Scoring / Instrumentation
Orchestra: 2 2 2 2 – 4 2 2 1 – timp., 1perc, harp – str.
2023-02-01
Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall, Seoul
Korean Symphony Orchestra
정치용 (Chi-yong Jung)
World Premiere — 14th ARKO Korean Creative Music Festival (youngest prizewinner, age 23); later performed by Seattle Festival Orchestra, March 9–10, 2024
Click to Play (YOUTUBE)Performance materials and orchestral parts for Parrot in the Rainforest are available directly from the composer for licensed concert presentations, academic research, and ensemble competitions.
사라지는 목소리들 (Disappearing Voices) — a concert of chamber works about endangered animals, planned, composed, and artistically directed by SiHyun Uhm, performed by 강나경 (violin), 김승민 (cello), 김세현 (clarinet), and 김채린 (piano). Produced with support from Arts Council Korea (2025 청년예술가 도약 지원) and the Seoul Foundation (2025 예술창작활동지원). Reviewed by Monthly Review (ireview.kr).
Wesley Schulz leads the Seattle Festival Orchestra in a performance of 'Parrot in the Rainforest', 1st prize winner of Arts Council of Korea.
Premiere of Parrot in the Rainforest (열대 우림 속 앵무새) by the Korean Symphony Orchestra under Chung Chi-yong, as the youngest prizewinner's work of the 14th ARKO competition.
Parrot in the Rainforest (열대 우림 속 앵무새) won the 2022 ARKO 14th Korean Creative Music Festival composition competition.
The Seattle Festival Orchestra performed Parrot in the Rainforest on March 9–10, 2024, in 'Our Place in This World' with guest conductor Yuchi Chou.
The youngest prizewinner of the 14th ARKO competition — SiHyun Uhm (23) — heard her 'Parrot in the Rainforest' premiered on Feb 1, 2023, at Seoul Arts Center.
Brass Band
A brass band work where sound becomes a mnemonic—a fragile key to sensations that can't be precisely recalled.
Orchestra: 2 2 2 2 – 2 2 2 1 – 3perc – str.
A colorful, agile orchestral journey capturing the erratic flights and curious landings of a ladybug trapped indoors.
String Orchestra
An expansive, deeply emotive work for string orchestra exploring the bittersweet resonance of nostalgia and separation.
