National Chorus of Korea to sing popular Korean poems

By Park Ji-won

The National Chorus of Korea (NCK) will hold an online concert called “Poetic Colors,” in which the chorus will sing songs composed from a series of popular Korean poems. In the concert, which will be released on the NCK's channel on Naver TV, Feb. 10, the chorus will show the stage from different angles using versatile lighting, to entertain viewers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nine songs adopted from famous Korean poems such as Kim Yeong-nang's “An Endless River Flows” and Kim So-wol's “Mother, Sister,” will be performed by the NCK and other artists such as soprano Im Sun-hae, bass-baritone Gil Byeong-min and cellist Mun Tae-guk. The songs were composed by in-house and famous composers such as Stephen Paulus, a Grammy winning American composer.

“Amid the spread of COVID-19 infections and the cancellations of performances, we have come up with Poetic Colors aiming to show video-based chorus content. We also tried to produce quality and creative video content while preserving the beautiful artistic value of the chorus. We hope that this show can guide a new culture in consuming art in the post-coronavirus era and present a creative form that combines modern technologies such as media art, video and lighting,” Yoon Eui-joong, conductor of the show and artistic director of the NCK said in a press release, Monday.

The ticket is priced at 15,000 won. For more information, call 02-587-8111.