The Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province National Gugak Center (Director Yoo Young-dae) will host the 4th performance of the 2025 first half "Thursday Regular Concert - Music and Dance" titled 'Night of Creative Chamber Music' at 7:30 pm on the 15th at the Myeongin Hall of the Korean Sound Culture Center.

This performance consists entirely of original chamber music pieces. The program focuses on incorporating modern sensibilities while preserving the unique characteristics of traditional Korean musical instruments, showcasing a harmonious blend of tradition and modernity on stage.

The first program will open with a chamber music performance for the flute, a powerful and clear-toned instrument that leads the central melody in traditional music, featuring a flute quintet 'The Last Leaf.'

'The Last Leaf' for flute quintet (composed by Park Kyung-hoon) expresses the moving story of O. Henry's poignant short story 'The Last Leaf' through music. By maximizing the flute's lyrical tones, the beautiful and touching narrative of the story is conveyed through music.

Following that, there will be a chamber music performance for the geomungo, symbolizing wisdom and dignity with its deep and soulful tones, and the ajaeng, known for its deep and poignant sounds.

The geomungo duet 'Chulgang' (composed by Kim Yong-sil) portrays the masculine strength of laborers working at the Heungnam Ironworks. The piece starts energetically with a lively rhythm, transitions into a lyrical mood, and concludes with a dynamic feel.

The ajaeng trio 'Haemu' (composed by Ba In-jeong) describes the serenity, grandeur, and ever-changing nature of the sea through the unique tones and expressive capabilities of the ajaeng. Starting calmly like rising fog, it gradually deepens, incorporating various playing techniques that evoke the sounds of wind and waves, adding tension and resonance.

The fourth piece features the daegeum, the most representative traditional wind instrument, in a daegeum quartet performance of Mozart's Serenade 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' K.125 (composed by Mozart).

This piece, one of Mozart's most popular works, is composed of a familiar melody that many have heard before. In this performance, the daegeum quartet's reinterpretation captivates the audience's attention.

Next, the gayageum, a symbol of Korea's traditional string instruments with a rich history, will take the stage. Particularly, this performance will feature a gayageum quintet with 25 strings, showcasing a wide range of tones achieved through various modifications.

The 25-string gayageum quintet 'Fantasy of Monggeumpo' (composed by Kim Sung-guk) is a composition based on the melody of the Hwanghae-do folk song 'Monggeumpo Taryeong.' It is structured around a theme and variations format, incorporating contrasting melodies borrowed from parts of the Taryeong. It effectively utilizes harmonic and contrapuntal forms, traditional rhythmic patterns, and folk song melodies.

The final performance concludes with a chamber music piece for the haegeum, a traditional Korean string instrument that is widely loved and active in various fields such as court music, sanjo, and creative Korean music.

The haegeum septet 'Sam-in-haeng' (composed by Lee Yong-tak) consists of three movements. It expresses the relationships of individuals on life's journey through joy, sorrow, love, and pleasure. The lively rhythm of the second movement's cheerful gutgeori-jangdan and the dynamic development of the third movement's vibrant variation sections blend the melodies and rhythms of each part, harmonizing tension and relaxation in the piece.