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Dr. Byong Won Lee, Pioneer of Korean Ethnomusicology

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Dr. Byong Won Lee, Professor of Ethnomusicology, is enjoying an exciting year with the National Gugak Center—a South Korean government organization of traditional performing arts under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. From May 24-26 of this summer, he acted as an advisor to the Advisory Committee for the production of audio CDs and DVDs featuring the Korean music …

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Jiyoung Yi, gayageum (concert 1)

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World-renowned gayageum virtuoso Ji-young Yi presents a concert featuring music by UHM composition faculty as well as traditional repertoire for the iconic instrument of Korea. The concert will include music by UHM composers Michael Foumai, Takuma Itoh, Takeo Kudo, Thomas Osborne and Donald Reid Womack, paired with a sanjo, one of the most exciting genres of the traditional Korean repertoire. …

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Jiyoung Yi, gayageum (concert 2)

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World-renowned gayageum virtuoso Ji-young Yi presents a concert of world premiere performances of works by UHM composition students. Prof. Yi, a distinguished faculty member at prestigious Seoul National University and one of Korea’s most-recognized traditional performers, is a featured guest-performer-in-residence at the UH Music Department this semester, and has worked intensively with students on these works that have been composed especially for …

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Pau Hana Concert

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Students of the Music Department’s ethnic music and dance ensembles present their end of semester performances, including Korean dance, Okinawan music, Okinawan dance, Japanese gagaku and koto, Japanese dance, Chinese music, Javanese gamelan, Philippine dance, Tahitian dance, and Hawaiian hula and chant. The performance begins in Orvis Auditorium and after intermission moves to the Barbara Smith Amphitheater. Free admission.

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Pau Hana Concert

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Students of the Music Department’s ethnic music and dance ensembles present their end of semester performances, including Korean dance, Okinawan dance, Japanese gagaku and koto, Japanese dance, Chinese music, Javanese gamelan, Philippine dance, and Hawaiian hula and chant. The performance begins in Orvis Auditorium and after intermission moves to the Barbara Smith Amphitheater. Free admission.

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Pau Hana Concert

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Students of the Music Department’s ethnic music and dance ensembles present their end of semester performances, including Korean dance, Okinawan music, Okinawan dance, Japanese gagaku and koto, Japanese dance, Chinese music, Javanese gamelan, Philippine dance, Tahitian dance, and Hawaiian hula and chant. The performance begins in Orvis Auditorium and after intermission moves to the Barbara Smith Amphitheater. Free admission.

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Ji Yun-Ja – Korean Traditional Music & Dance L.A.

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Ji Yun-Ja leads a group of over a dozen musicians and dancers in a performance of Korean Traditional Music and Dance at Orvis Auditorium. Ms. Ji, President of the Korean American Traditional Music Association in Los Angeles, is noted for “her beautiful talent of playing Korea’s most treasured musical instrument – the Kayagum.” She was designated as foreign honorary successor …

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Pau Hana Concert

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Students of the Music Department’s ethnic music and dance ensembles present their end of semester performances, including Korean music, Korean dance, Okinawan music, Okinawan dance, Japanese gagaku and koto, Japanese dance, Chinese music, Javanese gamelan, Tahitian dance, and Hawaiian hula and chant. The performance begins in Orvis Auditorium and after intermission moves to the Barbara Smith Amphitheater.

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Pau Hana Concert

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Students of the Music Department’s ethnic music and dance ensembles present their end of semester performances, including Korean music, Korean dance, Okinawan music, Okinawan dance, Japanese gagaku and koto, Japanese dance, Chinese music, Javanese gamelan, Tahitian dance, and Hawaiian hula and chant. The performance begins in Orvis Auditorium and after intermission moves to the Barbara Smith Amphitheater.

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A Night of Korean Art Songs

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Hyeon Sim Kim, soprano with Chung Haing Lee, piano Seola Kim, janggu, haegeum Ms. Kim’s recital will consists of Korean Art Songs—with four themes: Homeland, Seasons, Love, and Nature—ranging in style from Korean traditional to romantic Western melodic songs with Korean traditional instruments. Hyeon Sim Kim is an alumna of Seoul National University in Korea (Bachelor of Music and Master …