In this livestream concert and conversation, instrument Designer and trumpet player Gavin Brehm shares the journey of design a new instrument. Sparked by the unique design of the Korean Daegeum flute, but searching for new sounds and expressions, Brehm set out to create a new musical tool. By combining the distinctive bamboo and wheat membrane of Daegeum with brass technique, new tuning, and integrated electronics Brehm creates a new family of instruments encompassing the depth and warmth of brass with the soft and reedy timbre of Dageum, designed with small, introspective performances for the socially-distanced digital audiences of today in mind.

This international livestream event will feature an overview on the design process of this, as of yet, unnamed new instrument - from napkin sketches to final bamboo instruments, along with the thinking and issues surrounding new instrument design in general. A quartet ensemble will perform a piece using the instruments composed by collaborator Professor Woody Pak of the Seoul Institute of the Arts. Following the performance will be an open Q&A with Gavin Brehm and Woody Pak.

Daegum - Junhyuk Heo 허준혁 (Korea National University of Arts Graduate)
Alto/Tenor - Gavin Brehm
Tenor - Sangho Jeong 정상호 (SeoulArts Student)
Bass - Yohan Park 박요한 (SeoulArts student)

This event is presented as a part of Re-Fest, CultureHub's annual festival that brings artists, activists, and technologists together to explore our role in re-shaping the future.

Thursday, June 10
9pm EDT / 6pm PDT / 10am KST (June 11)
Free / Donate