Join us in the Main Atrium to experience a dynamic musical quartet that combines Western and Korean traditional instruments. G–Hwaja strives to popularize Korean traditional music by delivering a dynamic and vivid image of Korea to the modern world.

This event is part of the opening weekend celebrations for PEM’s Korean Art gallery and Jung Yeondoo: Building Dreams.

PEM Presents seeks to surprise and delight audiences with world-class artistry in music, theater, dance, film and more. This series allows audiences to learn about the artistic process and supports the development of artists with local, regional, national and global perspectives. PEM Presents further activates the museum as a global center for art, culture and creativity with artist residencies, live performances, lecture series, symposia and conferences. PEM Presents is a collaboration between Learning and Community Engagement and the Present Tense initiative.

PEM Presents is made possible by The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation.

G-Hwaja is supported by the Korean Cultural Center, Washington, D.C.

About our collaborator

G–Hwaja performs creative music using a combination of Western and Korean traditional instruments, melding disparate tones and styles. The group seeks to express the emotions of the times in a dramatic way by utilizing the uniquely expressive characteristics of Korean traditional music — particularly its sense of excitement known as Hueng and the bittersweet sense of grief known as Han — to deliver familiar music with new emotional dimensions. G–Hwaja had its first performance at the John F Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.