National Defense and Patriotic Music Concert: Flame of Hope

[SYNOPSIS] The story begins in June 1950 in a quiet rural village in Dalseong-gun, Daegu, which had been at peace. A young girl Yeonji, her older brother Yunho, and their friend Jeongwoo smile and dream of the future in the fields of their hometown. However, with the outbreak of war, their lives are caught in an irreversible whirlwind. Yunho and Jeongwoo volunteer for the military and head to the battlefield, while Yeonji flees as a refugee and faces painful realities. Fierce battles continue on the front lines, and even as Yunho is captured as a prisoner of war and tortured in extreme circumstances, he leaves behind the words: "The flame of hope never dies." Jeongwoo survives, but suffers from profound loss. After the war ends, Yeonji, left alone in the ruins of her village, sings yearning for those who have departed. The work concludes with Yeonji's narration and an ensemble chorus sung by all performers. A song of peace and harmony transcending ideology and generations brings comfort to the victims of the Korean War on June 25. This work is not a simple war narrative, but rather reflects on the wounds of our era and carries lessons from history that must never be repeated. Furthermore, through the story of one family, one soldier, and one girl that no one has paid attention to, the audience experiences war as "my story." 'War Requiem - The Flame of Hope' is an art of remembrance and a prayer for the future. [PROGRAM] Part 1 Holo Arirang & Yearning for Geumgang Mountain Conductor Jeong Seong-wook, Piano OOO Sangmyung University Concert Choir Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Quintet, Movement 3 SW Ensemble Kim Dong-jin Shin Arirang Sop. Heo Seung-a Seong Yong-won Full Ten. Boo Seo-hoon Jang Il-nam Bimok Bar. Kim Bo-ram Richard Wagner Dich, teure Halle Sop. Kim Ji-hyun Pf. Kim Beom-jun Part 2 Lee Seung-won (Libretto) & Seong Yong-won (Composer) War Requiem 1. Overture 2. My Hometown Dalseong-gun, Daegu Sop. Kim Ji-hyun/Ten. Boo Seo-hoon/Bar. Kim Bo-ram 3. Outbreak of War Chorus 4. I Must Sleep for Just a Few Nights and Return Sop. Kim Ji-hyun 5. Fraternal Duet Ten. Boo Seo-hoon/Bar. Kim Bo-ram 6. Battlefield Chorus 7. I'm Scared, I'm Afraid Ten. Boo Seo-hoon 8. Remember the Dream Bar. Kim Bo-ram 9. Comrade, Let Us Advance Chorus 10. The Rain and Wind Blow Male Chorus 11. Torture and Death Chorus 12. Quiet Morning Bar. Kim Bo-ram & Chorus 13. Thinking of Older Brother Sop. Kim Ji-hyun 14. Finale