Nong: Playing Korean Wind Instruments

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Friday, November 13, 2020 | 6PM to 8PM

Musician and distinguished solist gamin will discuss and demonstrate traditional Korean music and wind instruments: the piri—a double reed instrument similar to the oboe; the taepyeonso (a double-reed horn); and saenghwang (a type of mouth organ). In her new album, Nong, the title refers to the ancient Korean meaning of “to play,” and is the central idea for her latest project, discovering new ways of playing between musical instruments and forms from different cultures. The ensemble gathered in Nong combines both East and West, such as the instruments, composers, musicians and ideas, allowing them to all “play” together and allows us to imagine a new musical art and creative work.

URL: http://gamin-music.com

Author Bio

gamin is a New York-based multi-dimensional artist performing across the genres of traditional Korean music, theater, collaborative projects, cross-cultural performances. gamin has participated in many festivals and workshops, including ISIM (International Society of Improvised Music), Vision Festival, Silkroad’s Global Musician Workshop, etc, and performed at Metropolitan Museum of Arts, Carnegie Hall and New York Fashion Week, etc. She is currently an Artist-in-residence at HERE Arts Center, and also Curator of CROSSING Boundaries for CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing).