TORI ENSEMBLE: FIVE DIRECTIONS

The Tori Ensemble consists of three extraordinary Korean traditional musicians and three renowned New York-based musicians. Based on Korean musical traditions, the The Five Directions will offer a new musical world, with interactive collaborations by a creative musical meeting of artists who specialize in musical traditions and cultures beyond Western classical music. Tori mixes Korean and Western musical instruments to explore the great diversity and potential of Korean music, reinterpreted by artists who embrace both Korean traditional  as well as other musical forms such as jazz, in works both composed and improvised. Tori pushes the boundaries of East and West music and offers a fresh, new sound . The members of the ensemble include Yoon Jeong Heo (geomungo), Kwon Soon Kang (Korean traditional voice), Young Chi Min (daegum, chang-go), Erik Friedlander (cello), Satoshi Takeishi (percussion) and Ned Rothenberg (clarinets & shakuhachi). Sponsored byThe Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea