Instrumentation: daegeum, baritone saxophone, percussion, soprano, recorder-keyboard, and baritone haegeum
Duration: 13 minutes
Program Information:
steps | 단계 | dangye outlines my interactions with the Korean language as someone who a) is not a native Korean speaker, b) watches a lot of K-Dramas, listens to a lot of K-Pop, and watches pansori on YouTube with English subtitles, c) has tried many times and failed many times to learn the Korean language through podcasts, books, and the language app Duolingo. In the Korean language, I hear deep expressivity, melodic nuances, fragility, tenderness, and pointed consonants with grit!
Premiere: August 4 2023 | Contemporary Art Music Project and Project 1.5 & 34.7 | Seoul, South Korea