Soloist Quartet is a band of solo players from Korea who got together as a team to perform and this is their first time they are performing in India.
“We are very excited and happy to be here. We are also looking forward to performing more in India”, says the band.
YuhChaehyun on Gayageum, Lee Taekyung on Haegeum, Kim Daeyoun on Gagok, Han Solip on Janggu&Chulhyungeum, the Quartet will present traditional Korean music with a contemporary twist. Han Solip is the lead musician and also the percussionist player.
When asked about contemporary music, and the challenges that they have endured during their creative processes. Han Solip says, “As you know, creativity is tough no matter what field you are in. Like everybody else, we have to use a huge amount of imagination and when suddenly we discover a good idea, we have to align imagination and idea and create music that is evocative, meaningful and playable. I think the whole process is always a challenge for us”.
The performance will exude a unique blend of traditional coupled with modernity - traditional instrumentation and vocals with a singularly contemporary re-orientation. The resultant music is precise and technically exact yet spontaneous and fresh.
“Even though Korean traditional music has its own strong characteristic, it’s not popular like K-pop to people these days. Many people are aware of and deeply appreciate Korean traditional music, but it has not spread as widely as K-pop”, explains, Kim Daeyoun about the Korean traditional music.
“We are performing the fusion with the traditional Korean music and hence I hope the people of India will love listening to it”, says, Lee Taekyung.
Each of the instruments have a progression of their own. But in this music, the band adds chulhyeongeum and change the progression of the gayageum section.
“The reason why we have come up with a fusion which has a contemporary twist along with the traditional music is because the Koreans are not familiar with the own tradition of Korean music and Indians will have a hard time that’s why we have composed a new song to feature so that Indians will be comfortable hearing it,” adds Kim Daeyoun.
The target is to introduce the city to their traditional music — not only with its deep resonance, but also the feeling of bonding with nature, and the value of love, which the music talks about.
“We just want you to feel the mood of Korean traditional music- not only its deep resonance but also the delight of feeling a sense of bonding with nature and value of love”, say the Soloist Quartet crew signing off.
