2025 Korean Composers Festival

The Second Korean Composers Festival will be held September 27-28, 2025 on the campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. The festival will feature presentations and performances of music written by Korean and Korean diaspora composers of the past and present.

Sunday, September 28, 2025                 

12:00-12:25pm         Melodies of Memory: Rediscovery of Korean Folksongs in Women’s Piano Compositions —                                                 Sunjoo Lee

12:30-1:20pm           Interculturalism in Lee Chan Hae’s Pansori Remix Compositions — John O. Robison 

1:30-3:00pm             Break

3:15-4:15pm              Concert No. 2 in Urness Recital Hall (CHM100)

4:30-5:30pm            Concert No. 3 in Urness Recital Hall (CHM100)

6:00-8:00pm          Dinner Reception for all registered and paid participants and attendees in the King’s Dining Room                                       in Buntrock Commons