Fire Wires 파이어 와이어

May 1, 2024
All-day event
Location: Chonnam National University, Gwangju
전남대학교, 광주

Chonnam National University Gugak Department presents Donald Womack’s Fire Wires for gayageum and geomungo ensemble

전남대학교 국악과가 가야금과 거문고 앙상블을 위한
도널드 워맥의 파이어 와이어를 연주한다

Intertwined

May 10, 2024
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Location: Sejong Arts Center Chamber Hall, Seoul
세종문화회관
챔버 홀

Donald Reid Womack’s gayageum, viola and janggu trio Intertwined

가야금, 비올라, 장구 삼중주가 Intertwined

Seoul Piri Ensemble 서울 피리 앙상블

July 14, 2024
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: 국립국악원 우면당
National Gugak Center Umyeondang
Seoul

Seoul Piri Ensemble performs
Donald Womack’s
이무기
(Imugi)

서울 피리 앙상블가 도날드 워맥의
이무기
을 연주합니다

Premiere of Goblins

July 25, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Kitt Recital Hall
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Younjoo Lee gives the world premiere of the impishly playful Goblins (도깨비), for oboe and piano at the International Double Reed Society Conference

소리 (Sori)

August 22, 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: 국립국악원 우면당
National Gugak Center Umyeondang
Seoul

소리 (Sori) for haegeum, cello and janggu performed on the recital of Jiwoo Sun

선지우독주회

 

Premiere of
every day that comes and goes

November 9, 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: University of Hawaii
Orvis Auditorium
Honolulu

Ignace Jang and Ron Levy give the premiere of Donald Womack’s lyrical and soaring every day that comes and goes, for violin and piano 

 

And this one is of eternity. It never stops opening.


The beauty it shines is the same as the path it travels in and out


of paradise, every second, of every hour, of every day that comes and goes.

—Aberjhani

Past Performances

줄타기 Highwire Act

April 18, 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Bongsan Cultural Center, Daegu, Korea
봉산문화회관, 대구

Jiyoung Yi performs
Highwire Act

줄타기 — 이지영, 가야금

 

 

금강 전도 (Geumgang Jeondo)

April 9, 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: National Gugak Center, Yeakdang Hall
국립국악원 예악당

YoonJae Lee performs
금강 전도 (Geumgang Jeondo) for piri and janggu
at the 29th annual winner’s recital for recent university graduates

이윤재, 피리와 장구를 위한 금강전도
제 29회 전국신인정가악발표회

Depth Perception

February 24, 2024
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: ARKO Arts Theater, Seoul
아르코예술극장
서울

Repeat performance of
Depth Perception
for geomungo and cello

Depth Perception premiere

February 23, 2024
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: ARKO Arts Theater, Seoul
아르코예술극장
서울

World premiere of
Depth Perception
for geomungo and cello

Seoul Gayageum Ensemble
서울 가야금 앙상블

November 29, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Korea Culture House (KOUS)
한국문화의집
Seoul

Seoul Gayageum Ensemble 서울 가야금 앙상블 performs Labyrinth 미로 for gayageum quartet

 

Premiere of 7

November 19, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: 국립국악원 우면당
National Gugak Center Umyeondang
Seoul

Asia Zither Musicians’ Association premieres “7″, quadruple concerto for koto, guzheng, gayageum and geomungo, with Korean ensemble

아시아琴교류회이 국악 앙상블과 함께하는 고토, 구정, 가야금, 거문고를 위한 4중 협주곡 “7”을 초연합니다

SNU Gayageum Ensemble
서울대학교 가야금 앙상블

November 12, 2023
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: Seoul National University Concert Hall
서울대학교 예술
콘서트홀
Seoul

Seoul National University Gayageum Ensemble
서울대학교 가야금 앙상블
performs Labyrinth 미로
for gayageum quartet

Intertwined

November 7, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Woojin Culture Space, Jeonju
우진문화공간, 전주

Donald Reid Womack’s gayageum, viola and janggu trio Intertwined performed on the recital of Eunseon Baek

도날드 워맥의 가야금, 비올라화 장구 위한 Intertwined
백은선 가야금 독주회

신명 (Shinmyeong)
for gugak orchestra

October 13, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: 국립국악원 예악당
National Gugak Center Yeakdang
Seoul

The Seoul National Gugak Center Orchestra performs
신명 (Shinmyeong). Commissioned as an homage to the music of shaman ritual, the piece draws on the free spirited, energetic character of sinawi, with its its driving rhythms, and wild, almost chaotic character.

Circular Momentum 원형운둥력

October 8, 2023
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Seoul National University Concert Hall
서울대학교 예술
콘서트홀
Seoul

Circular Momentum 원형운둥력 for gayageum trio and percussion

도날드 워맥의 가야금 트리오와
장구를 위한 원형운둥력 

Emerging Light 서광

September 9, 2023
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: National Theater of Korea
국립극장
Seoul

The Ieum Festival Orchestra performs
Emerging Light

이음 음악제, 오케스트라 이음의 연주:
서광 (Emerging Light)
 

 

Tiger Burning Bright
이글이글 불타는 호랑이

August 25, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Asia Culture Center World Stage
Gwangju, Korea
국립아시아문화전당
광주

Yoonjeong Heo and Jonghwa Park wrap up their concert tour with a performance of Tiger Burning Bright at the Asia Culture Center World Music Festival

Tiger Burning Bright
이글이글 불타는 호랑이

August 24, 2023
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Daejeon Arts Center Ensemble Hall
Daejeon, Korea
대전예술의전당 앙상블홀

Yoonjeong Heo and Jonghwa Park perform Donald Womack’s ferocious Tiger Burning Bright, for geomungo and piano at Daejeon Arts Center

Tiger Burning Bright
이글이글 불타는 호랑이

August 23, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Seoul Arts Center IBK Hall
예술의전당 IBK홀

Yoonjeong Heo and Jonghwa Park perform Donald Womack’s ferocious Tiger Burning Bright, for geomungo and piano at Seoul Arts Center Summer Music Festival

도깨비 (Dokkaebi) in Indonesia

July 28, 2023
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Graha Bhakti Budaya Theatre
Jakarta

도깨비 (Dokkaebi) version for gayageum trio performed in Indonesia

가야금: 박정은, 김보경, 김하연

Gayageum:
Park Jeongeun, Kim Bokyung, Kim Hayeon

도깨비 (Dokkaebi) in Indonesia

July 26, 2023
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Kampus Isi Surakarta
Indonesian Institute of the Arts
Surakarta

도깨비 (Dokkaebi) version for gayageum trio performed in Indonesia

가야금: 박정은, 김보경, 김하연

Gayageum:
Park Jeongeun, Kim Bokyung, Kim Hayeon

도깨비 (Dokkaebi)

June 24, 2023
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: 한국 문화의 집 KOUS
KOUS Culture House
Seoul

도깨비 (Dokkaebi) for solo gayageum performed

윤예슬 독주회

Premiere of Black Dragon
검은 용의 초연

June 13, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Sejong Arts Center, Seoul
세종문화회관, 서울

The Seoul Metropolitan Traditional Orchestra and soloist Yoonjeong Heo premiere Donald Reid Womack’s geomungo concerto Black Dragon

서울시국악관현악단과 솔리스트 허윤정이 도널드 워맥의
거문고 협주곡 ‘검은 용’를 초연한다

달에 비친 아홉 꼬리 (Gumiho)

May 30, 2023
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Seoul National University Concert Hall
서울대학교 예술 콘서트홀
Seoul

Sohee Park performs Gumiho
for 25-string gayageum
박소희 25현 가야금 위한 달에 비친 아홉 꼬리를 연주

미로 Labyrinth

May 24, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Sejong Intangible Cultural Heritage Center
Sejong City, Korea
세종시무형문재전수교육관
세종시

미로 Labyrinth performed

Off Balance

May 21, 2023
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Koriyama Shiro Hall
Nara, Japan

Tetsuya Nozawa performs Off Balance for shamisen

野澤徹也が三味線のための『Off Balance』を演奏する

Fire Wires 파이어 와이어

May 14, 2023
All-day event
Location: 국립국악원 예악당
National Gugak Center Yeakdang
Seoul

Seoul National University Gugak Department presents Donald Womack’s Fire Wires for gayageum and geomungo ensemble

서울대학교 국악과가 가야금과 거문고 앙상블을 위한
도널드 워맥의 파이어 와이어를 연주한다

Scattered Rhythms

April 26, 2023
All-day event
Location: Daejon, Korea
대전

Jiyoung Yi performs gayageum concerto Scattered Rhythms with
J Gugak Orchestra

International Symposium on New Music for Chinese Instruments
國樂創作國際學術研討會

April 23, 2023
All-day event
Location: Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Taipei, Taiwan

Donald Reid Womack delivers keynote speech at the 2023 International Symposium on New Music for Chinese Instruments, hosted by the
Taipei Chinese Orchestra

Dancing with Spirits
haegeum concerto

April 21, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: National Theater of Korea, Seoul
국립극장, 서울

The Seoul Metropolitan Traditional Orchestra and soloist Ae-ra Kim perform Donald Reid Womack’s haegeum concerto Dancing With Spirits

서울시국악관현악단과 솔리스트 김애라가 도널드 워맥의
해금 협주곡 ‘혼무’를 연주한다

소리 (Sori) in L.A.

April 2, 2023
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Pasadena, California

소리 (Sori) for haegeum, cello and janggu performed on the Wicked Goat concert series

Intertwined

February 8, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: University of Hawaii, Orvis Auditorium
Honolulu

Anna Womack, viola
Jiyoung Yi, gayageum
Donald Reid Womack, janggu

巫 (무, Mu)

December 13, 2022
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: 서울대학교
Seoul National University

Hyuntak Chu performs Donald Womack’s
shaman-inspired 巫 (무, Mu)

추현탁, 가야금

조봉국, 장구

줄타기 Highwire Act

December 13, 2022
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: 서울대학교
Seoul National University

Jueun Jang 장주은 performs 줄타기 Highwire Act

도깨비 (Dokkaebi)

November 23, 2022
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: 한국예술종합학교 예술극장
Korea National University of Arts, Art Theater
Seoul

도깨비 (Dokkaebi) for solo gayageum performed

이보경 독주회

Fire Wires 파이어 와이어

November 20, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: 국립국악원 우면당
National Gugak Center Umyeondang
Seoul

Asia Zither Musicians’ Association premieres Fire Wires, for gayageum and geomungo ensemble

아시아琴교류회이 가야금과 거문고 앙상블위한
파이어 와이어
을 초연합니다

 

Emerging Light 서광

November 18, 2022
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: National Theater of Korea
국립극장
Seoul

The National Orchestra of Korea performs Emerging Light 서광. Commissioned as a response to the pandemic, the piece explores the relationship between darkness and light as a metaphor for the emergence from difficult times

天の浮き橋
(The Floating Bridge of Heaven)

November 13, 2022
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: Tenri Cultural Center
New York City

Kyo-Shin-An Arts and Arianna String Quartet perform
天の浮き橋 The Floating Bridge of Heaven,
for shakuhachi, shamisen and string quartet

 

Elegy for a Lone Pine

November 11, 2022
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Ilshin Hall
Seoul
일신홀 서울
Veritas Musicae premieres Donald Womack’s Elegy for a Lone Pine
for clarinet, violin, cello and piano

What will become of me after I die?
I’ll turn into a pine tree, growing on Bongraesan.
Then, from atop the mountain of the immortals,
Alone, I would remain green,
When snow falls on the ground
And all else is white. 

—Seong Sammun (1418–1456)

소리 (Sori)

November 3, 2022
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: 국립부산국악원 예지당
Busan National Gugak Center Yeji Hall
Busan, Korea

소리 (Sori) for haegeum, cello and janggu performed

황한나독주회

巫 (무, Mu)

October 26, 2022
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: 서울남산국악당
Namsan Gugak Theater
Seoul

Chuljin Kim performs Donald Womack’s
shaman-inspired 巫 (무, Mu)

김철진, 가야금

All That Is Lost

October 23, 2022
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: Trinity United Methodist Church
Huntsville, Alabama

The Huntsville Youth Orchestra and soloist Christopher Molina premiere Donald Womack’s concertino for shakuhachi and orchestra. Mournful and contemplative, yet healing and hopeful, the piece is an elegy to the victims of the pandemic and all that has been lost. Shakuhachi inhabits a space between the free floating rhythm and intensely expressive gestures of hōnkyoku – the traditional music of the instrument – and a more lyrical style. 

天の浮き橋
(The Floating Bridge of Heaven)

October 14, 2022
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Touhill Performing Arts Center
St. Louis, Missouri

Kyo-Shin-An Arts and Arianna String Quartet perform
天の浮き橋 The Floating Bridge of Heaven,
for shakuhachi, shamisen and string quartet

Scattered Rhythms
at Ieum Festival

September 25, 2022
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: National Theater of Korea
국립극장
Seoul

The Ieum Festival Orchestra and soloist Jiyoung Yi perform the gayageum concerto
Scattered Rhythms

도깨비 (Demons)

September 18, 2022
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Seoul National University Concert Hall
서울대학교 예술 콘서트홀
Seoul

Seoul National University Gayageum Ensemble performs the wickedly playful Dokkaebi

미로 Labyrinth

September 17, 2022
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Seoul National University Concert Hall
서울대학교 예술 콘서트홀
Seoul

미로 Labyrinth performed
at Seoul National University

A spring breeze melts the snow…
한줌 봄바람에 쌓인 눈이 녹듯…

September 13, 2022
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall
예술의전당 콘서트홀

Eunah Noh, Jiyoung Yi and Woongsik Kim give the Korea premiere of A spring breeze melts the snow… for haegeum, gayageum and janggu

한줌 봄바람에 쌓인 눈이 녹듯…의 한국 초연
노은아 (해금), 이지영 (가야금), 김웅식 (장구)

Premiere of 신명 (Shinmyeong)
for gugak orchestra

September 7, 2022
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: 한국소리문화의전당 연지홀, 전주
Yeonji Hall, Sori Arts Center
Jeonju, Korea

The Jeollabuk-do Gugak Center Orchestra gives the first performance of Donald Womack’s 신명 (Shinmyeong). Commissioned by the orchestra as an homage to the music of shaman ritual, the piece draws on the free spirited, energetic character of sinawi, with its its driving rhythms, and wild, almost chaotic character

Tiger Burning Bright
이글이글 불타는 호랑이

September 3, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: National Theater of Korea, Daloreum Theater
국립극장, 달오름극장
Seoul

Yoonjeong Heo and Jonghwa Park premiere Donald Womack’s ferocious Tiger Burning Bright, for geomungo and piano

Donhwamun Gugak
Chamber Music Festival

August 21, 2022
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Donhwamun Traditional Theater
서울돈화문국악당
Seoul

Rippling Liquid Metal (물결모양의 금속들)
performed at the
Donhwamun Gugak Chamber Music Festival

 

Hanyang Gayageum Ensemble
한양가야금앙상블

July 31, 2022
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: 국립국악원 우면당
National Gugak Center Umyeondang
Seoul

한양가야금앙상블이 미로을 연주합니다 Hanyang Gayageum Ensemble performs Labyrinth 미로

International Music Workshop Concert

June 23, 2022
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: 국립국악원 풍류사랑방
National Gugak Center Pungryu Sarangbang
Seoul

Donald Womack’s (무 Mu)
for gayageum and janggu

도날드 워맥의 가야금과 장구를 위한 (무 Mu)

Seulgi Lee gayageum recital

June 22, 2022
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: 국립국악원 우면당
National Gugak Center Umyeondang
Seoul

Including Donald Womack’s Circular Momentum 원형운둥력 for gayageum trio and percussion

도날드 워맥의 가야금 트리오와 장구를 위한 원형운둥력 

가야금 앙상블 사이
Gayageum Ensemble SAI

June 9, 2022
All-day event
Location: 국립국악원 우면당
National Gugak Center Umyeondang
Seoul

Gayageum Ensemble SAI will present a concert of Donald Womack’s music at the National Gugak Center on June 9, performing six of his works for solo gayageum and one work for gayageum ensemble

A Gathering Wind 대바람

May 23, 2022
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Location: Seoul National University Concert Hall
서울대학교 예술 콘서트홀
Seoul

Lim Jungmin 임정민 performs
A Gathering Wind 대바람
for daegeum and janggu

Gayageum portrait concert

May 21, 2022
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Location: Seoul National University Concert Hall
서울대학교 예술 콘서트홀
Seoul

Seoul National University Gugak Department presents a concert of Donald Womack’s works for gayageum ensemble, performing five pieces in a culminating event of the composer’s yearlong residence at SNU 

Scattered Rhythms

May 5, 2022
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Location: 국립국악원 예악당
National Gugak Center Yeakdang
Seoul

Donald Womack conducts the Seoul National University Gugak Orchestra and soloist Soeun Yu 유소은 in a performance of Spiral Toward the Center of the Sky, the second movement of his gayageum concerto Scattered Rhythms

Premiere at Carnegie Hall

April 18, 2022
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Location: Carnegie Hall
Weill Recital Hall
New York

Haegeum virtuoso Eunah Noh gives the
premiere of Donald Womack’s
A spring breeze melts the snow…
한줌 봄바람에 쌓인 눈이 녹듯…

for haegeum, gayageum and janggu

Scattered Rhythms in Taiwan

March 27, 2022
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Location: Zhongshan Hall
Taipei, Taiwan

The Taipei Chinese Orchestra and soloist Jiyoung Yi perform Donald Womack’s gayageum concerto Scattered Rhythms, in the premiere of the version for Chinese orchestra 

도깨비 Dokkaebi

March 20, 2022
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Location: 국립국악원 우면당
National Gugak Center Umyeondang
Seoul

The goblins of Korean mythology run amok as Jungmin Song 송정민 wrestles with
Donald Womack’s wild and playful
도깨비 Dokkaebi (Demons)

Pro Musica Nipponia 日本音楽集団

January 19, 2022
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Location: 豊洲シビックセンターホール、東京
Toyosu Hall
Tokyo

Pro Musica Nipponia performs Donald Womack’s 太刀花 (Sword Flower) for shakuhachi and violin
日本音楽集団はドナルド・ウォマックの
尺八とバイオリンのための『太刀花』を演奏します

Intertwined

December 29, 2021
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Location: 서울대학교 예술 콘서트홀
Seoul National University

Donald Reid Womack’s gayageum, viola and janggu trio Intertwined performed at
Seoul National University

 

Ritual Resonance 궂울림

December 14, 2021
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Location: Goethe-Institut
Seoul

Premiere of the gayageum, ajaeng and geomungo version of Donald Womack’s
Ritual Resonance 궂울림

도깨비 Dokkaebi

December 8, 2021
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Location: 서울대학교 예술 콘서트홀
Seoul National University

The goblins of Korean mythology run amok as Chuljin Kim 김철진 wrestles with Donald Womack’s wild and playful 도깨비 Dokkaebi (Demons)

Spiral Grooves 나선 그루브

December 2, 2021
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Location: 국립국악원 우면당
National Gugak Center Umyeondang
Seoul

Najung Jin 진나정 gives the premiere of Donald Womack’s 25-string gayageum virtuoso tour de force Spiral Grooves 나선 그루브 

Rippling Liquid Metal
물결모양의 금속들

November 12, 2021
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Location: 국립국악원 예악당
National Gugak Center Yeakdang
Seoul

Seoul National University Gugak Department presents Donald Womack’s Rippling Liquid Metal for mixed ensemble.

서울대학교 국악과가 도날드 워맥의 피리, 소아쟁,
25현 가야금, 거문고, 장구/징과 꽹과리를 위한
물결모양의 금속들을 연주합니다.

시조 (Sijo)

November 11, 2021
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Location: Ilshin Hall
Seoul
일신홀 서울

Veritas Musicae premieres Donald Womack’s
시조 (Sijo) for piano trio

Uijeongbu International Gayageum Festival
의정부국제가야금촉제

October 2, 2021
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Location: 의정부예술의전당
Uijeongbu Arts Center

Premiere of Donald Womack’s
Circular Momentum 원형운둥력
for gayageum trio and janggu

대바람 A Gathering Wind

September 14, 2021
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Location: 국립국악원 우면당
National Gugak Center Umyeondang
Seoul

Kyeongeun Yu 유겅은 premieres
Donald Reid Womack’s 대바람 A Gathering Wind
for daegeum and janggu

Seoul Piri Ensemble 서울 피리 앙상블

August 24, 2021
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Location: 국립국악원 예악당
National Gugak Center Yeakdang
Seoul

Seoul Piri Ensemble performs
Donald Womack’s 이무기 (Imugi)

서울 피리 앙상블가 도날드 워맥의 이무기을 연주합니다

Scattered Rhythms

June 30, 2021
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Online concert

Jiyoung Yi performs gayageum concerto Scattered Rhythms with
Korean Orchestra Ensemble Baron

무노리 (Mu Nori)

May 6, 2021
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: 전라북도립국악원 전주
Jeollabuk-do Gugak Center, Jeonju, Korea

The Jeollabuk-do Gugak Orchestra performs
무노리, Donald Womack’s second gayageum concerto 

 

 

Emerging Light 서광

April 7, 2021
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Lotte Concert Hall
롯데콘서트홀
Seoul

The National Orchestra of Korea premieres Emerging Light 서광. Commissioned as a response to the pandemic, the piece explores the relationship between darkness and light as a metaphor for the emergence from difficult times

The Sound of Drums Echoes Beyond the Heavens

March 18, 2021
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Location: KBS 홀
KBS Hall
Seoul

KBS Traditional Orchestra performs
Donald Womack’s
The Sound of Drums Echoes Beyond the Heavens

KBS 국악관현악단이 도날드 워맥의
하늘 저편에 울려 퍼지는 북소리를 연주합니다

 

Tradition Meets the New

November 26, 2020
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: 한국예술종합학교 예술극장
Korea National University of Arts, Art Theater
Seoul

Including Donald Womack’s 소리 (Sori)

소리 Sori

November 7, 2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: 부산문화회관 대극장
Busan Cultural Center Grand Theater
Busan, Korea

Busan Maru
International Music Festival

August 29, 2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Busan National Gugak Center
국립부산국악원
Busan, Korea

Busan National Gugak Center Orchestra performs The Sound of Drums Echoes Beyond the Heavens for Korean traditional orchestra

Ritual Resonance 굿 울림

August 4, 2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Donhwamun Traditional Theater
서울돈화문국악당
Seoul

Gilseon Jung performs Ritual Resonance 굿 울림

혼무 Dancing with Spirits
haegeum concerto

May 27, 2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Jeollabuk-do Gugak Center
Jeonju, Korea

The Jeollabuk-do Gugak Orchestra performs Donald Reid Womack’s haegeum concerto
혼무 Dancing With Spirits

Owls On Stilts

March 1, 2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: McKinley Auditorium
Honolulu

University of Hawaii Symphonic Wind Ensemble Performs Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds, including Donald Womack’s Owls on Stilts

Islands Rising

February 23, 2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Arko Arts Theater
Seoul

강은일 해금플러스
Kang Eun-il and HaegeumPlus give a repeat performance of Islands Rising

Owls On Stilts

February 23, 2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Kauai Community College
Performing Arts Center
Lihue, Hawaii

University of Hawaii Symphonic Wind Ensemble Tours Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds, including Donald Womack’s Owls on Stilts
February 23 and 24

Islands Rising

February 22, 2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Arko Arts Theater
Seoul

강은일 해금플러스
Kang Eun-il and HaegeumPlus premiere
Islands Rising 

Owls On Stilts

February 11, 2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Abravanel Hall
Salt Lake City, Utah

Utah Symphony Performs Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds, including Donald Womack’s Owls on Stilts February 11, 12, 24, 25 and 26

Elements 五行

February 8, 2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Theater Stok
Zürich, Switzerland

Yang Jing performs Elements 五行, for pipa

Intertwined

January 21, 2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: RCAH Theater, Michigan State University
Lansing, Michigan

Intertwined, for viola, gayageum and janggu, performed by Seoul National University Touring Ensemble

Intertwined

January 19, 2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: McIntosh Theatre, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Intertwined, for viola, gayageum and janggu, performed by Seoul National University Touring Ensemble

Dolce Ensemble premiere

January 19, 2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Yokohama, Japan

ドルチェ邦楽合奏団 Dolce Ensemble premieres Donald Womack’s 白雨 (White Rain)

 

Intertwined

January 16, 2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Auer Concert Hall, University of Indiana
Bloomington, Indiana

Intertwined, for viola, gayageum and janggu, performed by Seoul National University Touring Ensemble

Labyrinth 미로

December 19, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Hanyang University
한양대학교 백남 음악관
Seoul

한양대학교 국악과 가야금 앙상블
Hanyang Unversity Gayageum Ensemble performs Labyrinth 미로 for gayageum quartet

An Infinite Moment

December 2, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: James C. Olson Performing Arts Center
White Recital Hall
Kansas City, Missouri

Joseph Genualdi and Thomas Rosenkranz perform Donald Womack’s lyrical work for violin and piano An Infinite Moment

소리 (Sori)

November 29, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Seoul National University
서울대학교
Seoul

소리 (Sori) for haegeum, cello and janggu performed

Breaking Heaven 破天

November 9, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: La Lyre
Tokyo

Breaking Heaven 破天 for shakuhachi, cello and koto performed

Scattered Rhythms
Gayageum Concerto

November 6, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Chung-Ang University Art Center
Seoul

Soloist Jin Sol Kwon and the Chung-Ang University Orchestra perform Donald Womack’s gayageum concerto Scattered Rhythms
권진솔, 가야금 협연, 중앙대학교 국악 관현악단

Intertwined

October 23, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center
국립국악원
Seoul

The quintet version of Intertwined
performed on the Seoul National University
annual showcase concert

Owls On Stilts

October 17, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Pearl City Cultural Center
Honolulu

The Hawaii Symphony Orchestra performs Donald Womack’s Owls on Stilts, one movement of Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds. This work, the result of a six-composer collaboration and scored with original video by several of Hawaii’s top filmmakers, highlights the native birds of Hawaii that are facing extinction.

소리 (Sori)

October 10, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: University of Hawaii Orvis Auditorium
Honolulu

Faculty of Korea National University of Arts perform 소리 (Sori)

서울 피리 앙상블 Seoul Piri Ensemble

August 20, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Seoul National University Concert Hall
서울대하교 예술관 콘서트홀
Seoul

Seoul Piri Ensemble gives the world premiere of
Imugi 이무기

巫 (무 Mu)

June 30, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: 부산대학교
Busan National University
Korea

Miran Choi 최미란 performs Donald Womack’s
(무 Mu) for gayageum and janggu

운악 音樂 Unak

June 21, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Seoul Donhwamun Traditional Theater
서울돈화문국악당
Seoul

Dalmoon Art Company 아트컴퍼니달문 premieres the sextet version of Intertwined for daegeum, haegeum, viola, 2 gayageum and janggu

소리 (Sori)

June 15, 2019
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Location: 서울대학교 예술 콘서트홀
Seoul National University Concert Hall
Seoul

Donald Womack’s 소리 (Sori) for haegeum, viola and janggu

巫 (무 Mu)

June 2, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: 서울대학교 예술 콘서트홀
Seoul National University Concert Hall
Seoul

Jihyun Yun 윤지현 performs Donald Womack’s (무 Mu) for gayageum and janggu

소리 (Sori)

May 31, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Busan Cultural Center Chamber Hall
부산문화회관 챔버홀
Busan, Korea

Hee-Yeon Choi haegeum recital 최희연 해금독주회

Jeongmin Son Piri Recital
손정민의 피리 독주회

May 22, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center
국립국악원
Seoul

Jeongmin Son performs 금강 전도 (Geumgang Jeondo) for piri and janggu

Premieres of two new works

May 21, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center
국립국악원
Seoul

Se-yeon Park premieres two commissioned works, 달에 비친 아홉 꼬리 (Gumiho) for 25-string gayageum, and 해태 Haetae, for sanjo gayageum. 박세연의 가야금 독주회

소리 (Sori)

May 19, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Kumho Art Hall
금호아트홀
Seoul

소리 (Sori) performed at the haegeum recital of Eunyeong Kim. 김은영 해금 독주회

Scattered Rhythms Gayageum Concerto in Bogota, Colombia

May 8, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Conservatorio de Música Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia

Soloist Jiyoung Yi 이지영 and the National University of Colombia Conservatory of Music Orchestra perform Scattered Rhythms, Donald Reid Womack’s concerto for gayageum and orchestra

Kyung-ah Kim Piri Recital
김경아의 피리 독주회

April 10, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center
국립국악원
Seoul

Virtuoso piri player Kyung-ah Kim’s recital features the world premiere of Rippling Liquid Metal for piri, gayageum, ajaeng, geomungo and percussion, as well as a performance of 금강 전도 (Geumgang Jeondo) for piri and janggu.

Hong Kong New Music Ensemble

April 7, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Tongyeong International Music Festival
Tongyeong, Korea

The Hong Kong New Music Ensemble and soloist Yoon-jeong Heo 허윤정 give the world premiere of Donald Reid Womack’s concertino for geomungo and large chamber ensemble Power Lines

巫 (무 Mu)

April 4, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak High School
국악고등학교
Seoul

Jihyun Yun 윤지현 performs (무 Mu)

Three Psalms

March 31, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Church of St. Paul The Apostle
New York

Three Psalms performed by Jonathan Morales

도깨비 (Demons)

March 24, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Korea Culture House (KOUS)
한국문화의집
Seoul

Ji Eon Lee 이지언 performs 도깨비 (Demons)

五行 Elements

March 1, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: University of Hawaii Orvis Auditorium
Honolulu

Yang Jing joins University of Hawaii faculty to perform 五行 Elements, for pipa and string trio

미로 Labyrinth and
줄타기 Highwire Act

February 27, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: 서울 민속극장풍류
Seoul

가야금 피어나 컨템포러리, featuring
미로 Labyrinth and 줄타기 Highwire Act

五行 Elements in Hong Kong

February 25, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Royal Theatre of Hong Kong

Virtuoso pipa player Yang Jing and the Royal Theatre of Hong Kong Chamber Players perform Donald Reid Womack’s 五行 Elements

Davos World Economic Forum

January 21, 2019
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Davos, Switzerland

Renowned pipa player Yang Jing and Luzern Festival Strings perform the quartet version of
五行 Elements

Honolulu Symphonic Chorus

December 8, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Lutheran Church of Honolulu
Honolulu

The Honolulu Symphonic Chorus performs Donald Womack’s richly beautiful a cappella setting of
O magnum mysterium

Seoul Gayageum Ensemble
서울 가야금 앙상블

December 5, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Seoul

Seoul Gayageum Ensemble 서울 가야금 앙상블 performs Labyrinth 미로 for gayageum quartet

무노리 (Mu Nori)
gayageum Concerto

November 17, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Seongnam Arts Center
성남아트센터
Gyeonggi-do, Korea

The Gyeonggi Korean Orchestra, with soloist Gilseon Jung, gives the world premiere of
Donald Reid Womack’s shaman-influenced gayageum concerto 무노리 (Mu Nori)
경기도립국악단, 가야금: 정길선

Owls on Stilts

November 14, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Blaisdell Concert Hall
Honolulu

The Hawaii Symphony Orchestra gives multiple performances of Donald Womack’s Owls on Stilts, one movement of Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds. This work, the result of a six-composer collaboration and scored with original video by several of Hawaii’s top filmmakers, highlights the native birds of Hawaii that are facing extinction.

Blue Ridge Seasons

November 4, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Stewart Theatre
Raleigh, NC

Soloist Ralph Farris and the Raleigh Chamber Orchestra with conductor Peter Askim present the world premiere of Blue Ridge Seasons, Donald Reid Womack’s bluegrass-tinged viola concerto

소리 (Sori)

November 3, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Culture Complex Ai
Seoul

소리 (Sori) performed on the haegeum recital of Soobin Kim 김수빈

Owls on Stilts

November 1, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Blaisdell Concert Hall
Honolulu

The Hawaii Symphony Orchestra gives multiple performances of Donald Womack’s Owls on Stilts, one movement of Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds. This work, the result of a six-composer collaboration and scored with original video by several of Hawaii’s top filmmakers, highlights the native birds of Hawaii that are facing extinction.

Owls on Stilts

October 31, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Blaisdell Concert Hall
Honolulu

The Hawaii Symphony Orchestra gives multiple performances of Donald Womack’s Owls on Stilts, one movement of Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds. This work, the result of a six-composer collaboration and scored with original video by several of Hawaii’s top filmmakers, highlights the native birds of Hawaii that are facing extinction.

줄타기 Highwire Act

October 26, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Raye Freedman Arts Centre
Auckland, New Zealand

Se-yeon Park 박세연 performs 줄타기 Highwire Act

Crossed Wires 혼선

October 26, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: University of Hawaii Orvis Auditorium
Honolulu

Ensemble Nabi performs Crossed Wires 혼선 for two 18-string gayageum

Spiral Toward the
Center of the Sky

October 25, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center Yeakdang
국립국악원 예악당
Seoul

Donald Reid Womack’s trio Spiral Toward the Center of the Sky performed on the annual
Seoul National University showcase concert

줄타기 Highwire Act

June 19, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Gayatgoeul Art Hall
아트홀 가얏고을
Seoul

Hyemi Kim 김혜미 and Hyunju Song 송현주 perform the duo version of 줄타기 Highwire Act for gayageum

So Young Jeun Piri Recital
전소영의 피리 리사이틀

June 4, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Seoul National University 서울대하교
Seoul

So Young Jeun performs 금강 전도 (Geumgang Jeondo) for piri and janggu

Yoon-jeong Heo 허윤정

May 30, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Seoul Arts Center Jayu Theater
예술의 전당 자유소극장
Seoul

Yoon-jeong Heo 허윤정 gives the world premiere of Donald Reid Womack’s virtuosic tour de force Power Lines, for geomungo

Owls on Stilts

May 9, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Blaisdell Concert Hall
Honolulu

The Hawaii Symphony Orchestra premieres Donald Womack’s Owls on Stilts, one movement of Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds. This work, the result of a six-composer collaboration and scored with original video by several of Hawaii’s top filmmakers, highlights the native birds of Hawaii that are facing extinction.

Duo Yumeno 夢乃

April 29, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Ravenswood Fellowship Church
Chicago

Duo Yumeno performs A Glinting Edge of Sky

혼무 Dancing with Spirits
haegeum concerto

April 13, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center Yeakdang
국립국악원 여악당
Seoul

국립국악관 창작악단 The National Gugak Center Orchestra and soloist Aera Kim 김애라 give a repeat performance of Donald Reid Womack’s haegeum concerto 혼무 Dancing With Spirits

혼무 Dancing with Spirits
haegeum concerto

April 12, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center Yeakdang
국립국악원 여악당
Seoul

국립국악관 창작악단 The National Gugak Center Orchestra and soloist Aera Kim 김애라 perform
Donald Reid Womack’s haegeum concerto
혼무 Dancing With Spirits

Intertwined

April 5, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Maru Hall, Gimhae Arts and Sports Center
Gimhae, Korea

Intertwined, for viola, gayageum and janggu, featured at the Gimhae Gayageum Festival

Labyrinth 미로

March 15, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Hanyang University
한양대학교 백남 음악관
Seoul

Hanyang Unversity Gayageum Ensemble 한양대학교 국악과 가야금 앙상블 performs Labyrinth 미로 for gayageum quartet

water (falls)

March 15, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Orvis Auditorium
Honolulu

Pianist Matthew McCright performs the virtuosic ode to rain, water (falls)

Duo Yumeno 夢乃

March 4, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Orvis Auditorium
Honolulu

Duo Yumeno performs A Glinting Edge of Sky for cello and koto

天の浮き橋
(The Floating Bridge of Heaven)

February 25, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Tenri Cultural Institute
New York

Kyo-Shin-An Arts and Voxare String Quartet perform 天の浮き橋 The Floating Bridge of Heaven, for shakuhachi, shamisen and string quartet.

Duo Yumeno 夢乃

January 13, 2018
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Queens Library
New York

Duo Yumeno gives the world premiere of the cello and koto version of A Glinting Edge of Sky

금강 전도 (Geumgang Jeondo)

December 17, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: 서울대학교 Seoul National University

Hye-won Kim 김해원 performs
금강 전도 (Geumgang Jeondo) for piri and janggu

 

줄타기 Highwire Act

December 13, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center Umyeondang
국립국악원 우면당

Seul Gi Lee 이술기 performs 줄타기 Highwire Act

Scattered Rhythms
gayageum concerto

November 22, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center
국립국악원
Seoul

Soloist Jihyun Yun 윤지현 and the Seoul National University Traditional Orchestra perform
Donald Reid Womack’s gayageum concerto
Scattered Rhythms

Festival de Música de Morelia
Mexico

November 11, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Morelia, Mexico

Ji-young Yi 이지영 performs 줄타기 Highwire Act at the Morelia Music Festival

혼무 Dancing with Spirits
haegeum concerto

October 28, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center Yeakdang
국립국악원 예악당
Seoul

Soloist Soojeong Ko 고수정 and the Seoul National University Traditional Orchestra perform
Donald Reid Womack’s haegeum concerto
혼무 Dancing With Spirits

Gayageum Concerto
Scattered Rhythms

September 28, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Theater of Korea
Seoul

국립국악관현악단 The National Orchestra of Korea and soloist Jiyoung Yi 이지영 perform
Scattered Rhythms, Donald Reid Womack’s
concerto for gayageum and gugak orchestra

소리 (Sori)

September 18, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Hanyang University
한양대학교
Seoul

소리 (Sori) performed at Hanyang University, featuring haegeum player Sung Ah Kim 김성아

Intertwined

September 9, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Orvis Auditorium
Honolulu

Ensemble Collabo premieres the quintet version of Intertwined for haegeum, viola, geomungo, janggu and piano

Seoul Gayageum Ensemble
서울 가야금 앙상블

September 3, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center
국립국악원
Seoul

서울 가야금 앙상블 Seoul Gayageum Ensemble
gives the premiere of
Labyrinth 미로 for gayageum quartet

줄타기 Highwire Act

June 5, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Seoul National University

Cheoljin Kim 김철진 performs 줄타기 Highwire Act

Three Trees 三木

May 24, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Toyosu Hall
Tokyo

Pro Musica Nipponia performs Donald Womack’s triple concerto Three Trees 三木, in honor of the late Minoru Miki. Hiromu Motonaga, shakuhachi; Akiko Kubota, biwa; Reiko Miyake, 21-string koto; Donald Reid Womack, conductor

故三木稔先生に捧げるトリプルコンチェルトThree Trees 三木。 演奏家:日本音楽し集団;元永拓、尺八;久保田晶子、琵琶;三宅礼子、二十絃箏;ドナルド・リード・ウォマック、指揮

소리 (Sori)

May 20, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Donhwamun Traditional Theater
Seoul

소리 (Sori) performed at the haegeum recital of Jyeonghyun Joo 주정현 해금 독주회

소리 (Sori)

May 19, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Donhwamun Traditional Theater
Seoul

소리 (Sori) performed at the haegeum recital of Jyeonghyun Joo 주정현 해금 독주회

금강 전도 (Geumgang Jeondo)

May 14, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center
국립국악원
Seoul

Kyung-ah Kim gives the world premiere of 금강 전도 (Geumgang Jeondo) for piri and janggu
금강 전도의세계 초연, 김경아의 피리 독주회

줄타기 Highwire Act

May 4, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Chinese Culture University
中國文化大學
Taipei, Taiwan

Ji-young Yi 이지영 performs 줄타기 Highwire Act

줄타기 Highwire Act

April 27, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Seoul

Jeongah Jo 조정아 performs 줄타기 Highwire Act

Crossed Wires 혼선

April 27, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Maru Hall, Gimhae Arts Center
Gimhae, Korea

김해시립 가야금연주단
The Gimhae Municipal Gayageum Orchestra performs Crossed Wires 혼선

U.S. Premiere of
혼무 Dancing With Spirits

March 6, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Merkin Hall
New York

Ensemble 212 and soloist Sooyeon Lyuh give the U.S. premiere of Donald Womack’s haegeum concerto, in its version for chamber orchestra

Spiral Toward the
Center of the Sky

February 19, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Orvis Auditorium
Honolulu

Spiral Toward the Center of the Sky performed by Chiwan Park (piri), Jiyoung Yi (gayageum), and Woongsik Kim (janggu)

Intertwined

February 18, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Orvis Auditorium
Honolulu

Intertwined performed by
Jiyoung Yi (gayageum), Jeungmin Park (cello),
and Donald Reid Womack (janggu)

Jiyoung Yi, gayageum
이지영, 고야금

February 3, 2017
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Orvis Auditorium
Honolulu

World premiere of Intertwined with
Jiyoung Yi (gayageum), Anna Womack (viola),
and Donald Reid Womack (janggu)

혼무 Dancing with Spirits
haegeum concerto

December 16, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Busan National Gugak Center
국립 부산국악원
Busan, Korea

Premiere of 도깨비 (Demons)

December 14, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Korea Culture House (KOUS)
한국문화의집
Seoul

Ji Eon Lee 이지언 gives the world premiere of 도깨비 (Demons) for solo sanjo gayageum

巫 무 Mu
for gayageum and janggu

December 12, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Seoul National University
서울대학교
Seoul

Eonhwa Lee, gayageum recital 이언화, 가야금 독주회

줄타기 Highwire Act

November 8, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Seoul National University
서울대학교
Seoul

Jiyoung Yi 이지영 performs 줄타기 Highwire Act

Spiral Toward the
Center of the Sky

November 3, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Seoul Donhwamun Traditional Theater
서올돈화문국악당
Seoul

Contemporary Music Ensemble performs
Spiral Toward the Center of the Sky
on November 3 and 4

소리 (Sori)

October 24, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Korea National University of Arts
한국예술종합학교
Seoul

소리 (Sori) performed at the haegeum recital of Saehanbyeol Mun 새한별의 해금 독주회

Scattered Rhythms

October 20, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Gimhae, Korea

The Changwon Philharmonic Orchestra and soloist Samsoo Jang 장삼수 perform Scattered Rhythms, Donald Reid Womack’s concerto for gayageum and Western orchestra.

The Sound of Drums Echoes Beyond the Heavens

October 7, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center Yeakdang
국립국악원 예악당
Seoul

The Sound of Drums Echoes Beyond the Heavens performed by the Traditional Orchestra of the Korea National University of the Arts,
Sung Jin Kim, conductor
도날드 워맥의 하늘 저편에 울려 퍼지는 북소리
한국예술종합학교 관현악, 지휘자: 김성진

Liquid Metal at the Uijeongbu Gayageum Festival

September 30, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Uijeongbu Arts Center
의정부 예술의전당
Uijeongbu, Korea

김해시립 가야금연주단 Gimhae Municipal Gayageum Orchestra  performs Liquid Metal for gayageum ensemble and percussion.

혼무 Dancing with Spirits
haegeum concerto

September 23, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Gyeonggi Arts Center
경기도국악당 흥겨운극장
Gyeonggi-do, Korea

경기도립국악단, 해금: 단유미
Gyeonggi Korean Traditional Orchestra
and soloist Yumi Dan perform
Donald Reid Womack’s haegeum concerto
혼무 Dancing With Spirits

Premiere of 短歌 (Tanka)

September 17, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Tenri Cultural Institute
New York

Donald Reid Womack’s short work 短歌 (Tanka), for shakuhachi, violin and cello, is premiered in New York City

Seoul Gayageum Ensemble
서울 가야금 앙상블

September 1, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Korea Culture House (KOUS)
한국문화의집
Seoul

졸타기 Highwire Act – version for gayageum ensemble

소리 (Sori)

July 27, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
North Adams, Massachusetts

소리 (Sori) performed at the
Bang on a Can Festival.

혼무 Dancing with Spirits
haegeum concerto

July 23, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Busan National Gugak Center
국립 부산국악원
Busan, Korea

World Premiere of
Crossed Wires 혼선

July 12, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center
국립국악원
Seoul

The Society of Kim Byung-ho Sanjo School gives the world premiere of Crossed Wires 혼선, Donald Reid Womack’s duo for two 18-string gayageum.

줄타기 Highwire Act

July 6, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center
국립국악원
Seoul

Jiyoung Yi 이지영 performs 줄타기 Highwire Act

International Shakuhachi Festival Prague

June 4, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Czech Republic

Donald Reid Womack’s A Glinting Edge of Sky for shakuhachi and koto , and 太刀花 (Sword Flower) in its version for shakuhachi and violin will be featured at the world’s premiere international shakuhachi event, with renowned shakuhachi performer Hiromu Motonaga

World premiere of Liquid Metal

May 19, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Maru Hall, Gimhae Arts Center
Gimhae, Korea

김해시립 가야금연주단 The Gimhae Municipal Gayageum Orchestra gives the first performance of Liquid Metal for gayageum ensemble and percussion.

혼무 Dancing with Spirits
haegeum concerto

April 30, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Busan National Gugak Center
국립 부산국악원
Busan, Korea

World Premiere of
Scattered Rhythms

April 22, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Theater of Korea
Seoul

The National Orchestra of Korea 국립국악관현악단 and soloist Jiyoung Yi 이지영
give the world premiere of
Scattered Rhythms, Donald Reid Womack’s concerto for gayageum and gugak orchestra

혼무 Dancing with Spirits
haegeum concerto

April 21, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: KBS Hall
KBS 홀
Seoul

The KBS Traditional Music Orchestra, with soloist Semi Lee, performs Donald Reid Womack’s haegeum concerto 혼무 Dancing With Spirits 

Heritage and Modernity Conference in Cairo, Egypt

April 13, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Ewart Hall, American University in Cairo
Egypt

Yi Jiyoung 이지영 performs 줄타기 Highwire Act

Hawaii Youth Symphony

April 8, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Blaisdell Concert Hall
Honolulu

The Hawaii Youth Symphony gives the world premiere of Donald Reid Womack’s RUSH

New Sounds for Silk Strings: Contemporary Gayageum Music

March 16, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Wellesley College Jewett Art Center
Boston

Highwire Act 줄타기 performed by Jiyoung Yi

Hawaii Five-Oh!

March 10, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Orvis Auditorium
Honolulu

In a concert celebrating Donald Reid Womack’s 50th birthday, the University of Hawaii Contemporary Ensemble, joined by guest performers from Seoul, New York and Honolulu, presents performances of the composer’s works, including 소리 (Sori), Breaking Heaven 破天,
An Infinite Moment, Splashed Ink, and
fff (falling, floating, flying)
.

Pro Musica Nipponia 日本音楽集団

March 5, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: University of Hawaii Orvis Auditorium
Honolulu

The renowned Tokyo-based Pro Musica Nipponia ensemble performs Donald Reid Womack’s Bend for shakuhachi, shamisen and koto in Honolulu on two concerts, March 5 and 6, as it concludes its U.S. Tour

Pro Musica Nipponia 日本音楽集団

February 28, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Asia Society Performing Arts Theater
Houston

The renowned Tokyo-based Pro Musica Nipponia ensemble performs Donald Reid Womack’s Bend for shakuhachi, shamisen and koto in Houston as part of its U.S. Tour.

혼무 Dancing with Spirits
haegeum concerto

February 27, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Busan National Gugak Center
국립 부산국악원
Busan, Korea

Pro Musica Nipponia 日本音楽集団

February 26, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Tenri Cultural Institute
New York

The renowned Tokyo-based Pro Musica Nipponia ensemble performs Donald Reid Womack’s Bend for shakuhachi, shamisen and koto in New York City as part of its U.S. Tour.

Varied Trio

January 16, 2016
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Monk Space at Villa Aurora
Los Angeles

The cutting-edge Varied Trio performs a concert of new music, including Donald Womack’s
An Infinite Moment

무巫굿

November 26, 2015
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Korea Culture House (KOUS)
한국문화의집
Seoul

정길선, 가야금 Gilseon Jung, gayageum recital including the world premiere of
Ritual Resonance 굿 울림
for gayageum, ajaeng and percussion by
Donald Reid Womack

혼무 Dancing with Spirits
haegeum concerto

November 13, 2015
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center Yeakdang
국립국악원 여악당
Seoul

추계예술대학교 국악과
Chugye University of the Arts Gugak Orchestra
performs Donald Reid Womack’s
혼무 Dancing With Spirits

a suspended liquid veil

November 2, 2015
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Shenyang Conversatory
Shenyang, China

Pianist Jonathan Korth performs the middle movement of water (falls)

a suspended liquid veil

October 29, 2015
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Shanghai Normal University
Shanghai

Pianist Jonathan Korth performs the middle movement of water (falls)

a suspended liquid veil

October 20, 2015
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Orvis Auditorium
Honolulu

Pianist Jonathan Korth performs the middle movement of water (falls)

Korea premiere of Donald Reid Womack’s Gayageum Concerto

October 5, 2015
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Seoul Arts Center

Russia Ulan Ude Opera and Ballet Theater Symphony Orchestra
Noh Taechul, conductor
Yi Jiyoung, gayageum soloist

Varied Trio

September 19, 2015
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Orvis Auditorium
Honolulu

Los Angeles-based Varied Trio performs a concert of new music, including
Donald Womack’s An Infinite Moment

Pipa and Gayageum Encounter
琵琶與伽倻琴的相遇

September 14, 2015
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Eslite Hall
誠品表演廳
Taipei, Taiwan

Yi Jiyoung 이지영 performs
줄타기 Highwire Act

AsianArt Ensemble

September 13, 2015
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Museum für Asiatische Kunst
Berlin

European premiere of
소리 (Sori), for haegeum, cello and janggu

World premiere of Donald Reid Womack’s Gayageum Concerto

September 5, 2015
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Ulan Ude, Russia

Russia Ulan Ude Symphony Orchestra
Noh Taechul, conductor
Yi Jiyoung, gayageum soloist

줄타기 Highwire Act

July 23, 2015
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center
국립국악원
Seoul

Se-yeon Park 박세연 performs
줄타기 Highwire Act

소리 (Sori)

July 23, 2015
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: National Gugak Center
국립국악원
Seoul

Members of the Seoul National Gugak Center Contemporary Orchestra perform the version of 소리 (Sori) for 2 haegeum, ajaeng and janggu.

Pro Musica Nipponia
日本音楽集団

July 11, 2015
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Yomiuri Otemachi Hall
よみうり大手町ホール
Tokyo

World Premiere of Donald Reid Womack’s 
septet for Japanese instruments
Raijin 雷神

줄타기 Highwire Act

March 14, 2015
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: 민속극장 풍류
Pungryu Folk Theater
Seoul

Yi Jiyoung 이지영 performs 줄타기 Highwire Act