After the exhilaration of composing and hearing Nonghyun, my quintet for gayageum with string quartet, I wanted to try my hand at solo gayageum music.  Gayageum is a traditional Korean zither with a large repertory of music in different styles.  I composed for sanjo gayageum, the traditional 12-string instrument, and produced Four Little Pieces for Gayageum in four different styles.  I am thrilled that HyoJin Kang will premiere the group.  She very generously assisted me in the technical details of composing Nonghyun – which she will also perform on this concert.