Members of the Brooklyn Heights Dahn Yoga center left to go to the museum early to be there in time to greet all the masters coming from the centers around New York. Below, Sven Grell, Neenah Payne, and Kee Nam Kim are shown first in front of the Dahn Yoga center and then before entering the museum where Namyong Kim joined them later. Unfortunately, Master Mi Lim Jo could not attend. 
Hwang Byungki Concert -- Traditional musician Hwang Byungki played in NYC after giving a concert in Boston and before going to Washington. DC for the final concert in his East coast tour. The Diamond Sutra Recitation Group provided the Korea Club with a CD by Hwang Byungki which is played at our club meetings and which is heard on the homepage of this site. Hwang performed on June 2 on the kayagum with five colleagues who played a komungo (similar to the kayagum played by Hwang), a drum, and an awesome bamboo flute called a "taegum". In addition, the concert included a marvelous singer. For more information on the taegum, see the two photos below and check: http://ccrma.stanford.edu/CCRMA/Courses/220a/unjung/koreanflute/korflute.html. Also see: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9343700/taegum. 
To order Hwang Byung's albums, go to: http://us.yesasia.com/en/artIdxDept.aspx/section-music/code-k/aid-34165/ 
See the French video of Hwang Byungki and others musicians: http://byungki_hwang.mondomix.com/fr/video3152.htm
See the Korean Culture page for information on traditional Korean music.
Museum Photos
The first photo below was taken at the Group Registration desk in the museum before the concert.
The remaining photos were taken at the Korean art exhibit in the museum after the concert.
In the first photo below, Master Eun Young Park is seen talking with Hwang Byungki (partially hidden by his kayagum) at the top of the stairs on the left while other Dahn Yoga masters are shown in the forefront of the photo on the steps. In the second and third photos, Hwang is shown holding the kayagum. Neenah had a chance to get a great photo with Hwang, but was not very photogenic! In the last photos, Hwang leaves the museum to catch a taxi with his colleagues.
Dinner at HanGawi -- After the concert, the group went to HanGawi in Koreatown for dinner.
The August meeting of the Korea Club will also include a trip to HanGawi!
HanGawi Photos
In the first photo below, the group poses in front of HanGawi and prepares to order in the other photos.
In the two photos below, Mater Gi Young Cho demonstrates a novel way to use a spoon and chopsticks!
Dessert at KoryoD@ng -- The day ended with some members of the group going to KoryoD@ng, a wonderful pastry shop in Koreatown, for dessert. In the photo below, Michelle Gavin talks with Sven Grell and Namyong Kim while waiting for the other masters in front of KoryoD@ng.
