Korean Traditional Music Wave in Busan... 15th Busan Maru International Music Festival Main Concert 6 Held

7:30 PM on the 13th at Busan Cultural Center Middle Theater

National Gugak Center Busan Branch Instrumental and Vocal Ensemble Gugak Orchestra

The National Gugak Center in Busan (Director: Lee Jeongyeop), co-hosted by the Busan Metropolitan Government and the Busan Maru International Music Festival Organizing Committee, will hold the 15th Busan Maru International Music Festival Main Concert 6 on the 13th at 7:30 PM at the Busan Cultural Center's Medium Theater.

Busanmaru International Music Festival Poster.

The Busan Maru International Music Festival, under the theme "Classics on the Breeze Yeonpungyeonga," is a festival that brings a musical breeze to Busan through a variety of music performed by world-class symphony orchestras and ensembles.

Main Concert 6 will feature a diverse program encompassing both traditional and contemporary Gugak. Over 40 members of the National Gugak Center in Busan’s instrumental and vocal ensembles will perform orchestral Gugak, offering the audience an opportunity to enjoy traditional performing arts culture under the baton of Artistic Director Gye Seongwon (National Gugak Center in Busan Instrumental and Vocal Ensemble).

The concert will consist of five pieces: four world premieres from 2024 and one from 2017, themed around court music (Nakyangchun), punggnyu music (Cheonnyeonmanse), folk music (Abureisuna), and shamanistic music (Donghaean Byeolsingut).

The detailed program includes: "Dancing Sea" (2017, Respect for Tradition 4), composed by Kim Seongguk and themed on the Ogu-gut ritual of Gijang, Busan; "Spring and Spring" (2024, Respect for Tradition 7), composed by Lee Yejin and based on the court music Nakyangchun; "The Village Where a Thousand Years Fall," composed by Cha Minyoung and based on the punggnyu music Cheonnyeonmanse; "Abureisuna," composed by Lee Jeongho and inspired by the rice planting songs of Yecheon, Gyeongbuk; and "Praying and Reporting," composed by Kim Changhwan and themed on the blessing ritual Donghaean Byeolsingut.

The National Gugak Center in Busan stated, "By presenting creative works based on traditional music in a contemporary orchestral Gugak format, we aim to seek the succession of tradition and the creative development of Gugak, and hope to deliver a moving experience to the audience."

The Busan Maru International Music Festival Organizing Committee commented, "We have prepared this festival in hopes that Busan will become an artistic platform connecting diverse cultures through music and that the lives of Busan citizens will be filled with hope and joy. We ask for your interest and participation so that the musical breeze can be felt throughout the city."

The concert is open to school-aged children and older, and admission is free for all seats. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis at the box office starting at 6:30 PM on the day of the performance.

For more details about the concert, please visit the website of the National Gugak Center in Busan or the Busan Cultural Center.

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