November 31 to December 1,
Art Center N Studio: Orchestra Conductor and Members Collaborate to Revise and Enhance Original Compositions
A program where composers' original works are performed together by orchestra conductors and members, followed by feedback for revision and supplementation, will be held.
The National Symphony Orchestra announced on the 23rd that the 'KNSO Composer Atelier' orchestra reading will take place on the 31st and November 1st at the N Studio Orchestra Studio in the Seoul Arts Center.
'Composer Atelier' is a mid- to long-term composer development project by the National Symphony, which has supported composers such as Kim Taek-su, Lee Su-yeon, and Park Myung-hoon through its resident composer system since 2014.
Five composers, including Jeon Ye-eun and Wi Jeong-yoon, were introduced through the program after their debut in 2021. Among them, Jeon Ye-eun is currently serving as the 2022-2023 resident composer of the National Symphony Orchestra.
The reading will feature the second generation of 'Composer Atelier' composers: Kim Eun-seong, Kim Jae-deok, Noh Jae-bong, Lee Ah-reum, and Jo Yoon-je. They were selected last year through a preliminary competition with a 12:1 ratio and completed their works after a 10-month creative period.
The pieces to be performed include ▲ Kim Eun-seong's "Kaleidoscope for Orchestra," capturing musical illusions from multiple perspectives ▲ Kim Jae-deok's "Korean Fantasia," containing a patriotic message ▲ Noh Jae-bong's "I Want to Go Home" for orchestra, reflecting the aging society ▲ Lee Ah-reum's "Apla," exploring curiosity about space and time through music ▲ Jo Yoon-je's "Whale," expressing awareness of climate change and environmental issues.
The orchestra reading is more than just the first performance of the score; it is a process where conductors and orchestra members add their opinions to revise and supplement the original compositions. The final outstanding works will be featured in next year's regular and special concerts of the National Symphony, and the respective composers will serve as resident composers of the National Symphony Orchestra for 2024-2025.
Professional composer mentoring was also conducted three times over the past 10 months. Leading the program is Professor Kim Taek-su of San Diego State University, joined by Dieter Ammann, a former resident composer of the Lucerne Festival and professor at the Lucerne University of Music, and Aaron Jay Kernis, a Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award-winning professor at Yale University in the United States. Notably, this time, David Riehlant, the artistic director of the National Symphony Orchestra, is participating as a composition mentor.
Artistic Director Riehlant said, "I will actively take the lead to help young Korean composers, who hold artistic potential over the long term, to concretize and realize their musical worlds."
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