The Korean Cultural Society of Boston
한미예술협회
KCSB Spring Concert
May 4, 3:00 pm
Percussionist Hayoung Song's concert with Ajaeng player Yoona Kim and a Pianist.
Program
Marimba
J.S.Bach - cello suites or violin sonatas and partita (arranged for marimba)
Debussy - Arabesque (arranged for Marimba)
Ajaeng (Korean Traditional string Instrument with a Bow)
A Korean Sanjo solo
Ensemble
(TBD)
Sunday, May 4, 3:00 pm
New England Conservatory's Brown Hall
290 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA
Hayoung Halle Song was born in South Korea in 1996. She attended Seoul Arts High School and went on to Korean National University of Arts (KNUA), where she studied under Kwangseo Park, Eunhye Kim, and June Moon Kyung Hahn. She graduated with the Percussion Performance bachelor’s degree in 2019. Song’s first recital was at Kumho Young Artist Series in 2015, and she reached the final round in the Marimba Competition of the Italy Percussive Arts Society in 2016. In 2018, she performed as soloist in the Marimba Spiritual with the KNUA Percussion Ensemble. As a percussionist, she was a member of the Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra. Song graduated with master’s degree at New England Conservatory (NEC) in 2023 and has won the first prize in NEC Concerto Competition. She studied timpani and percussion with Daniel Bauch, Assistant Principal Timpanist and Section Percussionist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Yoona Kim is a Boston based ajaeng player, composer, and improviser. Her performances are deeply rooted in the richness of Korean court and folk music, juxtaposed with delicate noise, the soulful depths of traditional blues, and the dynamism of contemporary music. As a creative force, Yoona's evolving style weaves together the threads of tradition and innovation, forging a path that explores radical, non-linear temporalities. Her ajaeng stylings are both assertive and intuitive, honed over countless performances that have resonated with national and international audiences.