Korea Times spring concert due Thursday
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Mostly Philharmonic Orchestra
By Yun Suh-young
Conductor Park Sang-hyun
Singer Park Ki-young
The 12th annual Spring Music Festival hosted by The Korea Times will be held Thursday at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts.
Celebrating the 67th anniversary of the paper's establishment, the concert invites its readers as a token of gratitude for their loyalty and readership.
The Mostly Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Park Sang-hyun will once again lead the Korea Times annual spring concert. This year's performers include chanson singer Monsieur Ko, singer Park Ki-young, musical singer Park So-yeon, sopranos Kim Soo-yeon, Lee Min-ji and Lee Young-in, and tenor Ryu Jung-phil.
The concert will begin with the Mostly Philharmonic Orchestra’s Carmen Overture by Georges Bizet. Following the performance, soprano Kim Soo-yeon will sing Johann Strauss' “Voices of Spring” to refreshingly begin the spring concert. Tenor Ryu Jung-phil will sing Carlos Gardel's “Por Una Cabeza” with dancer Kim Nang-hee performing in the background. Soprano Lee Min-ji will sing Giacomo Puccini's “Quando Membo” followed by musical singer Park So-yeon performing Sylvester Levay's “Ich Gehore Nur Mir.” Chanson singer Monsieur Ko will perform Y. Frenkel's “Cranes” followed by singer Park Ki-young performing two songs in a row _ Ennio Morricone's “Nella Fantasia” and Lucio Dalla's “Caruso.” To end the first half of the concert, soprano Kim Soo-yeon and tenor Ryu Jung-phil will sing Andrew Lloyd Webber's “The Phantom of the Opera” together.
The second half of the concert will feature soprano Lee Young-in opening with Giacomo Puccini's “Donde Lieta” followed by two performances by chanson singer Monsieur Ko _ Michel Legrand's “Les Parapluies de Cherbourg” and Norbert Glanzberg's “Padam Padam.” Soprano Kim Soo-yeon will continue with Jacques Offenbach's “Les Oiseaux Dans la Charmille” and tenor Ryu Jung-phil singing Lee Bong-jo's “Desert Island.” Musical singer Park So-yeon will sing Jeanine Tesori's “The Girl in 14F” and the finale performances will be offered by singer Park Ki-young who will perform Cho Kyu-min's “Last Love” and Lee Jang-hee's “Goodbye, a Word that is Too Short.”
The concert is scheduled for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Grand Theater of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts.
Readers who wish to attend the concert can receive free tickets by signing up for them on The Korea Times website. They can pick up their free tickets at the box office starting 30 minutes before the performance. For more information, visit koreatimes.co.kr or call 02)724-2359.