Between Breaths: A Sonic Memoir
with gamin
Saturday, August 23rd, 2025
​The Stringed Crane Conservatory is thrilled to invite you to join us in the saz workshop for a very special performance with renowned Korean wind instrumentalist and scholar, gamin.
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gamin offers an intimate solo performance that weaves together sound, memory, and identity. Drawing from her personal monograph on family history and cultural heritage, she brings the voices of her ancestors to life through the traditional winds - piri, saenghwang, and taepyeongso - telling a story of migration, resilience, and belonging.
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Through improvisation and traditional Korean modes, this performance becomes both a personal ritual and a shared reflection. Between Breaths explores what it means to carry a lineage—musically, spiritually, and emotionally—while living between places, languages, and histories. The result is a sonic memoir where every breath holds generations of memory and quiet strength.
Between Breaths: A Sonic Memoir
Saturday, August 23rd, 2025
At
the Stringed Crane Conservatory
3718 1/2 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019
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Parking is generally available on the surrounding blocks.
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First show - Doors open at 7:15, performance begins at 7:30pm*​
Second Show - Doors open at 9:15, performance begins at 9:30pm*
Light refreshments will be served.
​General admission $15
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We recommend buying tickets in advance as seats are limited.​
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*We want this event to be accessible to everyone. If cost is an issue, please get in touch at conservatory@stringedcraneconservatory.org
*Please note that due to the nature of the space, we won't be able to seat guests who arrive after a performance has begun.​
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gamin is a distinguished Korean wind instrumentalist and designated Yisuja (master) of Important Intangible Cultural Asset No. 46 for Court and Royal Military music. She specializes in piri, taepyeongso, and saenghwang, and reimagines traditional forms through cross-disciplinary collaborations and improvisation. gamin has toured internationally, performing at venues such as Roulette Theater, the Metropolitan Museum, and appeared on stage with Yo-Yo Ma at the Silkroad concert in Seoul. A recipient of fellowships from the Jerome and Howard Foundations, she was artist-in-residence at HERE Arts Center and Asian Cultural Council. gamin teaches at UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music. www.gaminmusic.com
This program is supported, in part, by grants from the Olympic Park Neighborhood Council, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture, and as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan.
