ISCM World Music Days, 2016

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The 2016 ISCM World Music Days of the International Society for Contemporary Music were held from 29 March to 3 April 2016 in Tongyeong, South Korea. It was the second time for South Korea to host the ISCM World Music Days, following the 1997 ISCM World Music Days in Seoul. With the motto "Sounds of Tomorrow", the festival built on the spirit of world-renowned contemporary classic composer Isang Yun. Mainly organized by the Tongyeong International Music Festival, it brought together a selection of recently composed music from six continents, presented in the new Tongyeong Concert Hall that had been inaugurated in November 2013.

Opening act was the Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra  [ ko ], directed by Shi-Yeon Sung and featuring Norwegian guest violinist Vilde Frang, with the composition "Good Friday Spell". The opening night also featured the opera "The Beauty and the Beast" by US composer Philip Glass. [1]

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References

  1. "TIMF 2016 all about 'Sounds of Tomorrow'". The Korea Herald . 1 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.