THE HAN(한/恨) AND HEUNG(흥/興) ODYSSEY ALBUM PROMO VIDEO

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THE HAN(한/恨) AND HEUNG(흥/興) ODYSSEY: GLOBAL SOUNDS OF RESILIENCE & JOY ALBUM RELEASES ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2025!

Cecilia Kang clarinet
Angela Park piano
Wanyun (WYHD) ensemble

Eleanor Alberga composer
Kalaisan Kalaichelvan composer
Haeyun Kim composer
Sang Jin Kim composer
Texu Kim composer
Kevin Lau composer
Marc Mellits composer
Jessie Montgomery composer
SiHyun Uhm composer

Catalog #: TROY2005
Release Date: September 5, 2025

The Korean concepts of han and heung are simple, yet profoundly deep. Emotional counterparts to one another, they coexist to encapsulate the complexity of the human experience. Han represents sorrow, grief, individual pain and collective trauma, while heung signifies joy, vitality, and radiance. On THE HAN(한/恨) AND HEUNG(흥/興) ODYSSEY: GLOBAL SOUNDS OF RESILIENCE & JOY, clarinetist Cecilia Kang embarks on a sonic ritual to explore these concepts and their deeply-rooted place within humanity.

The collection of works for clarinet, voice, piano, and electronics brings together nine contemporary composers from diverse cultural and musical backgrounds. Each piece encapsulates elements of han and heung focused through prisms of different social perspectives, and the music transforms the oppositional forces into a universal emotional language.

Credits:
Recording Engineer: Pouya Hamidi
Producers: Aaron Tsang, Cecilia Kang & Jana Starling
Editing, Mixing & Mastering: Aaron Tsang
Videography: Scratch Takes Productions