Naval Education Command Founded in 1946, Korean Traditional Music Band in 2016
Korean Traditional Music Band Concert Held to Commemorate Their Founding
The Naval Education Command (hereinafter referred to as the “Naval Education Command”) held a Korean traditional music concert on the 24th at the main education hall on base to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Naval Education Command and the 10th anniversary of the Korean Traditional Music Band, inviting about 600 people including service members, civilian employees, military families, musicians, and veterans.
Korean traditional music performance marking the 80th anniversary of the Naval Education Command's establishment.
The Naval Education Command traces its origins back to the Recruit Training Center established in 1946, and the Korean Traditional Music Band was founded in 2016 as the Korean traditional music section within the command’s military band, sharing the same founding date of February 15. To mark the unit’s anniversary, the Navy for the first time held a concert organized by the Korean Traditional Music Band.
The concert, presided over by Commander of the Naval Education Command Lieutenant General Kang Jeongho, was hosted by Ms. Shin Hyeyoung and Private First Class Nam Juhyun.
The opening performance featured “Pangut,” a comprehensive art performance using the traditional Korean percussion instruments kkwaenggwari (small gong), jing (large gong), janggu (hourglass drum), and buk (barrel drum), along with sangmo (ribbon-hat) spinning. This was followed by “Let's go Korea,” performed with a rich sound created by piri, sogeum, violin, and a combo band, led by the powerful melody of the taepyeongso.
Next, Private Second Class Lee Sunghyun performed “Seungmu,” a traditional Korean Buddhist dance. Wearing a long-sleeved robe, he delivered controlled, restrained movements that drew enthusiastic applause from the audience. The program also included the fusion piece “La Chilchae,” which combines Argentine tango rhythms with the traditional Korean seven-beat chilchae pattern; “Tiger Is Coming,” a representative song by the pansori band Leenalchi arranged by the Navy Korean Traditional Music Band in commemoration of the unit’s founding; and “Festival: Movement 3,” reinterpreted with Korean traditional instruments and strings, all of which received an enthusiastic response from the audience.
The finale of the concert was a joint performance by the Korean Traditional Music Band and Kim Duksoo Samulnori, led by Kim Duksoo, the founder of Samulnori. Together they performed “Sinmodeum: Movement 3, Nori,” driving the audience into a fever pitch.
The concert also featured a special appearance by Corporal Lee Seonggyu, a magician from the Navy Band and Honor Guard Battalion’s public relations team, who performed a fantastic magic show using doves, wine bottles, and spinning plates, as well as a collaboration with Beatboxer “Mighty” Private First Class Kwon Kichan, a YouTuber with 5.65 million subscribers.
Sergeant Yoon Haeyoung, who attended the concert, said, “This was my first time watching a Korean traditional music performance, but perhaps because it is our traditional rhythm, my body started moving on its own,” adding, “In particular, the Samulnori performance led by Mr. Kim Duksoo, the founder of Samulnori, is something I will remember for the rest of my life.”
Master Kim Duksoo, the founder of Samulnori, received a plaque of appreciation from Commander Kang Jeongho and said of the performance, “It was an even more meaningful and significant time because I was able to perform together with Moon Doyeon and Wi Yeonseung, both former members of the Navy public relations team of Kim Duksoo Samulnori, in this concert commemorating the founding of the Naval Education Command, the starting point of the Navy, and the Korean Traditional Music Band, the pride of the Navy.”
Meanwhile, the Naval Education Command, the starting point of the Navy, plans to mark the 80th anniversary of its founding this year by striving to establish itself as a unit that grows together with the local community through a variety of events, including traveling military band concerts.
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