Korea comes to the ‘Pep

Staff Reports
Published: May 2, 2008

HaegumPlus, a hybrid fusion music group that perfoms with both traditional Korean and western instruments, will perform tonight at 6:30 in the Culpeper County Library meeting room.

HaegumPlus creates a new musical form full of beautiful melody and temperance with the haegum at its core, performing contemporary, original and experimental music appealing to both Koreans and non-Koreans alike.

The group’s signature style fuses Korean traditional music with non-traditional genres like classical and jazz to create sophisticated distinctive sounds with special appeal for universal audiences.

The group is led by Eun Il Kang, known to be the pioneer of “crossover music” with the haegum, a traditional Korean stringed instrument resembling a fiddle. She has expanded the instrument’s potential beyond the borders of traditional music by experimenting with other musical genres such as jazz and free music.

Along with the haegum, the group uses the gayageum (a traditional Korean zither-like 12-string instrument), the piri (a double-reed Korean instrument), the classical guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, synthesizer, percussion and drums.

Kang has received wide acclaim for her international performances with world-renowned artists including Bobby McFerrin, Luciano Pavarotti and the Yoshida brothers.
This event is sponsored by the Korea Foundation, the State Theatre, the Windmore Foundation for the Arts and the Culpeper County Library. The concert is free and will feature a tasting of Korean dishes from the Korean-American Association of Northern Virginia.

Visit CCLVA.org for a sampling of HaegumPlus’ unique style.

Art in the Park
The first opportunity to sign children up for Art in the Park will be Culpeper Day (May 3) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Windmore booth on East Davis Street.

The dates for this year are June 16-20 for six to eight year olds and June 23-27 for nine to 12 year olds. The cost is $25 per week for Windmore members and $30 for nonmembers. Scholarships are available. Contact Kim Jebson for more information, 547-4333.

Songs and sandwiches
Buddy Parker will be playing a one-hour solo acoustic set tonight at The Stable delicatessen on East Culpeper Street starting at 9 p.m. Call 727-2007.

Got any spare change?
Join the Culpeper Coin Club for a coin show May 3 at the Best Western Inn from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come see the coins of the Olympic games, an ANA traveling exhibit. There will be U.S., foreign and ancient coins, paper money, medals, tokens, and supplies from the Civil War. Admission, parking and appraisals are all free. Call 829-1050.

Let the games begin
The Department of Special Education will host the Special Games today at Culpeper County High School. The games begin at 9 a.m. and the closing ceremony will be at 2 p.m. There will be dozens of students from several counties participating. Community support is strong for this event, with all the food, drinks and prizes donated from the community.