Chae Soojung’s Sori Group is performing in Oxford on 18 November and at the KCC on 19 November. The KCC event listing is not very informative, and on the basis that the group is unlikely to be performing two different programmes on consecutive nights in different locations we reproduce below the details from the Eventbrite listing for their Oxford performance.
Chae Soojung Soridan: folk music performance in Oxford and London
The Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies presents:
Heungboga: Exploring Korean Traditional Pansori and Folk Songs
introduced by Paris K-Vox Festival and Chae Soo-jung Sound Group
Experience the rich cultural heritage of Korean traditional music, as musicians bring these age-old tunes to life. Come and be a part of Heungboga!
The K-Vox (Korean Voice) Festival (Directors: Han Yumi & Hervé Péjaudier) was launched in Paris, France in 2012, with the slogan of «Globalizing and Popularizing Pansori», marked its 12th anniversary this year.
Following the publication of the traditional pansori «Sugungga (2012)» and «Simcheongga (2023)», this year «Heungboga» was translated into French and published in Paris (éd. Imago).
As part of the French publishing celabration of «Dongpyeonje Heungboga (edited by Chae Soo-jung)», passed down by Park Nok-ju, Park Song-hee and Chae Soo-jung, we invited professor of KNUA (Korea National University of Arts, Seoul) with her sound Group «Chae Soojung Soridan» to introduce pansori transmitted orally since 17th century, which has been designated as Korea’s National Intangible Cultural Property No. 5 (1964) and UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (2003) to English-speaking audiences interested in Korean traditional music and classical literature at Oxford University and the Korean Cultural Centre in London.
Chae Soojung Soridan , a sound group formed to promote the beauty of Korean traditional music, led by Chae Soojung followed by her students will present a Daegeum (a Korean traditional instrument) solo, five short extracts of traditional pansori and the deep and profound sound of Namdo (the southern provinces of the Korean Peninsula) folk songs. In particular, there will be an opportunity to learn these songs first hand, for the audience.
1. Daegeum solo by Yu Suhwan: Cheongseong-gok (10m):
A variation of Taepyeonga, the final song of the Gagok song cycle, Cheongseong Jajinhanip is played either as daegeum solo or danso solo. It is also known as Cheongseonggok, “cheongseong” meaning high-pitched sound; jajinhanip is a Korean for Sakdaeyeop, which is a song in the Gagok cycle. The daegeum solo version has delicate and exquisite ornaments, so it no longer sounds like a mere accompaniment, but an independent piece of instrumental music.
2. Five short extracts of traditional pansori (45m) : buk drum (soribuk) by Gyun Eunkyung
- Pile Song (Simcheongga) with the Gayageum by Sim Yuna
- Tiger is coming (Sugungga) by Shin Yunju
- Set Fire (Jeokbyeokga) by Chae Soojung
- Love Song (Chunhyangga) by Ham Suyeon & Jang Yerim
- I’d like to go (Chunhyangga) by Ham Suyeon
- Song of The Pumpkin (Heungboga) by Chae Soojung
3. Folk songs of the southern style (Namdo Minyo) (15m) :
Voice: Chae Soojung, Ham Suyeon, Jang Yerim, Shin Yunju
Daegeum : Yu Su-hwan
Gayageum : Sim Yuna
Gosu (고수 – Buk drum): Gyun Eunkyung)
- Camellia Song (Dongbaek taryeong)
- Arirang Medley (Arirang Yeongok)
4. Let’s learn pansori (10min)