Crystal Drops
Aki Takahashi (piano), Rae Imamura (piano), John Sackett (clarinet), Sengmi Suh (taegum), Jean-Michel Fonteneau (cello), Sengmi Suh (daegeum), Ensemble Parallèle, Alexander String Quartet
In the nearly 30 years that Hi Kyung Kim has been living, studying and composing in the Western World, her music has established itself as Asian-American in voice and spirit. But for all the recognizably Korean musical ideas, rhythmic and sonic, in her music these seem to occur not as flags or labels but appear integrally in the music's fabric. And in the hearing of it, a personality emerges that is individual and not specifically or necessarily identifiable as Korean-American. As she has admitted, these Korean elements come into her music unbidden, unselfconsciously, and cites a conversation she had with the late Korean-born composer Isang Yun, in which he said "That he did not have to think about his musical elements intentionally utilizing Korean music, since (these were) already imbedded in him."
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Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| At the Edge of the Ocean | Hi Kyung Kim | Ensemble Parallle, Nicole Paiement, conductor |
| Crystal Drops | Hi Kyung Kim | Aki Takahashi, piano, Rae Imamura, piano |
| Trio, Sori | Hi Kyung Kim | Sengmi Suh, daegeum, John Sackett, clarinet, Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello |
| Primitive Dance | Hi Kyung Kim | Alexander String Quartet |
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"Especially recommended to listeners who have encountered a bit of traditional Korean music."
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