[Program]
Sejong Soloists and Seoul National University College of Music, STUDIO2021 will co-present a concert “Tribute to Sukhi Kang” as part of the 2021 Hic Et Nunc Festival. Sukhi Kang was a visionary composer whose unique sound world included electronic music, film music, and innovative pieces which embraced traditional Korean instruments. His early studies in Europe tapped his sensibility for electronic sounds and his improvisatory nature. He was also a musical leader who facilitated collaborations among musicians, and an educator who nurtured the next generations.

In this performance, we trace the innovative moments that his music has created in various media, ranging from “Feast of Primary Colors” (1966); "Yebul," a Buddhist ceremonial service for male singers and percussionists (1968); “Five Pathetic Scenes” for gayageum (1998); and the documentary video “Prometheus Comes,” composed for the 1988 Olympic Torch Relay. In the second half “Fantasies” and “Four Seasons of PyeongChang” are presented. The Four Seasons of PyeongChang was commissioned by Sejong Soloists, and premiered in 2006 in Gangwon Province, South Korea.


[Sejong Soloists]
Hailed by CNN as “one of the top ensembles of today”, Sejong Soloists is a first-class chamber orchestra renowned for its exceptional dynamic style with ranges of quartet-like precision to full orchestra resonance. Sejong Soloists has performed over 500 concerts in more than 100 cities throughout the world, and is highly praised for its eclectic programming, documentaries, television broadcasts, and recordings.

SEJONG SOLOISTS CRITICAL ACCLAIM

"Sejong's virtuoso soloists shone.”
- The Times, London

"…Sejong Soloists is a polished ensemble that produces beautiful sounds and projects high spirits..."
- The Los Angeles Times

“…Sejong Soloists displayed a musical passion that warms the heart.”
- Classical Toulouse, France

“…at the Alte Oper Frankfurt [Sejong Soloists] impressively proved to be an artistically top-class formation...”
- Frankfurter Allgemeine, Germany


[STUDIO2021]
SNU New Music Series ‘STUDIO2021’

STUDIO2021 is a modern music series representing Seoul National University College of Music. Starting with Krzysztof Penderecki's invitational lecture in 2003, Sofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina, Tán Dùn, Michael Finnissy, David Ludwig, Wen-Sinn Yang, and Ensemble InterContemporain have been invited for lectures, master classes, workshops, reading sessions, forums and concerts with the members of the College of Music at Seoul National University.

‘Studio,’ referring to the workspace of musicians and ‘2021’ referring to 20th to 21st century works, STUDIO2021 exists to offer new artistic value by expressing the music of the present in innovative and transformative ways.

STUDIO2021 also focuses on creating new works and distinct branding for Seoul National University College of Music. Creating 'Nouvelles Études (2016-2018),’ an album of 12 composers and pianists, and 'For the New Music Community (2018-2020)’ represent such initiatives. “Simmering Goda,” a track from ‘For the New Music Community,’ was developed into a film. It won the 2020 World Film Carnival Singapore Music Video category and was admitted to official selection at the Cannes Short Film Festival, Independent Shorts Awards International Film Festival, and IndieX Film Festival.