There's a lot to see during the Olympics Closing Ceremony, and a lot to obsess over. If you managed to drag your eyes off of Yang Tae-hwan, the 13-year-old guitarist lighting up that stage, then you ...

I was 9 when I first heard the gayageum (Korean zither) in the song "O Nara" from the historical K-drama "Jewel in the Palace." While I couldn't understand a word of the lyrics, the uniqueness of the ...

SEOUL, September 19, 2010 - The future of Korean traditional music was the topic of discussion here when Asia Society Korea Center hosted Dr. Jocelyn Clark for its latest monthly luncheon lecture.

I PLAY TWO STRINGED INSTRUMENTS AND. ONE DRUM. NINE YEAR OLD LILY IS PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT THAT KOREANS HAVE PLAYED SINCE THE SIXTH CENTURY SILLA PERIOD. BUSTLE. APPROXIMATELY 1500 YEARS AGO. LILY HAS ...

Masters of traditional Korean music will take audiences on an odyssey through the sounds of the stylistically diverse folk music known as gugak in performances March 19 and 20 at Brandeis. The ...

On April 3rd, hundreds gathered at the Korean Cultural Center in London, UK. They were there to see an exhibition titled "The Sounds of Korea Heard Through Science." While there were officials from ...

Yoon Jeong Heo is so active that it’s almost surprising she doesn’t single-handedly generate combustible energy during the course of one of her average working days. But there is nothing remotely ...

The Korean Cultural Center in Shanghai, China, in collaboration with the National Gugak Center of Korea, is presenting through June 12 "The Musical Joys of Korea: Exploring a World of Traditional ...

Sitting cross-legged on a black rectangular stage, Juyoung “Peter” Lim rapidly strikes a small, handheld gong, creating a high-pitched, metallic sound. Around him, several others follow his lead, ...

To mark the 60th anniversary of its foundation, the National Gugak Center is displaying a collection of historical relics from traditional musical instruments to books and sheets. The special ...

UCSC music professor David Evan Jones’s piece, ” for daegum and computer sounds, is one of a series of his recent compositions that use computer processed versions of actual news broadcasts in ...

These days, gugak, Korean traditional music, has experienced something of a renaissance. There are several prominent artists. Consumers of Korean culture can enjoy various performances, recordings, ...