{"id":1098,"date":"2026-08-03T13:25:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/cul260731002-enkr\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T13:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:25:56","slug":"cul260731002-enkr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/cul260731002-enkr\/","title":{"rendered":"National Gugak Orchestra to Premiere Five \uc2e0\uc791 from ‘2026 Composer Project’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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National Gugak Orchestra to Premiere Five \uc2e0\uc791 from '2026 Composer Project'<\/div>\n

The \uad6d\ub9bd\uad6d\uc545\uad00\ud604\uc545\ub2e8, an affiliate of the \uad6d\ub9bd\uadf9\uc7a5 of Korea, will present the \ucd5c\uc885 \ubc1c\ud45c of its '2026 Composer Project' on August 21 at the National Theater's Daloreum \ubb34\ub300. Five \uc2e0\uc9c4 composers \u2014 Kim San-ha, Park Da-eun, Park Jun-seok, Lee Jae-jun, and Jung Ji-yoon \u2014 will premiere five \uc2e0\uc791, the culmination of approximately six months of dedicated \ub178\ub825. This event is highly anticipated to inject new \ud65c\ub825 into the creative \uc0dd\ud0dc\uacc4 of \uad6d\uc545\uad00\ud604\uc545.<\/p>\n

Fostering Future Gugak: The 'Composer Project'<\/h2>\n

Initiated as part of the \uad6d\ub9bd\uadf9\uc7a5 of Korea's "Value-Creating National Theater" \uc0ac\uc5c5, the 'Composer Project' aims to \ubc1c\uad74 and \uc721\uc131 \ucc28\uc138\ub300 \ucc3d\uc791\uc790 grounded in \uc804\ud1b5 Korean \uc74c\uc545. Building on the \uc131\uacf5 of the 'Conductor Project' (2022-2024), which fostered specialized \uad6d\uc545\uad00\ud604\uc545 \uc9c0\ud718\uc790, the \uad6d\ub9bd\uad6d\uc545\uad00\ud604\uc545\ub2e8 expanded its \uc911\uc810 to \uc791\uace1 in 2025. This program now \ubc1c\uad74 and \uc721\uc131 \uc2e0\uc9c4 \uc791\uace1\uac00 who will lead the \ubbf8\ub798 of \uad6d\uc545.<\/p>\n

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This \uc0ac\uc5c5 distinguishes itself from typical \uacf5\ubaa8 that merely solicit \uc644\uc131\ub41c \uc791\ud488 and offer \uc5f0\uc8fc \uae30\ud68c. Instead, it provides \uc885\ud569\uc801, \uc2e4\ubb34 \uc9c0\uc6d0, including mentoring, workshops, and reading sessions, designed to \uac15\ud654 the \ucc3d\uc791 \uc5ed\ub7c9 of \uc2e0\uc9c4 \uc791\uace1\uac00. A key \uce21\uba74 is offering the \uae30\ud68c to test and refine \ub300\uaddc\ubaa8 \uad6d\uc545\uad00\ud604\uc545 \uc791\ud488 through \uc2e4\uc81c \uc5f0\uc8fc. This \uadc0\ud55c \uae30\ud68c helps \uc791\uace1\uac00 bridge the \uac04\uadf9 between their \uc74c\uc545\uc801 \uc2dc\uac01 and its \uc2e4\ud604, a feature that has garnered \uc0c1\ub2f9\ud55c \ud638\ud3c9.<\/p>\n

Rigorous Selection and Systematic Mentoring Shape New Works<\/h2>\n

The \uacf5\ubaa8 for the second cohort of the '2026 Composer Project' targeted \uc791\uace1\uac00 under 34, both \uad6d\ub0b4\uc678. From 25 \uc9c0\uc6d0\uc790, eight were initially \uc120\ubc1c based on \ud3c9\uac00 of their submitted \uc545\ubcf4 and \uc791\ud488\uacc4\ud68d\uc11c. To ensure even higher \uc608\uc220\uc801 \uc644\uc131\ub3c4 for this year's \uc5f0\uc8fc, an \ub0b4\ubd80 \uc911\uac04 \ud3c9\uac00 was introduced. In June, following \uc2dc\uc5f0 and \uc124\ubb38\uc870\uc0ac by \uad6d\ub9bd\uad6d\uc545\uad00\ud604\uc545\ub2e8 members, a \uc885\ud569\uc801 \ud3c9\uac00 of each \uc791\uace1\uac00's \uad6d\uc545\uad00\ud604\uc545 \uc774\ud574\ub3c4, the \uc791\ud488 \uc644\uc131\ub3c4 of their \uc791\ud488, and their \ubc1c\uc804 \uac00\ub2a5\uc131 led to the \ucd5c\uc885 \uc120\ubc1c of five \uc791\uace1\uac00: Kim San-ha, Park Da-eun, Park Jun-seok, Lee Jae-jun, and Jung Ji-yoon.<\/p>\n

During the \uc0ac\uc5c5, the \uc2e4\ubb34 \uba58\ud1a0\ub9c1 \ud504\ub85c\uadf8\ub7a8 was significantly \uac15\ud654. \uc9c0\ud718\uc790 Kim Sung-guk, who led the '2025 Composer Project', participated this year as a \uc9c4\ud589\uc790, guiding the \ucc3d\uc791 \ubc29\ud5a5 of the \uc2e0\uc9c4 \uc791\uace1\uac00. Additionally, Son Da-hye and Hong Min-woong, the \uad6d\ub9bd\uad6d\uc545\uad00\ud604\uc545\ub2e8's 2025 \uc804\uc18d \uc791\uace1\uac00, served as \uba58\ud1a0, providing invaluable \uc2e4\ubb34 \uc870\uc5b8. This systematic \uc9c0\uc6d0 allowed each \uc791\uace1\uac00 to develop their individual \uac1c\uc131 while integrating \uc804\ubb38\uac00 \ud1b5\ucc30\ub825, promising \ub192\uc740 \uc644\uc131\ub3c4\uc640 \uc644\uc804\ud55c \uc791\ud488 for the \ucd08\uc5f0.<\/p>\n

Five New Perspectives Blending Tradition and Modernity<\/h2>\n

The \uc5f0\uc8fc will \ucd08\uc5f0 five \uc2e0\uc791, each \uc57d 10\ubd84 in \uae38\uc774, reflecting the \uc791\uace1\uac00's unique \uc2dc\uac01 and \uae4a\uc740 \uc774\ud574 of the \uad6d\uc545\uad00\ud604\uc545. Part 1 opens with Lee Jae-jun's 'Shindorim Station, About Its Congestion', which translates the dynamic hustle and bustle of Seoul's \uc2e0\ub3c4\ub9bc \uc9c0\ud558\ucca0\uc5ed, serving \uc218\uc2ed\ub9cc \uba85 daily, into a vibrant tapestry of \uad6d\uc545 \uad00\ud604\uc545 \uc0c9\uae54. Next, Kim San-ha's 'Seomgeuneul' (Island Shade) reinterprets \uc120\uc728 and rhythms directly sampled from the Jeju Chilmeoridang Yeongdeunggut ritual, conveying the \uce58\uc720 \uba54\uc2dc\uc9c0 inherent in the 'gut' (shamanic ritual). Concluding Part 1 is Park Da-eun's 'Boksakkot Noleum' (Peach Blossom Play), a \uae30\ubc1c\ud55c \uc791\ud488 imagining \uc678\uad6d immortals visiting the \ud55c\uad6d \uc2e0\uc120\uacc4 to collectively enjoy \ud48d\ub958.<\/p>\n

Part 2 commences with Jung Ji-yoon's 'Yeokkeumneungseon' (Entwined Ridge). This \uc791\ud488 utilizes \uc791\uace1 \uae30\ubc95 from Honam Udo Nongak and Utgari Nongak, \uc804\ud1b5 Korean farmer's \uc74c\uc545, to evoke the \uc5ec\uc815 of ascending and descending mountains, a \uc18c\uc7ac that deeply \uacf5\uac10 with the patterns of human life. The grand \ucd5c\uc885 will be Park Jun-seok's 'Soeui Kkum' (Dream of Iron), a \uc791\ud488 inspired by 'Bulgasari', a mythical iron-eating \uad34\ubb3c from \ud55c\uad6d \uc124\ud654. It powerfully depicts the transformation of iron, long dormant in the deep mountains and dreaming, as it gradually gains \uc0dd\uba85\ub825 and morphs into a colossal creature, conveyed through \uc120\uc728 that are both profound and at times ethereal, promising a \uac15\ub82c\ud55c \uc778\uc0c1.<\/p>\n

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