Complete conference details and the program of events are available at https://myumi.ch/W23nX.

Attend in person or attend via Zoom at https://myumi.ch/8ebxM.

Organizers:

Hilary Finchum-Sung (Nam Center for Korean Studies, University of Michigan/Association for Asian Studies)

Youngju Ryu (Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Michigan)

The concept of ‘Korean Music’ conjures many things: Kpop, pungmulnori ensembles on university campuses, stately court orchestras and dance, the lullabies and wails of the folk experience… there is so much, and its routes and evolutions are countless and astounding. The title of the 2-day conference, part of the Nam Center’s Perspectives on Contemporary Korea conference series, references the visceral, emotional experiences embedded in and conjured by Korean music performance across many eras, genres, and locations. In the 21st century, Korean music defies geopolitical boundaries and the confines of genre as artists draw on their own experiences and communities to express the lived realities of the contemporary Korean experience. The music we explore in this symposium is inclusive of long-standing traditions and new creations on the Korean peninsula, music performance in the Diaspora, and collaborations drawing and expanding upon Korean musical aesthetics. The participants in this two-day event will explore the many notions of Korean music on and beyond the Korean peninsula, through space and time, and reimagined via multiple encounters and experiences.

This event will be a combination of traditional paper presentation, roundtables, and workshops. There will also be at least two performances during the two-day event. The event will be free & open to the public. Attendance will be available both in-person and virtual.

This event is a program feature of the U-M Fall 2023 Festival of Asian Music. https://smtd.umich.edu/asian-music-festival/