At this solo concert, part of Experimental Sound Studio’s Option Series, Kim will perform “Silk Echoes Beneath the Light,” a ...

The instrument produces a memorable twangy sound inflected with a warbling vibrato. According to Lee, there are two important concepts to understand gayageum music: Yeo-eum and Nong-hyun.

You probably don't think of the gayageum. In fact, you've probably never heard of this obscure Korean instrument before. YouTuber Luna Lee is here to change all that.

The gayageum is a member of the zither instrument family, and traditionally has 12 strings, though today it is sometimes played with as many as 25 (Clark generally uses 12).

“To Do Hyunseob II _ For Gayageum” is a composer recital of Hyun Seob Kim which consists of two parts: part one with solo gayageum play of sanjo gayageum, jeong-ak gayageum, and 25-string gayageum, ...

It isn't a gayageum anymore."Clark points out that nowadays the money and education are all going to the 25-string instrument, a modernized form of a gayageum, which unlike the traditional 12 ...

Gayageum is a musical instrument with a tone and interval, but I think it also has percussive elements because we can express something by bouncing or beating strings. I think that if we collaborate ...

She later devoted her university studies to the instrument when she majored in gayageum. “If I didn’t enjoy it I would give it up, but once I find a new tone I’m thrilled,” she said.

The gayageum is an instrument that comes in many variations, and can have up to 21 strings. The sound is similar to a banjo but with a less metallic twang.

We don't know who the greatest gayageum player in the world is, but we know which musician is our personal favorite. There's nobody we love hearing play the national instrument of Korea more than ...