2023 is a special year for Korea and the UK. It is the 140th Anniversary of Korean-British Diplomacy and the 70th anniversary of armistice at the end of the Korean War.
We welcome you to come and enjoy our performance of the Arts and Culture of Korea.
Programme
The first half of the concert will feature a selection of traditional Korean music and dance
– Interval –
Handel – Zadok The Priest
Heejo Kim – Bird Bird Blue Bird
Saint-Saëns – Mon coeur s’ouvre ta voix (Samson and Delilah)
Verdi – Un di Felice (La Traviata)
Mozart – La ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni)
그리운 금강산 Longing for Mount Kumgang
Bizet – Duet from The Pearl Fishers
Gounod – Je veux vivre (Romeo and Juliet)
Bizet – Toreador Song (Carmen)
Puccini – Nessun Dorma (Turandot)
Performers
Korean Traditional Artists
Seon Hwa Choi: NATIONAL INTANGIBLE NO.40 GRADUATES
Sun Hwa Ji: PANSORI MASTER SINGER (PRESIDENTIAL AWARD)
Hyung Soo YIM: KOREAN DANCER
Minjin KIM: KOREAN TRADITIONAL DANCER
Jeunghyun Choi: KOREAN TRADITIONAL DRUM PLAYER
London Korean Music Academy and St Margaret The Queen, Buxted Choir
George YU : MUSIC MASTER
Dominie Field: CHOIR MASTER
Bryan Evans: PIANO
Minah Lee: PIANO
Vittoria Kim: SOPRANO
Miranda Westcott: MEZZO SOPRANO
Jung Soo YUN: TENOR
Chang Han Lee: BARITONE
SunHwa Griffiths: ARTISTIC DIRECTOR