KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: Jin Hi Kim, 1990, 2 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

MC.1990.01.19.B

Program Series

Morning Concert

Program Length

124 min

Part

2 of 2

Dates

1990-01-19 | broadcast
| 1990-01-19 | created

Description

Charles Amirkhanian interviews composer and improviser Jin Hi Kim (Jin Hi= Dragon Princess; Kim=Gold) who was born in Korea and has lived in San Francisco since 1980. Ms. Kim is the first performer on the ancient komungo to play experimental and improvised music. This silk stringed wooden zither, with 6 strings, 3 moveable bridges and 16 frets is plucked in a variety ways which produce startling and vigorous sounds. She trained at the Seoul Conservatory in both Western classical composition and traditional Korean performance, and later completed graduate work at Mills College in Oakland. Included on this program are recordings from her live performances. Also introduced is her new electric komungo, which increases her dynamic range and provides new electronic possibilities.

Genres

World music
Free improvisation

Musical Selections

[piece for changgo and saxophone] (1989) -- Komungo Permutation No. 1 (1988) -- [piece for komungo, guitar, & percussion] -- [improvisation with Circle of Fire] (1988) -- [live solo performance, 11/5/1988] -- [improvisation for komungo and guitar]

Performers

Jin Hi Kim, komungo & changgo
Elliott Sharp, saxophone, guitar, percussion
Henry Kaiser, guitar
Circle of Fire:
James Newton, flute
Mark Izu, bass & sheng
Lewis Jordan, saxophone
Anthony Brown, percussion

Subjects

Ethnic music
Music -- Korea
World music
Improvisation (Music)
Komungo
Changgo and saxophone music

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Circle of Fire
Amirkhanian, Charles
Kim, Jin Hi
Sharp, Elliott
Newton, James
Izu, Mark
Jordan, Lewis
Brown, Anthony L.
Kaiser, Henry