Earlier this week, Orchestra London (led by guest conductor Daniel Warren) presented a program called “The Sounds of Korea”. The collaboration featured the music of composer/arranger Serin Hong and his World Music Players, and integrated orchestral textures with traditional Korean instruments and melodies. Speaking about the collaboration, Mr. Hong noted that “it was really difficult to bring together the sounds of Western and Eastern musical styles, as almost every instrument from Asian counties is in a certain key, it was a big challenge for me to create new chord progressions and rhythms to make them harmonize. It is the Korean community’s and my honor to represent Korean traditional music which is an integral part of our heritage. I want all listeners to think about harmony mixed with oriental sounds and dynamics. I hope everyone will enjoy the performance.”