TORI ENSEMBLE
Korean classical traditions, new music & jazz
"Reinvents traditional music with such authenticity, power, and
originality that all you can do is drink it in with grateful ears.
Spectacular and utterly beautiful" – Washington Post
Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 7:30 pm
48th St. and Baltimore Ave. in West Philadelphia (Calvary Church)
http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org or 215-729-1028
The Tori Ensemble transcends musical borders in its presentation of
Five Directions, an acclaimed work mingling jazz, new music, and
ancient Korean traditions ranging from shamanistic rituals to pansori
vocals. Composed of Korean masters and leading names from New York’s
cutting-edge music scene, the group features Yoon Jeong Heo (geomungo-
zither), Erik Friedlander (cello), Kang Kwon Soon (vocals), Young Chi
Min (daegum-flute, changgo-drum), Ned Rothenberg (clarinets,
shakuhachi-flute), and Satoshi Takeishi (percussion).
Director Heo Yoon-jeong is an active Geomungo soloist and composer.
Her talents cut across various musical genres, expanding the
possibilities of Geomungo and Korean music by bringing together
different genres ranging from traditional music, impromptu music, and
contemporary music. She studied Korean classical music at Seoul
National University and earned a Ph.D in philosophy of art from
Sungkyunkwan University. She studied under Han Kap-deuk, who is
recognized by South Korea’s Ministry of Culture as the world's leading
Sanjo Geomungo player, and is his designated successor.
In 2007, she received a fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation for
a residency at the Asian Cultural Council New York, where she formed
the Tori Ensemble and organized rousing solo performances at the New
York Asia Society and Smithsonian Premier Gallery in Washington DC.
Their performance at Crossroads is part of the group’s first full
North American tour.
More information, sound samples, and ticketing at:
http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org
TICKETS ARE $10-30 AND AVAILABLE AT:
Our website - no service charge
Last Word Bookshop (220 South 40th Street)
At the door from 6:30 until we sell out.
Please note that House of Our Own Books no longer sells tickets.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Sat 12/5: Oubliette Ensemble and The Factorye
Thu 12/10: Robin & Linda Williams
Sat 12/19: Kyo Daiko & Unidos da Filadelfia
Tue 1/26: International Guitar Night
Sat 4/3: Chulrua
Sat 4/10: Archie Fisher
Fri 5/21: Bruce Molsky & Ale Moller
Crossroads Music's programming is in part supported by the
Philadelphia Cultural Fund, and the Samuel S. Fels Fund. This project
is supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency,
through the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA), its regional arts
funding partnership. State government funding for the arts depends
upon an annual appropriation by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and
from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PPA is
administred in this region by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural
Alliance.
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