On the occasion of the International Day of Music, Casa Asia organizes this afternoon at 7 pm a small recital of Korean songs, with singer Eun Ae Lee and musician David Alegre, members of the group Leesarang.
The duo will perform a repertoire of folk songs from north and south Korea and some traditional Spanish songs, with traditional Korean singing voice accompanied by viola, piano, gayageum and janggu. A journey through several centuries of musical tradition.
From the impulse and artistic concerns of the Korean singer and percussionist Eun Ae Lee, Leesarang is born, a space of encounter with a common desire to recognize: East in the West and vice versa. From the vocal techniques of traditional Korean music to European lyrical singing; from Korean instruments such as the Janggu or the Gayageum to Western classics and traditions such as the piano, viola or tambourines. An enormous range of possibilities that encourages a desired and necessary artistic dialogue in which we celebrate our common points and let ourselves also be caught up by the strength of how diverse there is in our traditions.
Eun Ae Lee, singer and percussionist. Graduate in Art and Studies of Traditional Music (2001, Korea). Master in Advanced Music Therapy and Applications (2022, UAM). He has a broad background in the field of traditional Korean music, starting in 1997 with winning the bronze medal in the category of traditional vocal music from the Ministry of Education at Kangwondo. Has received numerous awards since then. In 2012 he founded the group Leesarang which he has been conducting since then in concerts and various events throughout Europe and South Korea.
David Alegre, superior title of Viola with honorific mention (RCSMM), of Baroque Violin (RCSMM) and of Singing (Escuela Superior de Canto de Madrid). He participates in several professional orchestras and chamber groups and is a teacher of viola at the CIEM Federico Moreno Torroba in Madrid and teaches singing classes at the school Acción Escena.