Saturday Evening, October 19, 2013, at 7: 30

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) Iris Derke, Co-Founder and General DirectorJonathan Griffith, Co-Founder and Artistic Director

presents

Suwon Civic ChoraleSuwon, South Korea

DR. IN-GI MIN, ConductorAMI WOO, EUN-JUNG YOO, Accompanists

The Spirit of Korea (I)

SUNG-HYUN YOON Arirang

JUNG-SUN PARK Kyrie from Arirang Mass

Korean Choral Music (I)KEEYOUNG KIM Dona nobis pacem (30th Anniversary commissioned work;

World Premiere)

Korean Art & Folk Songs

DONG-JIN KIM Gagopa (Wishing to Return)

TRADITIONAL Saeya, Saeya (Blue Bird)arr. Moonseung Lee

Korean Choral Music (II)

JEEYOUNG KIM Miserere (30th Anniversary commissioned work; World Premiere)

The Spirit of Korea (II)

GYUN-YONG LEE Sae Taryung (The Bird Song)

JUNG-SUN PARK Mokdosori (A Song of Pole Carrying)

Intermission

Alice Tully Hall Please make certain your cellular phone,pager, or watch alarm is switched off.

(Program continued)

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ERIC WHITACRE Lux Aurumque

ERIC WHITACRE Little Birds

VIVIAN FUNG Kecak Attack

The Spirit of AmericaSAMUEL BARBER Agnus Dei from Adagio for Strings, Op.11

TRADITIONAL Shenandoaharr. Doug Andrews/Mack Wilberg

TRADITIONAL The Battle of Jerichoarr. Moses Hogan

Notes on the ProgramArirangSUNG-HYUN YOONBorn September 1959, in Busan, Korea

Composed by Sung-Hyun Yoon, a professorat Yonsei University, this piece adopts theKorean traditional tune Arirang as the maintheme for a cantus firmus (“fixed song”), orpre-existing melody, with modern composi-tional techniques. While the sopranos singthe main theme of Arirang, the altos speakthe lyrics of the song, “Narul burigo gasinunnimeun siprido motgaseo balbyungnane.”The juxtaposition of the traditional melodyand the modern musical language forms theenvironment of the piece.

Kyrie from Arirang MassJUNG-SUN PARKBorn January 1945, in Wonju, Korea

Kyrie is from the eight-part Arirang Mass byJung-Sun Park, a professor emeritus atDankook University in Korea. It is slow andlyrical and utilizes the Latin words of theKyrie Eleison, “Lord have mercy upon us.”The composer has added a traditional feel

by using ornamentation and quateral harmony, both special characteristics ofKorean music.

Dona nobis pacemKEEYOUNG KIMBorn August 1963, Korea

When the composer of this piece was askedto write a choral piece for the Suwon CivicChorale for their New York Debut Concert,there was great tension in South Korea afterthe nuclear threat made by North Korea. Veryrecently, the chemical weapon attack in Syriaon their civilians and the deaths of thousandsled the composer to conclude that, as longas religious and ideological differencesbetween races remain, real peace will neverexist. Meaning “Grant Us Peace,” Donanobis pacem is not a prayer for physicalpeace resulting from the disappearance ofall these worldly disasters, but a search forinner peace given by the blood of Christ,something that the world cannot provide orunderstand. Kim composed this piece witha fervent heart searching for this innerpeace. The first half consists of a compara-tively long introduction and the second halfhas a chorale style. To express the old Latin

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prayer in the most effective fashion, thecomposer used melodies and harmonies ofthe modal system, Korean pentatonicscales, parallelism with chromaticism, andmodern circle of thirds instead of traditionalcircle of fifths.

Gagopa (Wishing to Return)DONG-JIN KIMBorn March 1913, in Anju, KoreaDied July 31, 2009, in Seoul, South Korea

Gagopa is one of the most popular art songswritten by Dong-Jin Kim, a well-known firstgeneration Western music composer fromSouth Korea. Gagopa embraces the Koreansentiment of longing for one’s homeland.Kim composed this song based onWestern harmony.

Saeya, Saeya (Blue Bird)TRADITIONALarr. Moonseung LeeBorn September 1953, in Sangju, Korea

Professor Moonseoung Lee arranged Saeya,Saeya (Blue Bird), a traditional Korean folksong, into a form of five small variations.Saeya, Saeya is a song composed using onlythree notes—A, D, and G—that have perfectfourths in between them. It is a popularchoral piece in South Korea, performed bymany choirs.

MiserereJEEYOUNG KIMBorn January 1968, Korea

Miserere was commissioned by the SuwonCivic Chorale for their U.S. tour in 2013. TheLatin text is from Psalm 51, Verses 1, 14, and15. Tibetan bowls are used to produce bellsounds, considered the sound of heaven inKorea. The two solos in the piece are sung ina traditional Korean style called Jeong-Ga.

Sae Taryung (The Bird Song)GYUN-YONG LEEBorn September 1947, in Daedong, Korea

Gyun-Yong Lee, a professor emeritus at theKorea National University of Arts, arrangedthe Korean traditional folk song, SaeTaryung. It is an antiphonal style piece, typ-ical of Western early church music withfour soloists and a four-part choir exchang-ing dialogues. The choir sings the mainmelody of Sae Taryung. while the soloistsexpress the sounds of the birds.

Mokdosori (A Song of Pole Carrying)JUNG-SUN PARKBorn January 1945, in Wonju, Korea

Mokdosori was originally a labor song fromKorea’s Kangwondo province, chanted byloggers in the mountains. They sang thissong as they carried heavy logs on theirshoulders, taking steps in unison andbreathing together. The meter has twobeats and four beats, showing the charac-teristic of menaritori, a pattern of rhythm inKorean folk music. Mokdosori shows theagonies of the early Koreans who livedhard lives.

Lux AurumqueERIC WHITACRE Born January 2, 1970, in Reno, Nevada

“Lux Aurumque began its life as an a cap-pella choral work that I wrote in the fall of2000. When the Texas Music EducatorsAssociation and a consortium of bandscommissioned me to adapt it for sym-phonic winds, I rewrote the climax andincluded the grand ‘Bliss’ theme from myopera Paradise Lost. Lux Aurumquereceived its premiere at the 2005 confer-ence of the Texas Music EducatorsAssociation, and is dedicated with deep

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admiration for my dear friend GaryGreen.”—Eric Whitacre

Little BirdsERIC WHITACRE

“The key phrase to remember here is littlebirds; the effect should be mysterious andmagical, and the bird sounds should alwaysbe delicate and beautiful. I imagine that thebirds are no larger than a finch, and I wouldencourage the singers to research real birdcalls and whistles.”—Eric Whitacre

Kecak AttackVIVIAN FUNGBorn 1975, in Edmonton, Canada

Kecak Attack is based on the Indonesianmonkey dance of the same name. The origin of kecak can be traced back totrance dances in which a choir of youngmen call out rapid cak-ka-cak rhythms to put young girls, who have beenselected to keep misfortune and evil fromthe village, into a trance. The main purposeof the kecak choir was to use sharp stac-cato cries in interlocking style. Vivian Funghas replaced the all-male choir with amixed choir and turned the kecak into aplayful rhythmic interplay between the dif-ferent sections of the choir. It starts with the interlocking chant and then undergoesa series of transformations while the choir uses whispers, the singers’ bodies, and snapping of fingers, to addcolor to the chant. Kecak Attack was pre-miered in 2010 by the Suwon CivicChorale with Dr. In-Gi Min conducting. Thepiece was commissioned by the SuwonCivic Chorale.

Agnus Dei from Adagio for Strings, Op.11SAMUEL BARBERBorn March 9, 1910, in PennsylvaniaDied January 23, 1981, in New York

The famous Adagio for Strings by SamuelBarber was arranged for string orchestra in1938, based on the second movement ofthe string quartet originally composed in1936. Barber adopted the words of theAgnus Dei portion of the mass to create ana capella piece for choir.

ShenandoahTRADITIONALarr. Doug Andrews/Mack Wilberg

This song describes the beautiful area nowknown as Shenandoah National Park. We feelthe joy and sorrow of the oarsmen rowing onthe Missouri River and can hear the heart-breaking songs of the crewmen longing fortheir former lovers. The wide harmony andflowing melodies recall the running water.

The Battle of JerichoTRADITIONALarr. Moses HoganBorn March 13, 1957, in New OrleansDied February 11, 2003, in Harvey, Louisiana

Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho is a popularAfrican-American spiritual first sung by slavesin the early part of the 19th century. It depictsa famous scene from the Book of Joshuawhere the Israelites march around the city ofJericho blowing their trumpets, causing thecity’s defensive wall to crumble and fall. Thisenergetic and virtuosic arrangement is byMoses Hogan, one of the greatest arrangersof African-American spirituals of all time.

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Dona nobis pacemKEEYOUNG KIM

Dona nobis pacem Grant us peace.

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Gagopa

DONG-JIN KIM

Wishing to Return

My hometown, the blue South sea, comes into view as scenes from the past. How can I forget the calm blue sea, no never, never, even in my dream Sea gulls there now still might be flying, how I wish to return to home.Missing all those buddies of mine,old play mates whom I long for... How could I forget my dear old buddies,who I’d used to run around with? I do wonder what they might do now, wishing to see them, I do surely want.

Kyrie from Arirang Mass

JUNG-SUN PARK

Kyrie eleisonChriste eleison, Kyrie eleison

Lord have mercy, Christ, have mercy,Lord, have mercy.

Arirang SUNG-HYUN YOON

Arirang Arirang Arariyo, crosses over the Arirang pass.My lover who is leaving me will have sorefeet before he walks two miles.

Texts & Translations

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Miserere JEEYOUNG KIM

Miserere mei, Deus: Secundum magnam misericordiamtuam Et secumdum multitudinem miserationumtuarum, dele iniquitatem meam.Libera me de sanguinibus, Deus, Deus,Salutis meae: et exsultabit lingua mea justitiam tuamDomine, labia mea aperies: et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam

Have mercy upon me, O God, after Thy great goodness

According to the multitude of Thy merciesdo away mine offenses. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, Thou that art the God of my health: and my tongue shall sing of Thy righteousness. Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord: and my mouth shall show Thy praise.

Those seagulls, ‘n my playmates, they all must be still at my hometown.Why on earth I am here all alone, far, far away from my hometown?Shouldn’t I leave all behind hereto fly back home there, shouldn’t I?There, there, I could live as were those days when we all were together.Dressed in colorful coat of festivity, laughing ‘n leaping, shouldn’t I return?To those days when there weren’t tears at all, wishing to return, I do surely want.

Saeya, Saeya SUNG-HYUN YOON

Blue Bird

Bird, dear blue bird! Don’t sit down on the mung bean field. If mung bean flower falls down, blue hemp cloth trader will cry and leave.

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Sae Taryung GYUN-YONG LEE

The Bird Song

Birds are flying in, all different kinds of birds are flying in. Among them, a phoenix, a bird of bumperyear, a roc, a costmary bird.When goes to this mountain, goes to that mountain, a nightingale flies to the right and leftweeping. Birds are flying in, all different kinds of birds are flying in.

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Lux AurumqueERIC WHITACRE

Lux AurumqueLux,Calida gravisque pura velut aurumEt canunt angeli molliterModo natum.

Light of Gold,Light,Warm and heavy as pure goldAnd the angels sing softlyTo the newborn baby.

Little BirdsERIC WHITACRE

La luz no parpadea, el tiempo se vacia de minutos se ha detinido un pajaro en el aire.

Se despeña la luz, despiertan las columnas y,sin moverse, bailan. La hora es transparente: vemos, si es invisible el pajaro, el color de su canto.

The light does not blink, the empty time of minutes, has stopped a bird in the air.

The light herself, plunges, wakes up the columns and, without moving, they dance. The hour is transparent: we see, if the bird is invisible, the color of its song.

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The Battle of JerichoTRADITIONAL

Joshua fit the battle of JerichoJericho Jericho;Joshua fit the battle of JerichoAnd the walls came tumbling down.

Agnus Dei from Adagio for Strings, Op.11

SAMUEL BARBER

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.

Lamb of God, You who take away the sins of the world,Have mercy upon us. Lamb of God, You who take away the sins of the world, Grant us peace.

Shenandoah

TRADITIONAL

Oh Shenandoah,I long to see you,‘Way, you rollin’ river.Oh Shenandoah,I long to see you,‘Way, we’re bound away,Across the wide Missouri.

‘Tis seven long years,Since last I saw you,‘Way, you rollin’ river.‘Tis seven years,Since last I saw you,‘Way, we’re bound away,Across the wide Missouri.

Oh Shenandoah,I long to see you,‘Way, you rollin’ river.Oh Shenandoah,I long to see you,‘Way, we’re bound away,Across the wide Missouri.

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You may talk about your kings of Gideon,You may talk about your men of SaulBut there's none like good old JoshuaAt the battle of Jericho.

Joshua fit the battle of JerichoJericho Jericho;Joshua fit the battle of JerichoAnd the walls came tumbling down.

Right up to the walls of JerichoHe marched with spear in hand,"Go blow that ram horn," Joshua cried,"’Cause the battle is in my hand."

Then the lamb ram sheep horns begin to blow,And the trumpet begins to sound,Joshua commanded the children to shoutAnd the walls come a-tumbling down.

Joshua fit the battle of JerichoJericho Jericho;Joshua fit the battle of JerichoAnd the walls came tumbling down.

Suwon Civic Chorale

The Suwon Civic Chorale, founded in 1983,has performed numerous times internation-ally, including the 4th World Symposium onChoral Music, and the Oregon BachFestival, as well as tours of the UnitedStates and Mexico in 2001, and China in2002, to promote the city of Suwon.

In August 2003, at the invitation of theAssociation of British Choral Directors(ABCD), the Chorale performed atBirmingham Symphony Hall and held work-shops for ABCD members as well as a lec-ture by music director In-Gi Min on thetopic of Korean choral music. The Choralerecently completed a successful European

tour, which included an invitation to per-form at the St. Augustine Cathedral inVienna and a joint concert with the PragueSymphonietta, where they performedMozart’s Requiem under Min’s direction.The chorale’s second European tour, in cel-ebration of its 25th anniversary in August2008, included performances in the UK,Romania, Hungary and France. Cheered byaudiences and praised by choral conduc-tors, the Suwon Civic Chorale has posi-tioned itself as a world-class ensemble.

Performances by the Suwon Civic Choralehave received much support from musi-cians and choral music lovers for theirunique and experimental staging thatblends ballet, modern dance, and choralmusic. By introducing new repertoire to thelocal community, the Chorale has openedup a new era for Korean choral music.

Meet the Artists

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Suwon Civic Chorale Music Director In-GiMin, majored in composition at the Collegeof Music at Yonsei University in Korea. Hereceived a master’s degree in conductingfrom New York University and subse-quently earned a doctorate in choral con-ducting at the University of SouthernCalifornia in 1990. He studied choral con-ducting under Prof. William Dehning andchoral music methods and pedagogy underProf. David Wilson.

Concurrent with his studies in the U.S., Dr.Min performed as a guest conductor at anumber of music festivals and concertsincluding the Long Beach Bach Festival,the LA Inter-Cultural Choral Festival, andalso served as music director for the GloriaMusica Chorale. After more than ten yearsin the United States, In-Gi Min returned toKorea to serve as guest conductor for pro-fessional choirs, including Gwangju CivicChorale, Bucheon Philharmonic Chorus,Wonju Civic Chorale, Cheongju CivicChorale, and the Ansan City Choir. He hasbeen highly acclaimed as “a conductorwith accurate interpretation and emotion.”

Dr. Min has served as a professor of choralconducting and director of choral activitiesat the College of Music at DankookUniversity, and has taught choral conduct-ing for the past 18 years in the musicdepartment of Honam TheologicalUniversity and Seminary as well as its grad-uate school. He has also served as musicdirector for the Seoul Music Teachers’Choir, Hoshin Concert Choir, DankookConcert Choir, and CBS Oratorio Chorale.He is a leading lecturer and a choral con-ductor at choral and church music seminarsorganized by universities as well as theKorean Church Music Association, HosannaMusic Publications, the Korean Women’sConductors Association, and the KoreanChoral Directors Association. He previouslyserved as music director of the SomangPresbyterian Church, one of the largestPresbyterian Churches in Korea, and wasmusic director of the Zion Choir in Seoul formore than 10 years. Dr. Min has served asmusic director and principal conductor ofSuwon Civic Chorale since 2002.

In 2013 Dr. Min and the Suwon Civic Choraleare celebrating the 30th anniversary of theChorale. In addition to this concert as part ofthe DCINY 2013 Distinguished Concert Seriesthey will perform at the invitation of YaleUniversity and will be welcomed by Koreancommunities and churches in New York,Washington DC, and the Boston area.

Dr. In-Gi Min

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Suwon Civic ChoraleDr. In-Gi Min, Music Director and Conductor

Jong Seub AnJeong Hyun BaeJung Tae BaekSook Hee ChangSo Young ChoYoon Suk ChoiSeung Kyoo ChoiKyung Seon HongDong Kil HongIn Chung HwangTae Ok JeongYoung Hee Jun

Kyoung In JungHye Eun KimHyun Jung KimEun Jung KimYeong Soo KimSang Hun KimDong Yeoul KimJoon Kook KimChang Seok KimHyung Tae KimJae Min KimHanna Koo

Sung Woo KooEun Mi LeeJae Ran LeeKyung Hee LeeIn-Gi MinSung Yoon NhoSuk Kyu OhGun Hye ParkSeung Hun ParkYong Joon ParkChang Il ParkJi Hye Seo

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