Thursday, June 11 7PM
Korean Cultural Service New York
460 Park Avenue 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022
The Korean Cultural Service of New York presents a special program featuring the Toronto Messiaen Ensemble.The “Adversity and Transfiguration” concert was programmed using the mythical rebirth that an eagle undergoes through its lifetime. The repertoire selected for this concert expresses the message of the story.
The Toronto Messiaen Ensemble is a Canadian chamber ensemble dedicated to the performance of classical and contemporary music. It was founded in 2011 by the composer Gideon Gee-Bum Kim, who is the ensemble’s artistic director. Other founding members include Takayo Noguchi, Peter Pinteric, Seolhee Ashely Choi, and Hyuk Kim. The instrumentation of the ensemble symbolizes our homage to the 20th century French composer, Olivier Messiaen, reflecting the instrumentation of his work, “Quator pour la fin du temps”(Quartet for the end of time). TME has built a reputation through its unique and spiritual musical programming. It also extends its repertoire by joining established musicians such as pianist, Matthew Ming Li and violinist, Joelle Jihiye Kee. The TME has recently been appointed as guest ensemble with the Colorado College in the USA. The goal of the ensemble is to express a positive and hopeful message through music.
For information on the programming and registration visit: http://www.koreanculture.org/