The Choir Blue Sings Inside a Seoul Art Gallery

On October 15, an amateur chorus called The Choir Blue held its fourth regular concert at Guti Gallery in Seocho District, Seoul. Instead of professional singers, everyday people who learn and rehearse music together took the stage in a space usually devoted to art exhibitions.

Ordinary Voices in a Gallery Space

Conductor Kim Jun-hong faced the singers as they performed in four sections: soprano, alto, tenor and bass. Audience members watched from the seats. The scene showed that people who sing, and not only those who listen, are part of performance culture.

The Choir Blue was founded in June 2020. It has been led by chairman Park Hee-yeol and conductor Kim Jun-hong, with pianist Kwon Hye-kyung as accompanist. Park also sings tenor, and secretary general Lee Jung-sun sings alto, so the people who run the choir also perform on stage.

Singers named for the sections include Monica Oh, Baek Nam-jin and Lee Eun-sil in soprano, and Kang Kyung-eun and Lee Jung-sun in alto. Park Hee-yeol and Shin Won-cheol sing tenor, while Park Mun-yong and Lee Ki-bok sing bass. Members come from different lives and careers, learn the same scores, and prepare each concert under the guidance of a conductor and pianist with professional musical training.

The choir has kept up small concerts and outreach performances since its founding, and the event points to the value of shared singing as a form of everyday art.

Why It Matters

As the performance market grows, amateur choirs show how citizens can take part in music instead of only consuming it. Their story raises the question of what conditions keep such community art going over time.

Read the original article in Korean: K trendy NEWS