We are very excited to be hosting the music concert Pochagi: A Tapestry of Korean Sounds on 6th June at 7pm. This special East Asian concert will feature the traditional Korean flute Taegŭm player, Hyelim Kim and the Yin Yang Collective, London's East-West collaborative band. You will be able to hear beautiful Korean classical music vie with rhythmic Japanese shamisen, the earthy Taegŭm with the ethereal Chinese xiao, the passion of dark Argentine tango with toe-tapping Irish folk.
The Ying Yang Collective (YYC) devised this special concert to showcase the talents of Hyelim Kim and her instrument, the Taegŭm, a traditional Korean musical instrument now being used increasingly for popular and crossover styles. She has previously performed and talked about the Taegŭm at the RAS Student Series Music Concert in 2012 and we are very pleased to welcome her back alongside the YYC. Inspired by the rich patchwork of Korean Pochagi cloth which mirrors the tapestry of sounds and cultures, this concert brings together five outstanding East Asian musicians onstage in London for the first time, and also launches Hyelim’s debut CD Nim: Hyelim Kim Taegŭm Collection.
Performing alongside Hyelim will be Japanese Shamisen player Hibiki Ichikawa, currently the only professional Tsugaru Shamisen player in the UK, multi-instrumentalist Dennis Lee on Chinese flute & zither, rising Korean opera singer Bomi Kim, Charlie Cawood on Daruan (moon lute) and YYC’s own Director, Mark Troop on piano.
The Taegŭm will be the start and end point of the concert, which will be a musical journey through folk and classical styles of Korea, Japan and China, flirting with tango and Irish folksong along the way. The programme also boasts two premieres, one World – Arirang arranged by Chorong Park and one European – Ch’ong by Daeseong Kim.
The concert will take place at Royal Asiatic Society on 6th June 2013, 7pm. Tickets cost £15 for adults and £12 for concessions. Doors open at 6.30pm and drinks are inclusive. Book online for tickets http://pochagi.eventbrite.co.uk/
This event is supported by the Anglo-Korean Society and Chamber Music Company.