Dub-Sanjo (2017)
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Duration: 8 minutes
Instrumentation: 22(2=eh)2(2=bcl)2/4230/tmp, pc, hp/strings
Commissioner: Korean National Symphony Orchestra
Performance History
9/15/2017 Korean National Symphony Orchestra w/ Kwanghyun Kim (cond), Seoul, S.Korea
11/3/2019 New World Symphony w/ Chad Goodman (cond), Miami, FL
11/15/2019 Oakland Symphony w/ Michael Morgan (cond), Oakland, CA
9/2/2021 Korean National Symphony Orchestra w/ Seokwon Hong (cond), Seoul, S.Korea
11/11/2021 Korean National Symphony Orchestra w/ various conductors, Seoul, S.Korea
2/3/2022 Detroit Symphony Orchestra w/ Eun Sun Kim (cond), Detroit, MI
2/4/2022 Detroit Symphony Orchestra w/ Eun Sun Kim (cond), Detroit, MI
2/5/2022 Detroit Symphony Orchestra w/ Eun Sun Kim (cond), Detroit, MI
9/9/2022 Korean National Symphony Orchestra w/ Chi-Yong Chung (cond), Gimhae, S.Korea
9/28/2022 Korean National Symphony Orchestra w/ Chi-Yong Chung (cond), Stockholm, Sweden
9/30/2022 Korean National Symphony Orchestra w/ Chi-Yong Chung (cond), Budapest, Hungary
10/2/2022 Korean National Symphony Orchestra w/ Chi-Yong Chung (cond), Vienna, Austria
10/30/2022 San Diego State University Symphony Orchestra w/ Michael Gerdes (director), San Diego, CA USA
2/3/2024 The Syracuse Orchestra w/ Ho-Yin Kwok (cond), Syracuse, NY
2/17/2024 Minnesota Orchestra w/ Junping Qian (cond), Minneapolis, MN
3/8/2024 Minnesota Orchestra w/ Eun Sun Kim (cond), Minneapolis, MN
3/9/2024 Minnesota Orchestra w/ Eun Sun Kim (cond), Minneapolis, MN
3/10/2024 New York Youth Symphony w/ Andrew Kim (director), New York, NY USA
4/12/2024 San Diego State University Symphony Orchestra w/ Michael Gerdes (director), San Diego, CA USA
10/4/2024 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Orchestra w/ Jun Kim (director), Milwaukee, WI
Program Note
Sanjo is a virtuosic Korean folk music tradition performed by an instrumentalist with a barrel drum accompaniment. The first ones were created by gayageum (Korean plucked instrument) players and have been aurally transmitted with many variations (now there are also written scores). I combined various melodic patterns in diverse gayageum sanjos and arranged them into a short (original sanjos are 30-60 minutes long) orchestral overture. Dub- is a short form of duboo (meaning 'together' in Korean) and indicates that this piece connects different traditions and is played by multiple players (as opposed to a solo instrumentalist).
purchase the study score
Duration: 8 minutes
Instrumentation: 22(2=eh)2(2=bcl)2/4230/tmp, pc, hp/strings
Commissioner: Korean National Symphony Orchestra
Performance History
9/15/2017 Korean National Symphony Orchestra w/ Kwanghyun Kim (cond), Seoul, S.Korea
11/3/2019 New World Symphony w/ Chad Goodman (cond), Miami, FL
11/15/2019 Oakland Symphony w/ Michael Morgan (cond), Oakland, CA
9/2/2021 Korean National Symphony Orchestra w/ Seokwon Hong (cond), Seoul, S.Korea
11/11/2021 Korean National Symphony Orchestra w/ various conductors, Seoul, S.Korea
2/3/2022 Detroit Symphony Orchestra w/ Eun Sun Kim (cond), Detroit, MI
2/4/2022 Detroit Symphony Orchestra w/ Eun Sun Kim (cond), Detroit, MI
2/5/2022 Detroit Symphony Orchestra w/ Eun Sun Kim (cond), Detroit, MI
9/9/2022 Korean National Symphony Orchestra w/ Chi-Yong Chung (cond), Gimhae, S.Korea
9/28/2022 Korean National Symphony Orchestra w/ Chi-Yong Chung (cond), Stockholm, Sweden
9/30/2022 Korean National Symphony Orchestra w/ Chi-Yong Chung (cond), Budapest, Hungary
10/2/2022 Korean National Symphony Orchestra w/ Chi-Yong Chung (cond), Vienna, Austria
10/30/2022 San Diego State University Symphony Orchestra w/ Michael Gerdes (director), San Diego, CA USA
2/3/2024 The Syracuse Orchestra w/ Ho-Yin Kwok (cond), Syracuse, NY
2/17/2024 Minnesota Orchestra w/ Junping Qian (cond), Minneapolis, MN
3/8/2024 Minnesota Orchestra w/ Eun Sun Kim (cond), Minneapolis, MN
3/9/2024 Minnesota Orchestra w/ Eun Sun Kim (cond), Minneapolis, MN
3/10/2024 New York Youth Symphony w/ Andrew Kim (director), New York, NY USA
4/12/2024 San Diego State University Symphony Orchestra w/ Michael Gerdes (director), San Diego, CA USA
10/4/2024 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Orchestra w/ Jun Kim (director), Milwaukee, WI
Program Note
Sanjo is a virtuosic Korean folk music tradition performed by an instrumentalist with a barrel drum accompaniment. The first ones were created by gayageum (Korean plucked instrument) players and have been aurally transmitted with many variations (now there are also written scores). I combined various melodic patterns in diverse gayageum sanjos and arranged them into a short (original sanjos are 30-60 minutes long) orchestral overture. Dub- is a short form of duboo (meaning 'together' in Korean) and indicates that this piece connects different traditions and is played by multiple players (as opposed to a solo instrumentalist).