by Im Eun-byel

Refugees were on composer Toshio Hosokawa’s mind when he wrote “The Maiden From the Sea” in 2017. At the time, images of refugees’ suffering and deaths had shocked and distressed the world.

“The Maiden From the Sea” had its Asian premiere at the Tongyeong International Music Festival on Friday and Saturday…

Reblogged from The Korea Herald

Image courtesy of Tongyeong International Music Foundation