[Interview] ‘Korean bamboo flutist’(taegŭm) Hyelim Kim interacting with the world through ‘Korean sounds’

Renowned for Korean traditional music in Europe and Korea, the Korean bamboo flutist(taegŭm), Hyelim Kim will showcase the vibrancy of borderless contemporary music and daring improvisations by exploring the fusion of traditional Korean sounds, percussive rhythms and experimental jazz nuances in an extraordinary collaboration with Australia’s iconic jazz drummer Dr Simon Barker.

The Korean bamboo flutist(taegŭm), Hyelim Kim Source: Supplied

'Leaf and Shadow' is the first concert in the Meeting Points Series taking place at The Pavilion in Arts Centre Melbourne on Sunday 22 September, featuring extraordinary traditional Korean bamboo flutist (taegŭm), Hyelim Kim.

Meeting Points Series is a creative collaboration between Arts Centre Melbourne and the Australian Art Orchestra and is an intimate collection of concerts bringing together musical styles from across the globe in unexpected collaborations curated by Artistic Director Peter Knight.

The Australian Art Orchestra’s work constantly seeks to stretch genres and break down the barriers separating disciplines, forms and cultures. It explores the interstices between the avant-garde and the traditional, between art and popular music, between electronic and acoustic approaches, and creates music that traverse the continuum between improvised and notated forms.

Full interview with Hyelim Kim is available on podcast above.