Alumnus Kim Changhwan Appointed Art Director and Conductor of Gangwon
Provincial Gugak Orchestra
Kim Chang-hwan, an alumnus who studied Korean Traditional Music
Composition at the School of Korean Traditional Arts, won the position of art
director and permanent conductor of the Gangwon Provincial Gugak Orchestra. Kim
had been an assistant conductor in the orchestra. The recruitment examination Kim
passed with a good result marked a notably high competition rate.
Conductor Kim Chang-hwan won the Composition Award at the 2020 KBS Gugak Awards. He served as a member of the ethnic pop group, “Rock.” Kim also wrote music for the National Gugak Orchestra and the Gangwon Provincial Gugak Orchestra.