An-nyung-ha-se-yo!   As fellow art-lovers, we hope you will join us this year as supporters of Korean art and culture. The Korean American Cultural Foundation of Greater Boston (KACF) was born out of the desire to share the rich artistic heritage of Korea with our neighbors and to create opportunities for Korean American artists to display their talents and passions.

Korean American Cultural Foundation presents “Blessed Lament : Talks and Original Music inspired by Korean Han (Bitter Sorrow)”

The program features original music composed by Jae Hyeok Jang accompanied by his lecture and include the following:

Lecture about Han and My Music (Jae Hyeok Jang, composer)”Heavenly Peace”  for flute and piano“Longing I, II” for soprano and piano”Bird, Bird Bluebird” for violin solo”Nocturne for a Whispering Violin”, violin“Echo” for voice and piano”Blessed Lament”  for flute, violin and piano. The last piece was commissioned by KACF.  CLICK HERE for more information on the composer.

Performers are Jae Hyeok Jang (composer & piano)Jin Wook Park (violin) – Hwaum Boston Chamber Orchestra, conductorYoumi Cho (soprano)Jisun Oh (flute)Yoengsin Kim (mezzo), Eunae Koh (violin) and Eun Hee Seok (piano).

Light snack and drinks provided during intermission.