Fri 9/29 @ noon-1PM
The exhibit Material and Immaterial in Korean Modern and Contemporary Art is currently on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art. In conjunction with that exhibit, musician Soh-Hyun Park Altino will present a lunchtime lecture and concert, in which she’ll perform the world premier violin version of The Long Sanjo.
The Korean-born and -raised Soh-Hyun came to the U.S. at age 16 where she got her bachelor’s, master’s, and the doctor of musical arts degrees in violin performance at the Cleveland Institute of Music and went on to become an esteemed performer and educator. But it wasn’t until 2019 that she began to delve into traditional Korean music when she began to explore Sanjo for Violin and Piano (1955) by La Un-Yung (1922–1993), her maternal grandfather. Sanjo is a form Korean folk music typically played on a solo instrument such as the zither or flute accompanied by the changgu, an hourglass-shaped drum. Since then she has dug deep into the form, studying with master musicians in Korea.
The program takes place at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Morley Family Lecture Hall. It’s free; reservations aren’t needed.
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