02.21.2022 GST Gamin Lecture

WCU GLOBAL MUSIC RESIDENCY Korean Music and Beyond: Lecture Recital gamin, piri, taepyeongso, saenghwang

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2022 WARE FAMILY RECITAL HALL SWOPE MUSIC BUILDING 8:15 PM

PROGRAM INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ..................................................................................................

Dr. Hayoung Heidi Lee ARIRANG .......................................................................................................................................

gamin, saengwhang “Arirang” is a song of love and longing, and has been sung across the lands of Korea through the passing of thousands of years. The most representative of Korea’s original folk music, it has been recreated through various different musical interpretations (Tori) in each of Korea’s diverse local regions. Tonight’s performance will show the most basic, instinctive beauty of Arirang, with the unique melodies and rhythms of versions from different region. The melody of “beautiful sorrow” as expressed in Arirang is sublimated at times in the touchingly tragic, at times in the liveliest happiness.

DAE-CHITA ...................................................................................................................................

gamin, taepyeongso Ch’wit’a, meaning “blowing and striking”, signifies military band music. Daechwita refers to a largescale performance to announce the presence of the King or for a parade of troops. Chwita appears in murals dating from Goguryeo (circa 37 BC - 668 AD) and in records about Baekje (18 BC - 660 AD), which tells us that it was performed during the Three Kingdoms Period. Conical oboes(taeyongso) which only play the melody, brass trumpets(nabal) and shell trumpets(nagak) sounding a single note like a drone, not continually, but intermittently, cymbal, gong and drum were used in the front band.

SINAWI............................................................................................................................................

gamin, piri Much like jazz, sinawi is a type of instrumental ensemble music derived from shaman music and reflects the improvisation and the musical spontaneity of the musicians. Within fixed melodic modes and rhythmic patterns, this music demonstrates a soulful and high artistic caliber in both rhythm and melody, while supporting traditional dance movements. The music and the instrumental sonorities represent the constituent elements of the shaman ritual. Through the musical expression there are progressive stages such as an invitation to the deity, the spiritual amalgam between the deity and people, and the return to daily life.

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ABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST gamin is a Korean born NYC based multi-instrumentalist specialized for traditional Korean wind.

She tours the world performing both traditional Korean music and cross-disciplinary collaborations.

She is a scholar and designated Yisuja, official holder of Korea's Important Intangible Cultural Asset No. 46.

From 2000 to 2010, gamin was the principal player at the National Gugak Orchestra. gamin has received several cultural exchange program grants, including Artist-in-Residence at the Asian Cultural Council, and has collaborated in cross-cultural improvisation with world-acclaimed musicians, presenting premieres at Roulette Theater, New School, and Metropolitan Museum. gamin was featured artist at the Silkroad concert, Seoul, 2018, performing on-stage with the founder, YoYo Ma. Since 2018, gamin curated performances at the Center for Remembering and Sharing. For 2020, gamin was selected as artist-in-residency at the HERE Arts Center, NYC, and her album 'Nong' was released by Innova Records. gamin's Carnegie Hall solo début, accompanied by Nangye Gugak Orchestra, scheduled for March 2020, was postponed by Covid 19. For 2021-2022, gamin was awarded the prestigious two-year Fellowship by Jerome Hill Foundation. More information about gamin’s work is available https://www.gaminmusic.com/

WCU GLOBAL MUSIC RESIDENCY The WCU Global Music Residency aims to invite internationally-renowned musicians from diverse musical traditions to West Chester University campus for musical performances, interactive workshops and learning opportunities for WCU campus and local community members. This new initiative has been funded by the Innovation in Diversity & Inclusion Grants Council with the support from the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, the Wells School of Music, and the West Chester University Foundation. The events of this inaugural residency has been curated and facilitated by Dr. Hayoung Heidi Lee, along with three student curators, Malaika Paralkar, Emma Rolecki, and Caleb Sharp, and the staff of the Presser Library and the Wells School of Music.

UPCOMING WELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS For full event details visit wcupa.edu/music or call (610) 436-2739 Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 8:15 PM Chamber Winds & Concert Band Concert Andrew Yozviak & Adam Gumble, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Thursday, February 24, 2022, 8:15 PM Global Music Residency Program Concert by Guest Artist Gamin, WCU Faculty, and Students Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Saturday, February 26, 2022, 7:30 PM 3rd Annual Orchestra Festival Concert Joseph Caminiti, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Sunday, February 27, 2022, 3:00 PM Wind Ensemble & Wind Symphony Concert Andrew Yozviak & M. Gregory Martin, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Sunday, February 27, 2022, 7:00 PM Faculty & Quartet in Residence: Dalí Quartet Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Monday, February 28, 2022, 8:00 PM Faculty Recital:Henry Grabb, oboe & Jonathan Gaarder, bassoon Philips Autograph Library Philips Memorial Building

Thursday, March 3, 2022, 12:00 PM Madeleine Wing Adler Concert Series: Sophomore Instrumental Scholarship Competition Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Grand Foyer Performing Arts Center

Thursday, March 3, 2022, 8:15 PM Winter Choral Festival David P. Devenney & Ryan Kelly, directors Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

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For further information, please call (610) 436-2868 or visit wcufoundation.org A majority of performances are available to watch via live stream at Facebook.com/WellsSchoolofMusic and Vimeo.com/WSOM Mr. Robert Rust, Audio & Visual Technician Steinway & Sons Piano Technical, Tuning and Concert Preparations by Gerald P. Cousins, RPT If you do not intend to save your program, please recycle it in th e baskets at the exit doors.

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