Korean Art Song Society 30th Anniversary Concert

[Performance Introduction] Korean Art Song Society 30th Anniversary Concert ~ Singing 30 Years of Poetry, Melody, and Lyricism ~ Since its founding in 1997, the Korean Art Song Society has created beautiful Korean lyricism and sentiment through 33 albums and approximately 1,100 compositions of original art songs. Now, the society proudly hosts this meaningful 30th anniversary concert. This concert showcases new compositions and representative art songs, featuring delicate melodies by Korea's leading composers who have crafted exquisite Korean art songs set to profound poetry by Korea's representative poets. The heartfelt words and multidimensional musical expressions will deliver the essence of Korean art song. Premier vocalists actively performing on stages both domestically and internationally—Sopranos Kim Ji-hyun and Lee Yun-ji, Tenor Hwang Hyun-han, Countertenor Lee Hee-sang, Baritones Yang Jin-won and Park Gun-woo—along with pianist Kim Min-kyung's close collaboration will deliver even deeper emotional resonance. In these weary times, the Korean Art Song Society's 30th anniversary concert, offering deep emotional stirring and warm comfort from within, will be an unforgettable late summer evening in the lyrical forest created by beautiful poetry and song. [Program] Letter (Poetry by Hong Sung-ran / Composition by Oh Sook-ja) Tenor Hwang Hyun-han Song of Magnolia (Poetry by Park Won-ja / Composition by Song Sang-joon) Soprano Lee Yun-ji Star to Star (Poetry by Kim Dae-gyu / Composition by Kook Hyun) Soprano Lee Yun-ji Lover's Sea (Poetry by Jang Woo-ik / Composition by Ko Su-jin) Baritone Yang Jin-won Song of Seasons (Poetry by Ahn Do-hyun / Composition by Park Yong-yun) Baritone Yang Jin-won Empty Field (Poetry by Lee O-rye / Composition by Jo Yong-jin) Countertenor Lee Hee-sang Moonlight on the Mangyeong River (Poetry by Jo Min-hee / Composition by Kim Kyung-yang) Baritone Park Gun-woo Who Could Not Love (Poetry by Na Hae-chul / Composition by Kook Hyun) Soprano Kim Ji-hyun Song of Love (Poetry by Park Su-jin / Composition by Kim Ae-gyung) Soprano Kim Ji-hyun, Tenor Hwang Hyun-han Intermission Wind Blows (Poetry by Lee Kang-guk / Composition by Yun Gyo-saeng) Soprano Lee Yun-ji Sipping Green Tea (Poetry by Park Won-ja / Composition by Park Kyung-ae) Tenor Hwang Hyun-han Scent of an Old Tree (Poetry by Park Su-jin / Composition by Kim Ae-gyung) Tenor Hwang Hyun-han One Tree (Poetry by Lim Bo-sun / Composition by Gil Jung-bae) Baritone Yang Jin-won United in Arirang's Melody (Poetry by Kim Gye-young / Composition by Kim Eun-hye) Countertenor Lee Hee-sang Asking How You Are (Poetry by Han Eun-sun / Composition by Jung Bo-hyung) Baritone Park Gun-woo Edge of a Blue Landscape (Poetry by Choi Bun-im / Composition by Min Yu-ri) Baritone Park Gun-woo Flower Rain Path (Poetry and Composition by Han Myung-soon) Soprano Kim Ji-hyun Flower Wall (Poetry by Tak Gye-seok / Composition by Oh Sook-ja) Soprano Kim Ji-hyun, Aerophone Han Young-yeol