Han Chung Eun & Rami Seo

Teaches at The Korea Society

Han Chung Eun is an influential woodwind player well known for his work in Korean traditional music and its modern manifestations. Trained in the classical court music of Korea, which traces its origins back to 5th-6th centuries, Chung Eun pushes the boundary of Korean bamboo flutes, Daekeum and Sokeum, to transcend the genre and bring the acoustic and soulful sound of bamboo flutes to today's audiences.

Well known by his eclectic repertoire, which ranges from chamber ensembles to jazz to K-pop, Chung Eun has performed and collaborated over the years with renowned artists like Bobby McFerrin, British guitar-legend Martin Taylor, Swedish jazz-guitarist Ulf Wakenius, vocalist Inga Marie, and composer and pianist Ryo Kunihiko.

Ms. Rami Seo is an accomplished gayakeum artist whose expansive musical repertoire on the 12-string,18-string and the 25-string gayakeum spans the traditional and the contemporary to include ancient Korean court music and folk music, as well as current and cross-cultural compositions from across the globe. She graduated from the prestigious National Music School and Seoul High School for Korean Traditional Arts with a full scholarship and top honors. In 2002, she was Class Valedictorian at Chung-Ang University, College of Korean Traditional Performing Arts, where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Korean Traditional Music and Music Education. With an impending Master’s Degree in Ethnomusicology from Hunter College, Ms. Seo is a bona-fide scholar, musician, and performance artist.