PLEASE NOTE, THOUGH ON A TUESDAY NIGHT, LIKE LAST WEEK'S EVENT WITH QAIS ESSAR, THIS IS LIKELY TO BE OVER-SUBSCRIBED SO PLEASE rsvp AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
After another visit from the master of an extraordinary musical tradition was postponed due to the pandemic, we're thrilled to be able to finally announce a rare performance by the incredible
CHIRI Trio
BAE IL DONG [Korea]
SCOTT TINKLER [AU]
SIMON BARKER [AU]
TUESDAY September 27th
at 7.30 p.m. [doors at 7]
Chiri features Scott Tinkler (trumpet), Bae Il Dong (voice), and Simon Barker (drums).
Since forming in 2009, the trio has performed at numerous international festivals, including the 2011 MONA FOMA Festival, the 2011 Melbourne International Jazz Festival, a large-scale tour of the Middle East with shows in Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan, and performances in South Korea, Europe, and the US.
Their 2009 release Chiri, and The Return of Spring in 2011, have received widespread acclaim in print, web and radio media.
"All three exist to divest music of cliches; to load sound with meaning and to inspire the listener. They succeed”
John Shand (Sydney Morning Herald)
"Together they produce a compelling and profound exploration of musical possibility. Make no mistake, this concert will blow you away” MIJF
Emerging during the mid Chosŏn era (1392-1910), P’ansori is a style of epic story singing performed by a vocalist and drummer (kosu). The vocalist narrates long dramatic tales through speech, song, and action, while the drummer accompanies the singer and gives calls of encouragement (ch’ŭimsae) such as ŏlssigu (right-on!) at the end of vocal phrases.
Bae Il Dong is highly regarded as one of Korea’s finest P'ansori singers. He has performed numerous concerts both internationally and within Korea and his extraordinary life story is featured in Emma Franz’s documentary feature Intangible Asset Number 82.
Traditionally, in order to master the various elements of P’ansori, singers would spend long periods (100 days) in isolation, singing into waterfalls in order to “break” the voice and reveal the “true” tone. Bae Il Dong, a performer steeped in the eastern school (tongp'yŏnje) of P’ansori, is one of the few contemporary singers to follow this harsh tradition. While still a student, he traveled to Mount Chiri on the southern end of the Sobaek Mountain Range and spent seven years living by a waterfall. Hearing Il Dong sing on the waterfall where he’d spent many years in isolation was an exhilarating experience that inspired the formation of this collaborative ensemble.
Traditionally, the song form is used to tell epic, Shakespearean-style tales, some of which last for up to eight hours. But when Bae performs with Chiri, the emphasis is on improvising, which also has deep roots in Korean sinawi, a form of shamanistic ensemble music.
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