Gamin Kang

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Title: Musician, Teacher

Affiliation: UCLA

Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Bio

gamin is a Korean-born, LA-based multi-instrumentalist specializing in traditional Korean wind. She is a scholar and designated Yisuja, an official holder of Korea's Important Intangible Cultural Asset No. 46. Piri court music. From 2000 to 2010, gamin was the principal player at the National Gugak Orchestra. gamin has received several cultural exchange program grants, including the Asian Cultural Council, and has collaborated in cross-cultural improvisation with world-acclaimed musicians, presenting premieres at Roulette Theater, New School, and Metropolitan Museum. gamin was a featured artist at the Silkroad concert, and her album 'Nong' was released by Innova Records in 2020. gamin's Carnegie Hall solo début, accompanied by Nangye Gugak Orchestra, scheduled for March 2020, was postponed by Covid 19. For 2021-2023, Gamin was awarded the prestigious two-year Fellowship from Jerome Foundation and Howard Foundation. gamin teaches graduate and undergraduate ethnomusicology as Adjunct Faculty at the Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA since 2022. (website: www.gaminmusic.com)

Email: gamin.info@gmail.com

Website: http://gaminmusic.com/

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