Upcoming Concert!

The Tori Ensemble performs Five DirectionsThursday–Saturday, December 4, 5, and 6, 2008 • 8:00 pm at Asia Society and Museum725 Park Avenue at 70th Street


Transcending borders—inspired by jazz, new music and traditional Korea­— six extraordinary musicians
from Korea and New York come together to create a new hybrid sound. Tori, the World Music Project
Ensemble, pushes the boundaries of east and west to offer a fresh sound with interactive collaborations.

Yoon Jeong Heo (geomungo), Erik Friedlander (cello), Kwon Soon Kang (Korean traditional voice),
Young Chi Min (daegum, chang-go), Ned Rothenberg (clarinets & shakuhachi), and Satoshi Takeishi
(percussion).
Tickets: $16 members/students/seniors; $20 nonmembersFor tickets please visit http://tickets.asiasociety.org/, for more information call (212) 517-ASIA
or visit www.AsiaSociety.org.
Copresented with Korean Cultural Service. Made possible by generous support from The Ministry
of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea.

Photos (Left to Right:) Ned Rothenberg, photo by Maarit Kytöharju; Yoon Jeong Heo, photo courtesy of the artist;
and Eric Friedlander, photo courtesy of the artist.

Geomungo

The six-stringed zither is said to have been created by Prime Minister Wang San-ak of the Goguryeo Kingdom in the 4th century.; its prototype is found in the ancient murals of Goguryeo. It has six twisted silk strings, which are stretched over 16 fixed frets.
The instrument is plucked with a short bamboo rod, which is held in the right hand, and produces majestic deep sounds. The literati of the Joseon Dynasty Particularly revered the geomungo.