Crown Haitai Hosts the 1st Nuri Han Eumhoe Traditional Music Festival

Gathering of Masters for the Preservation of Traditional Instrumental, Vocal, and Dance Music

Crown Haitai Confectionery held the “1st Nuri Han Eumhoe” performance at 7 p.m. on the 1st at Crown Haitai Hall in Namsan Gugakdang, Seoul.

This inaugural performance of “Nuri Han Eumhoe,” newly established by more than 30 master artists representing this era to faithfully inherit traditional arts and develop them into the future, was held.

On the 1st, at the Crown Haitai Hall in Seoul Namsan Gugakdang, master dancer Baek Kyung-woo is performing 'Seungmu and Daepungnyu' at the 1st Nuri Hanumhoe.

Named “Nuri,” meaning “world” in pure Korean, it was a meaningful stage to convey the beauty of a single note of our traditional music to the whole world in its original form and to inherit and develop it for future generations.

The performance, featuring top master artists from various fields, presented a beautiful feast of traditional music with Jeongak (court music) as well as folk music’s musical songs and dances (樂歌舞) all in one place.

The performance began splendidly with a parade and Jindo Buk dance, followed by the “Han·Eum Sanjo Ensemble,” where the sounds of geomungo, gayageum, and cheolhyeongeum resonated together, and “Seungmu and Daepungnyu,” combining the essence of restrained beauty in Seungmu and the wind ensemble Daepungnyu. Next, master Won Jang-hyun performed a daegeum solo “The Road to Hometown,” expressing the beauty of his hometown, Damyang in Jeollanam-do, followed by a geomungo and gagok duo (female vocal gagok in Ujo mode, Isudaeyeop). The performance continued with “Gyeonggi Sinawi,” a shamanistic accompaniment melody, and the gayageum byeongchang (singing while playing gayageum) of “Swallow’s Journey” from Heungboga, culminating in “The Dance of Joy: Daepyeongmu and Samulnori,” where majestic and peaceful dance movements harmonized with dazzling Nongak rhythms to close the event.

This traditional cultural feast, showcasing the elegant court music and lively folk music of master artists beyond past and present toward the future through musical songs and dances (樂歌舞), deeply moved the audience filling the seats.

Yoon Young-dal, Chairman of Crown Haitai Confectionery, said, “This meaningful performance commemorates the launch of Nuri Han Eumhoe, where masters representing our traditional arts such as instrumental music, singing, and dance gathered in one place,” adding, “Through regular performances of Nuri Han Eumhoe, we hope to inherit and develop the original beauty of traditional culture and enjoy it together with people around the world.”

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