Jungma-dong presented the audience with a colorful feast of sounds.

Yoon Bong-su, head of the Soul Saxophone Volunteer Group at Gwangyang Steelworks, said, “I hope our performance helps neighbors exhausted by the heat regain their vitality,” and added, “We will continue to hold concerts that resonate with local residents through ongoing talent donation activities.”

Meanwhile, Gwangyang Steelworks has been providing high-quality cultural content to local residents by hosting events such as Baegun Art Hall cultural screenings, POSCO K-POP concerts, Daehangno theater performances, and special lectures by star instructors.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.