Sijo Poetry at Rush Hour Concerts

Presented by the International Music Foundation

July 30, 2019
5.00pm — Doors Open
5.15pm — Pre-Concert Conversations
5.45pm — Concert
6.30pm — Reception

St. James Cathedral
65 E. Huron Street, Chicago (at Wabash)
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Admission free

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Program

Nostalgia - sijo by Yi Un-sang, music by Hong Nan-pa
Green Mountain - sijo and music by Kim Yeon-joon
The Swing - sijo by Kim Mal-bong, music by Gum Su-hyun

Ghibong Kim, baritone
Sojung Lee Hong, piano

   Video recording (9:10)


Trio
music by Teddy Niedermaier
sijo by Yi Myung-han, Hwang Chin-i, and Yang Sa-eun

Yunji Shim, soprano
Herine Coetzee Koschak, cello
Jennifer Woodrum, clarinet

  Video recording (9:02)

 

Song of My Five Friends
music by Misook Kim, sijo by Yoon Sun-do

Yunji Shim, soprano
Anthony Devroye, viola
Sojung Lee, piano
Jennifer Woodrum, clarinet
Herine Coetzee Koschak, cello

  Video recording (8:57)


Ha-yeo-ga and Dan-sim-ga
music by Eun Young Lee, sijo by Yi Bang-un and Chung Mong-joo

Yunji Shim, soprano
Ghibong Kim, baritone
Suwan Choi, Korean drum
Jennifer Woodrum, clarinet
Anthony Devroye, viola
Herine Coetzee Koschak, cello

  Video recording (9:34)

 

Program Information (click to expand)

Nostalgia

Yi Un-sang | Hong Nan-pa

Green Mountain

Kim Yeon-joon

The Swing

Kim Mal-bong | Gum Su-hyun

Untitled

Yi Myung-han | Teddy Niedermaier

Untitled

Hwang Chin-i | Teddy Niedermaier

Untitled

Yang Sa-eun | Teddy Niedermaier

Song of my Five Friends

Yoon Sun-do | Misook Kim

Ha-yeo-ga

Yi Bang-won | Eun Young Lee

Dan-sim-ga

Jung Mong-joo | Eun Young Lee