This performance employs both KOREAN TRADITIONAL MUSIC
(Yeonsanheosang, one of the most representative KOREAN TRADITIONAL
COURT MUSIC COMPOSITIONS) and CONTEMPORARY ART (mandala paintings)
inspired by Buddhism. MUSICIANS: gamin (piri and saenghwang,
Korea)
Minkyung Park (haegeum, Korea)
Sangmi Kang (gayageum, Korea)
visual artist: Heejung Kim (Korea)
This is the second of eight concerts in the series during 2019 and
will take place on May 31, 2019 at 8:30 pm at CRS. An Opening
Reception and Gallery Talk with artist Heejung Kim will take place
before the show at 7:30 pm.
Tickets are $25 in advance $30 at the door. Students and seniors with
valid ID can purchase tickets for $20 at the door. Tickets are
available online at crsny.org, by phone (212-677-8621), and at CRS.
Now in its second year, CROSSING BOUNDARIES is a performance series
devoted to creating unforgettable live art experiences that dissolve
boundaries between performers and audiences, traditional and new
music, and the local and the global, bringing people together and
promoting the awareness that we each possess a limitless creativity
inside us.
KOREAN ART AND MUSIC
“MUSIC IS WHAT DWELLS IN A PERSON FROM HEAVEN,
what constitutes nature from emptiness,
what moves one’s mind, circulates one’s blood, beats one’s
pulse,
and flows one’s spirit.”
— Source: extract from the preface of Ak Hak Gwe Beom*
*Ak Hak Gwe Beom is a treatise on music, written in Korea in the
15thcentury, which includes detailed descriptions and fingerings of
most of the musical instruments used during that period.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Originally a vocal piece with lyrics drawing on Buddhist scripture,
the Yeongsanhoesang suite became purely instrumental in the 15th
century. Yeongsanhoesang has undergone continuous change with the
current version taking form sometime in the 19th century. There are
many versions of the suite, which typically includes 8-9 pieces. While
the genesis of the suite is not completely certain, the first piece of
the suite, “Sangryeongsan” appears to be the foundation piece for
the suite. The following pieces in the suite include variations on
“Sangryeongsan,” as well as standard musical forms and dance
pieces of the Joseon era (1392-1910).
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
gamin is a TRADITIONAL KOREAN MUSICIAN, trained in jeongak-the
classical MUSIC OF THE COURT AND SINAWI-the collaborative
improvisation that accompanies KOREAN SHAMANIC RITUAL. Since leaving
orchestral work behind eight years ago, gamin has taken these skills
in unexpected directions, using her piri and taepyeongso (KOREAN
OBOES), and saengwhang (mouth organ) to pursue CONTEMPORARY SOUNDS AND
REACH NEW AUDIENCES.
gamin-music.com
Sangmi Kang is an Assistant Professor of MUSIC EDUCATION AT the
Westminster Choir College of Rider University. As a
professional performer on the gayageum (a TRADITIONAL KOREAN
STRINGED instrument), Dr. Kang has performed at several institutions,
among them the University of Florida, Duke University, the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of North Carolina
at Greensboro.
sangmikang.weebly.com/
Haegeum instrumentalist Minkyung Park is a recipient of 67th Chosun
Daily Debut CONCERT AND SELECTED AS 2006 KUMHO YOUNG ARTIST BY KUMHO
ASIANA FOUNDATION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE WHO HAS DISCOVERED AND
SUPPORTED NATIONALLY TALENTED INSTRUMENTALISTS. She has performed at
many prestigious venues internationally including ‘tea MUSIC –
longing for friends’ in NYC, combining art performance with
harmonization of various genre of MUSIC AND ARTS.
parkminkyung.com
ABOUT THE ART EXHIBITION
Heejung Kim will feature her recent ink works on paper together with
her selected artist books created within the last 20 years. Her art is
influenced by Tibetan Mandala paintings, especially by the patterns
and symbols found in them. Her star-like images come from actual
dreams she has had since her childhood. Using repetition like the
mantras in meditation, Heejung pushes her creative visions into a
hypnotic space carrying the viewer into a surreal sense of illusion
and the feeling of moving through a vast void.
About Artist Heejung Kim
Heejung Kim produces both 2-D and 3-D artworks and the themes of her
artworks stemmed from Buddhism, her dream images, and her own
experiences. Kim had numerous exhibitions nationally and the reviews
on her art works include “The NEW YORK Times” and “The
Star-Ledger”. Kim obtained an MA in Art Education from the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her MFA from SUNY at
Stony Brook. She currently teaches at the Raritan Valley Community
College.
heejungkim.weebly.com/
The 2019 season of CROSSING BOUNDARIES is made possible in part with
public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City
Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council
and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of
Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by LMCC. LMCC empowers artists
by providing them with networks, resources, and support, to create
vibrant, sustainable communities in Manhattan and beyond.
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