20th WASBE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS, GWANGJU – SOUTH KOREA
Performed by Central Washington University Wind Ensemble
Conducted by Dr. T. André Feagin
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[#275] October 28, 2024
WASBE2024 | 2024 | Piano and Wind Ensemble | Grade 5 | 10' - 15' | Concerto
Baekdudaegan, by South Korean composer, pianist and music educator Jiyoun Chung is our Composition of the Week.
Baekdudaegan is a Concerto for Piano and Wind Ensemble structured in three movements.
I. Baekudaegan, II. Wildflowers in DMZ (featured here) and III. Again, Baekudaegan!.
This work was commissioned by Dr. T. André Feagin and the Central Washington University Wind Ensemble as a new work to present at the 20th World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) international conference in South Korea.
Baekdudaegan received premiere performances on May 30, 2024, in Ellensburg, USA, as well as on July 17, 2024, in Gwangju, South Korea, during the 20th WASBE International Conference,
by the Central Washington Wind Ensemble, with Yerin Kim on piano and T. André Feagin, conducting
“Baekdudaegan is named after a mountain range that runs through almost the length of the Korean Peninsula. Culturally, it has been considered the spiritual backbone of all Korean people. Toward the end of World War II, the mountain range was divided into halves by the 38 Military Demarcation Line as an army boundary between the United States and the Soviet Union, a boundary that remains today. In this three-movement concerto for piano and wind ensemble, the composer seeks to address this issue of the Korean Peninsula and the painful cry of the mountain and people, a cry heard for nearly 80 years.
Program Notes by Central Washington University Wind Ensemble
Dr. Jiyoun Chung received her BM in composition from Hanyang University in South Korea. She earned her MM in composition and in piano performance from Illinois State University, studying with Carl Schimmel and Martha Horst. She received her DMA in composition at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where she studied with Chen Yi, Zhou Long, and James Mobberley.
Jiyoun Chung's has received many distinctions and awards and is often heard in festivals and concerts in Asia, Europe, and the United States. Her current interest in composition lies in encompassing various cultural influences into her works. Her own identity as a Korean immigrant plays a big factor in her music making. Having two different cultural perspectives as she has enculturated into the United States allows her to see one culture as an abundant source of creations from the point of view of the other. Thus, embracing both in the compositional process comes naturally to her.
However, Chung’s works are not limited to the fusion of Korean and concert music. While the wealth of inspiration derives from the East Asian culture, other inspiration comes from various musical portraits and genres such as contemporary concert music, K-pop, jazz, musical theater, hip-hop, street music, and world traditional music. Languages, structures, timbres, and vocabularies from those different musical arts have expanded her musical palette, which helps to speak to a broad range of audiences.
Currently she is an assistant professor of music at Central Washington University.
Other works for winds include:
· Variations on Theme “Jonah” for Woodwind Quintet (2003)
· Three Sketches for Brass Quintet (2022)
· OK, Boomer! for Trumpet Ensemble (2023)
More information on Jiyoun Chung