UMD Korean Percussion Ensemble
UMD Korean Percussion Ensemble
College of Arts and Humanities | School of Music | The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Monday, November 25, 2019 7:30 pm
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center,
Dekelboum Concert Hall
Experience the vibrant beat of samulnori. This modern incarnation of traditional Korean folk music celebrates harvest time and provides a lively soundtrack to dancing. The ensemble is comprised of four types of percussion instruments — an hourglass drum, a barrel drum, a small gong and a large gong — each representing a natural element: rain, clouds, lightning and wind, respectively.
Under the direction of Sebastian Wang, the concert is performed by the UMD Korean Percussion Ensemble alongside a small core of professional musicians exhibiting some of the great samulnori repertoire.