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CULTURE
Kayagumsgreetbloomingspring
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Culturalevents,
Classicalandtraditionalmusicon25stringskayagum
whoaretheyfor?
D
id you know that there is a type of
Sagye because it is similar to the Korean
kayagum which has 25 strings? The
traditionalinstrument,janggo,initsstyleof
kayagum ensemble ¡°Sagye¡± has been
playing. Go Ji-yeon plays the castanets
playing this instrument for four years. The
instead of kayagum, while other members
DearHUFSans
little orchestra consists of four women
play kayagums. They expressed roaming
kayagumplayers,GoJi-yeon,JoSu-hyeon,
people¡¯s grief, playing in very low notes as
Congratulations!HUFShasfinallybecome50yearsold!Theysaythatwhenaschool
Song Jeong-min, and Yu Ji-yeong. The
prostrating themselves and their lives with
becomes50yearsoldithasnowofficiallyentereditsadultery.HUFS,astheysayhave
name ¡°Sagye¡± refers to four worlds, which
castanetswithdelightfulandplayfulplaying.
dedicatedinservingeducationgrowinginternationalmindsamongstudentsforthelast5
reflects that different world of four players
Also, players become singers when
decades.Now,thisisabigthingtocelebrate,HUFSbeing50yearsoldandall,butwere
meetandmakeoneharmonizedworld.
¡°Although petals fall¡± is performed. Kim
thereanysignsofexcitementamongHUFSansastheschoolexpectedthemtobe?The
They had performances in various fields
Hwal-sung, who sang ¡°sannyuhwa¡± and
answerisno.AsaHUFSanbeforeareporterIwouldwanttosayyes,butiftheanswer
such as broadcastings, fashion shows, and
arrangedthepieccsosagyecouldbothsing
wasyesIwouldn¡¯tbeherewritingonthis.SadlyIsayagain,theansweris¡°no.¡±
biennales. Also they performed in movie
and play kayagum at the same time. The
The50thanniversarystartedwithverymuchenthusiasm.Thepresswastalkingabout
sound tracks. Their first album ¡°Kayagum
mood made by this song resembles the
it and everyone was talking about it. Also, the school atmosphere made students feel
EnsembleSagye¡±wasreleasedin2001and
composerwhomaudienceappraisedwiththe
somewhatexcitedaboutthefactthattheirownschoolisgoingtodosomethingbigthis
won the KBS Kukak Grand Prix in 2003.
words ¡°very normal but very clean, full of
time.Well,unlikeothertimestheschooldidprepareabigcelebrationparty.Therewere
Releasingtheirsecondalbum,Sagyehad8th
mirth.¡±
all these events and ceremonies for a whole week. University presidents of many
NoblesseAnnualRecitalonApril19.
Sagye shows various methods of playing
countries came, alumni from all over the world came, and other celebrities came to
suchasthrummingoneachstring,sweeping
congratulatetheanniversary.Buttherewasoneparticulargroupofpeoplemisssing.The
Springsoundreverberates
down, and beating when ¡°Ho Ho Gut¡± is
studentsdidn¡¯tcome.
Fourfemaleplayerswhoarewearingtight
performed. With this performance, they
In the opening event which the GSC prepared on the first day of the whole week
white Korean jacket with red ribbon and
conclude the recital. ¡°It was a very
ceremony,studentswereallscatteredintheopentheater.Yeahright,asiftherewereany
JoHyun-mi/TheArgus
SagyeEnsemblemembersareplayingkayagumswith25strings.
indigoskirtsenterthestagewithkayagumas
interesting performance. It sounds look like
spaceenoughtobescatteredintheopentheaterhere.Butthisistrue.Well,thiskindof
wide and tall as they are. One kayagum
western style music. Flicking instruments
scenehasbeenanannualthing,butthereweresomeexpectationsinsideofmethatthis
opens the stage with the piece ¡°Spring¡± by
originalpoem.
going up on the right side of it. All images
and the background setting were very
year, the 50th anniversary of HUFS, would be a little bit different. But inspite of my
staccato, flicking the instrument. One
Themostfamiliarpieceis¡°Spring¡±among
turnintoredjustlikethesunsetattheendof
impressive,¡± remarked Sarah, a foreign
¡°high¡± hopes the participation that was witnessed sure gave away my hopes. The
becomes two, two become three, and four.
¡°Four Seasons,¡± composed originally by
it. ¡°I intended on drawing the panorama of
visitorofthisconcert.
beginningofourcelebrationforourschool¡¯s50thbirthdaystartedlikethis.
And, they make sound just like spring is
Vivaldi. Even without any prior
ourcountrywhichisnotedforthebeautyof
Whatcouldbethereasonsforsuchlowparticipation?Culturaleventsarefun!Yeah
Keepingtraditionisimportanttoo
knocking.Thefirstchapterstartswithathin
explanations, the whole audience appreciate
itslandscape,¡±remarkedLeeGeon-yong,the
right. First reason, thinking of past festivals of the school, there is no faith that the
tremble, runs to its climax, and finally
the music. The main melody retains its fast
composerofthemusicandthePresidentof
Mostaudience¡¯sresponseswereamicable.
presentyearwouldbefun.Everyyearthestudentcouncilcomesoutonstageandshouts
returnstothebeginning.Contrarytothefirst
beat. The linkage among minor themes in
theKoreanNationalUniversityofArts.
Theymarveledatthevariousandnewsound
outspeechesonsomesocialorschoolissuethatnotallstudentsagreeon.Sometipsfor
chapter that resembles western method of
¡°Spring¡± is expressed differently; the sound
After the ¡°Evening Song,¡± kayagums of
made by the traditional instruments like
thestudentcouncil;thinkofwhatthestudentswantfirst,atleastduringfestivetimes.
playing,thekayagums¡¯uniquelongtrembles
createdbyshiveringofstringsandfingering
25stringsgooffstageand,SanjoKayagum
piano, guitar, and harp. However, many
Second reason, the school doesn¡¯t care much for school festivals annually, so
are in the second chapter. All performers
techniques is so characteristic, compared to
which has 12 strings appear for ¡®Jul¡¯-
sound of other instruments were
expectingstudentstosuddenlycometoalltheseeventsbecauseit¡¯sthe50thanniversary
scrape the kayagums like harps on the 3rd
western string instruments. Excitement for
meaning strings on stage. ¡®Jul¡¯ is not the
reverberated, the actual sound of Kayagum
is somewhat selfish, for spontaneous participation, the school should have done better
chapter.Theycreatetheimageofspringwith
the coming spring is expressed well by
same meaning as string even though their
wasn¡¯t heard. They are teachers who
before.Participationcomesfromspontaneousmindswhenstudentshavesomethingto
thesoundinfrontoftheaudience.Waterfalls
emphasizing trembles. ¡°I can¡¯t believe the
meaningsaresimilar.Stringslookasifthey
cultivate the next generation of kukak
expect.Investingwouldn¡¯thurt.
pourdown,budscomeup,hazespringsup,
players expressed ¡®Four Seasons¡¯ with
woulddisappearjustbytouchingit,but¡®jul¡¯
performers as well as players. Keeping
Thirdandlastandthemostimportantreason,thestudentsthemselvesdon¡¯thavethe
thenaturestartstheirowncomingintobeing,
Korean traditional instruments,¡± said a
looksasthoughtheywouldcomealivewhen
traditionandpopularizationofkukakhaveto
spontaneous minds to participate in cultural school activities. It might be the social
andallthreechaptersofSpringend.
married couple, So Byeong-ho and Jo Suk-
touching it. I wanted to touch ¡®jul¡¯ which
go together, even though it is not an easy
atmosphere making people more individualized day by day. In school events the
The next pieces are ¡°Sannyuhwa¡± and
hee. ¡°I felt rain drops in the music. It was
cannot expect what it would become,¡±
task.Althoughtheyattractedpublicattention
studentsthatparticipatearethelowerclasses,mostofthemfreshmen.Higherclassesare
¡°Jindallaekkot,¡± which are Kim So-wol¡¯s
great to ameliorate costumes beautifully.
explainedthecomposeronthepamphlet.As
with the fact that tickets had been sold out,
hard to find in school activities. Even those freshmen who participate are the ones
poems they made into music. The
Also, widening musical range and trying
the composer intended, kayagums¡¯ juls
they did not achieve full success in both
mobilizedbyfewenthusiasticupperclassmembers.
combination of the lyrics and the scores
variouswaysofexpressionwasreallygood.¡±
shout, cry, and laugh. Maybe crying of
popularity and keeping traditional Korean
Culturaleventsinschooltakealongtimeandefforttoraise,butwhat¡¯sthepointof
creates of understanding the pieces a new
strings is one of the main characteristics of
sound. Their tries and efforts, of course,
having these events and celebrations if the students themselves don¡¯t participate. This
demension. The male vocal, Kim Hwal-
Musicwithvisualimages
Korean music, which is rarely expressed in
should be highly estimated. It is true they
doesnotonlylimittothe50thanniversarycelebrations,thisispracticallya¡°tradition¡±
sung¡¯spure,fresh,andclearvoicesuitswith
With the uncovering of the black back
westernmusicalinstruments.
gave fresh and positive effects on kukak.
everyyear.Inordertothrowawaythisdishonorary¡°tradition¡±thestudentsthemselves
light and moderate sound of kayakum
curtains, images which show rain drops
After the intermission, the members of
Popularization and preservation of tradition
have to change their thoughts on participating in cultural activities of the school.
especially in ¡°Sannyuhwa.¡± When
droppingonarivuletcomeoutandthenext
Sagye wearing black evening dresses come
can be achieved only by the people who
Participatingandmakingthefestivalsmorefestiveisthewaytoenjoycampuslife.
¡°Jindallaekkot¡± echoes, the auditories can
piece ¡°Evening Song¡± starts. Like people
back into stage with a light green
deeplyunderstandandloveit.IfSagyedoes
Tosayitdirectly¡°Youhavetoparticipatespontaneously!¡±
feel the same feeling they experienced in
walking home step by step, rain drops and
background behind their back. The first
notforgetthis,cleartheirgoal,andkeepon
Kim So-wol¡¯s poem ¡°Jindallaekkot.¡± Like
moving hands on the kayagum get faster.
pieceinthesecondstageis¡°Zigeunerleben.¡±
trying, they will be able to catch these two
Korean folk songs, cheerful feelings are
Afterawhile,thetempobecomesslowerand
Itmeansagroupofpeopleroamingaround
birdsinthefuture.
filledinthesong,butsomewhatsadfeelings
the sound becomes softer. Then, the
hereandthereandoriginallywaswrittenby
also exists. After one of the lyrics -
background changes to circles. There are
RobertSchumann.Itiscomposedforpiano
ByJoHyun-mi
ByOhSae-hoon
¡°Gasiopsoseo¡±isrecited,allgetquiet.Only
smallcirclesmovinginsideabigcircleand
solo,buttriangles,castanets,orsnaredrums
AssociateEditorofCultureSection
EditorofTheory&CritiqueSection
the reverberation is left just like in the
figures written in Chinese characters are
are often used too. Castanets are used for
Photographer¡¯spassioncapturesimpossiblescenes
L
eeMyung-dongisaphotographerwhohasbeen
think that photographers could make what seems to
livingformorethan60yearswithcameras.He
beimpossiblepossible.
wasactiveasaphotographer,photojournalist,photo
critic, and as a publisher of a photo magazine. He
Thesedaysdigitalcamerashavebecomeoneof
wasareporterofDong-AIlboandmadeaneffortto
thenecessitiesamongstudents.Whatdoyouthink
JungJin-kyeong/TheArgus
establishtheDong-AContestofPhotography.Also,
aboutdigitalcameras?
MoscowarrivesinSeoul
helecturedonphotosatseveraluniversitiessuchas
IgotsomedigitalcamerasasagiftbutIhavenever
Chung-Ang University, Sungkyunkwan University,
used it. I think digital cameras are a revolution in
and HUFS. Now he is an advisor of Photoart, a
camera technology. I know how convenient digital
T
heeventmarking¡°theDayofMoscowinSeoul¡±
monthlyphotographicartmagazine.Hetooklotsof
cameras are. All things have merits and demerits. I
was held at the outdoor stage of KyungHee
pictures that decorate the history of Korean photo.
hope that students get rid of demerits of digital
Palace on April 23. Seoul and Moscow have
Forexample,hetookKimKoo¡¯slastphotoin1949
cameras and accept only the merits. I could not
maintainedfriendlyrelationthroughactiveexchanges
and one of his 4.19 photos was issued as a
imaginedigitalcamerasatoldtimes.
sincetheysetupsisterhoodrelationshipin1991.Seoul
commemorationstamp.
City prepared the event and other various Russian
GivesomecommentstoHUFSansandstudents
cultural events to commemorate the lasting friendly
It would have been much harder than these
whowanttostudyphotography.
relationship.
days,whenyoustartedtotakepictures.Howdid
IhaveagoodimpressionofHUFSans.Iremember
The Day of Moscow in Seoul started with the
youstartphotography?
that HUFSans are very smart and they study hard.
entranceofeachcitymayorsandtheirwives.Afterthe
It¡¯s true. At that time there was no place to learn
WhenIlecturedonphotojournalismatHUFS,Imet
Korean traditional performance, Lee Myung-bak, the
photos. I learned photos all by myself. When I
manygoodstudents.Iwanttotellthestudentstodo
mayorofSeoul,announced,¡°April23isproclaimedas
bought my first camera, I was just 14 years old. I
their best whatever they do. I hope students take
theDayofMoscowinSeoul.WelcomeRussia!¡±Next,
wantedtobuyacamerasomuchbecauseofcuriosity
picturewithconsciousness.Ifyoutakeapicture,you
Yuri M. Luzhkov, the mayor of Moscow gave a
inthebeginning.Atthetime,thepriceofthecamera
needtoreflectyourthoughts.Photoisamemoryof
memorablespeech.Afterthegreetingofthemayors,a
wassimilartothepriceofabull.Franklyspeaking,I
history.After50years,100years,photoswillbethe
Russiangalaconcertbegan.Congratulatorymessages
boughtthecamerawiththemoneythatmyfatherhad
documentsofhistory.
fromthestudentsofDepartmentofRussianinHUFS
savedtobuyabullatthemarket.
KimKyu-young/TheArgus
KimKyu-young/TheArgus
wereshownonscreenbeforethefirststage.
Lee Myung-dong has turned 80 and is still an
Fromlefttoright:LeeMyung-dongtalksabouthis60-yearphotographerlife.Picturetakenbyhim
The performances of Russians wearing splendid
You are also well known as a writer of photo
active man. He has watched the development of
in1953wonthefirstprizeattheArmyContestofPhotography(up).Partofhiscameracollections
costumes were on the stage. Various performances
journalism.Whatisyourphilosophyofphotos?
photography since Department of Photography
(down).
were performed including ballet, circus, magic, vocal
Ithinkthatphotographersshouldtakepictureswith
openedinKorea.However,hedoesnotwanttotake
music, and folk songs of Russia. All the performers
theirownthoughts.Photosrecordthehistoryofthat
picturesanymorebecauseheunderwentallsortsof
appeared on the stage and decorated the finale of the
time.Whenphotographerstakepicturestheyshould
Therefore, photos of newspapers should become
photographers. I think that the rearing of juniors is
hardships. However, Mr. Lee has not changed his
event with singing ¡°The Night of Moscow¡± together.
notforgetit.Apieceofpicturecouldbeanimportant
assistant to articles, and the article should become
important. I hope that many good photographers
thoughtthathewasdestinedtobeaphotographer.He
The event was finished with the promise for the
memoryofthetime.
assistanttothephoto.
appear.
didhisbestwhenhehadthechancestotakepictures.
friendlyrelationshipsbetweenKoreaandRussia.
In addition to this, he hopes the next generations to
¡°The event was so good that I enjoyed various
You worked as a photo journalist for many
Every year you award a prize to a
Whendidyoufeeldifficultyasaphotographer?
dotheirbestinthetimegiventothem.
Russianperformancesatonce.Ifeelmorefriendlyof
years. Could you tell about your experience as a
photographer in your name. How did the Lee
Andwhatmadeyoufeelthiswasworthit?
Despite of all his achievements of photos, he is a
Russia now. I hope that the cultural exchanges to be
photojournalist?
Myung-dongPrizeofPhotographybegin?
There were many difficulties. I experienced the
modestman.Hisphotoswillremainasthehistoryof
continuedactively,¡±saidJunSo-yang,avisitortothe
It was a long time ago when I became a
Actually,theprizewasnotmadebyme.Mypupils
6.25, the time of the Liberal Party, and the 4.19
Koreanphotography.
event. Also, the exhibition of architecture and
cameraman for a newspaper. There was no concept
andjuniorsmadeaplantostartitandraisedfundall
democratic movement. My film and cameras were
technology of Russia was held at Seoul Museum of
ofaphotojournalistatthattime.Acameramanjust
overthecountry.Then,theyaskedmetoawardthe
confiscated many times. Moreover, I was sued
History on April 23 and 24. The Day of Seoul in
tookpicturesandreporterswrotearticles.Iwantedto
prize.Idonotparticipateinchoosingthewinnerbut
becauseItookpicturesofillegalscenesoftheLiberal
ByJungJin-kyeong
MoscowwillbeheldinMoscowinSeptember.
changeit.Itriedtowritemyownarticlesaboutmy
thewinnersareallgreatphotographers.AttaKim,the
Party. But I felt my job was worth it when I took
ReporterofCultureSection
photos. Photos cannot be independent from articles.
last winner, has won recognition among other
picturesthatmostpeoplethoughtofasimpossible.I
ByJungJin-kyeong/TheArgus

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