Yeoju Sejong Culture and Tourism Foundation Hosts 'Hangeul Music Hall - Hangeul Meets Poetry'

'Hangul Eumakdang? Hangul Meeting Poetry' Performance on the 9th at Yeoju Sejong Gugakdang
Cellist Hong Jin-ho Quintet's Performance and Poet Na Tae-ju's Poetry Reading

Hong Jin-ho Concert Poster.

The Sejong Cultural Tourism Foundation in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 8th that it will hold ‘Hangeul Music Hall ? Hangeul Meets Poetry’ at the Sejong Gugakdang on the 9th as part of the Culture Day.

The foundation was selected for support through the '2024 Gyeonggi-do Culture and Arts Network Cooperation Support Project,' a public contest by the Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation, with a series of performances unique to Yeoju titled 'Hangeul Music Hall.' 'Hangeul Music Hall' is a project that, from July to October, meets Yeoju citizens on the 9th of each month at Sejong Gugakdang, awakening the preciousness and beauty of Hangeul through four art forms?musical, cooking, Korean traditional songs, and poetry?all centered on the theme of Hangeul embedded in these arts.

The ‘Hangeul Music Hall ? Hangeul Meets Poetry’ performance on Hangeul Day features cellist Hong Jin-ho, who showcases the diverse charms of the cello through fusion with various genres based on classical music, accompanied by pianist Choi Moon-seok, guitarist So Sang-gyu, drummer Recto Rouge, and bassist Kim Yoo-sung. The five-member ensemble will savor each verse of poet Na Tae-ju’s poetry and perform pieces that harmonize with the poems.

The program includes tracks from Hong Jin-ho’s album such as ‘Kkotpinda (Flowers Bloom),’ ‘Yunsul (Sunlight on Water),’ and ‘I Love the Moment I See the Stars,’ as well as ‘Autumn Leaves,’ Astor Piazzolla’s ‘Yo Soy Maria,’ and Carlos Jobim’s ‘The Girl From Ipanema.’ These pieces, spanning jazz, tango, bossa nova, and other genres, will color the deepening autumn with romance.

Lee Soon-yeol, chairman of the Yeoju Sejong Cultural Tourism Foundation, stated, “Because of Hangeul, we can share and preserve poetry, reciting verses and listening to music that suits them, reflecting on the preciousness of our great heritage, Hangeul. As a city where the spirit of King Sejong lives and breathes, we will continue to plan content related to Hangeul so that Yeoju citizens can feel pride. We ask for your continued interest.”

Meanwhile, information on various performances by the Yeoju Sejong Cultural Tourism Foundation, including this event, can be found on the foundation’s website.

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