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When : Wednesday, April 16 , 7:30 pm

Where: Rudder Theatre

What: Concert of works by contemporary Korean composer Hyo-shin Na, featuring the             kayageum (Korean zither) ensemble Sagye, and pianist Thomas Schultz

Hyo-shin Na¹s music has been described as ³elegant, beautiful, and effective.² Her work is written for western instruments, traditional Korean instruments, and combinations of western and Asian instruments and ways of playing. She studied piano and composition in her native Korea before relocating to the U.S. and received her doctorate from the University of Colorado. In Korea, she has twice been awarded the Korean National Composers Prize, and in the west she has been commissioned by the Fromm and Koussevitzky Foundations, among many others. Her work has been performed by well-known ensembles around the world, including the Kronos Quartet and the Korean Traditional Orchestra of the National Theatre. She is also an author and translator, and is currently based in San Francisco.

The concert, Wednesday, April 16 at 7:30 pm, features Hyo-shin Na¹s compositions performed by Sagye, and pianist Thomas Schultz. Sagye, literally meaning ³Four Worlds,² was founded in 1998 and plays both old and new music in Korea and abroad. The ensemble has four members: Jung Min Song, Soo Hyun Cho, Na Jung Jin, and Sun Young Hwang, all of whom were educated at Seoul National University.

Thomas Schultz, pianist, has established an international reputation both as an interpreter of music from the classical tradition and as one of the leading exponents of the music of our time. He has worked closely with renowned composers including John Cage, Morton Feldman, Jonathan Harvey and Elliott Carter. He has been a member of the piano faculty at Stanford University since 1994.

In addition to the Wednesday evening concert, Hyo-shin Na and Sagye will be in residence in Rudder Theatre on Tuesday, April 15 at at 9:35 am, 12:45 pm, & 2:20 pm and Wednesday, April 16 at 11:30 am, 12:40 pm, and 3:00 pm Residency activities are located in Rudder Theatre and are free and open to the public.