4 p.m. Sunday at Seoul Arts Center Doam, 70 Pyeongchangmunhwa-ro — a stage created by 90 children and youth from care facilities
Jongno-gu will host the 9th annual concert of its children and youth orchestra "Hana-ui Ulrim" (One Resonance) at Seoul Arts Center Doam, 70 Pyeongchangmunhwa-ro, at 4 p.m. Sunday.
About 90 children and youth from local care facilities will take the stage to showcase the ensemble skills they have built up over the year. Tenor Han Sang-ho and other guest performers will join them, offering audiences a varied musical program. The young musicians will share with the audience the experience of bringing their hearts together to create a single, unified sound.
"Hana-ui Ulrim" is an orchestra established to broaden children's and youth's access to cultural and artistic life through classical instrument education and ensemble experience. It traces its roots to the Haesong Ensemble, founded in 2010, before reorganizing as the Changsin-Sungin Orchestra in 2016. In 2022, it partnered with the Jongno hub-type Kium Center and grew into its current form.
Members from five care facilities — four community children's centers and Woori Neighborhood Kium Center No. 4 — currently practice their instruments once a week, developing their musical talents. The orchestra also consistently participates in performances across the district.
The event is co-hosted and organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Mapo Hub-type Kium Center's Seoul-type Kids Cafe Nogosan branch and the children and youth care network social cooperative On, with the participation of care facilities throughout Jongno-gu.
Jongno-gu District Mayor Yoo Chan-jong said the concert is "a precious occasion to present the fruits of the children's dedicated practice and teamwork," adding that the district will "continue to create diverse opportunities for children and youth to discover their talents and grow in a healthy environment."
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