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Concert Review: Suwon Civic Chorale… The question of the price they paid for mastery of western music was answered.

Suwon_230_385[18204]Venue: Alice Tully Hall, at Lincoln Center (NY)
Date: October 19th, 2013

Concert Review by Dawoud Kringle

When I was offered a ticket to attend the performance of the Suwon Civic Chorale at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Centre, I was intrigued. It has been my experience with Koreans (South Koreans, that is) that they devote a great deal of their energy to mastering the arts and music of the west. And while there is nothing inherently wrong or blameworthy about this, I cannot help but wonder if Korea has done this at its own expense. I cannot, in my entire life, recall hearing traditional/classical Korean music.

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