Decross, for voices with accompaniment

Lyrics by Dong-ju Yun

Conducted by Hosung Kang

Performed by the Yeoro Chamber Choir

Premiered on Feb 28, 2019 at Kyeongdong Presbyterian Church, Seoul, South Korea

Decross, for Voices with Accompaniment (2019) was written for the celebration of its centennial year of the March First Independence Movement in Korea. The lyrics come from the poem Shipjaga (십자가, 1941), translated as “the Cross” written by Dong-Ju Yun, a Korean poet who was known for his lyric poetry as well as resistance poetry. The work had its premiere at Kyungdong Presbyterian Church, Seoul, performed by the Yeoro Chamber Choir, conducted by Hosung Kang.

3.1운동 100주년을 기념하는 창작합창 연주회에 시인 윤동주의 시 ‘십자가’를 가사로 한 제 곡을 연주했습니다. 아직 배울점이 많지만 그 시대를 살아간 독립운동가분들의 노력을 기억하고 감사할 수 있는 연주였기를 바랍니다. 멀리서부터 자리 함께 해주고 응원해주신 분들, 고생하신 모든 연주자분들, 그리고 지휘자님, 감사드립니다.

3.1운동 100주년 기념 기획 연주회 제1회 여로 창작합창제 (YEORO Concert Series 11)

2019. 02. 28 서울 경동교회

현대음악 창작단체 여로(YEORO)