Seoul, Korea – [Reporter JinHee Yu, JTN News] Myeongdong Cathedral, in the Archdiocese of Seoul has opened the 2010 Myeongdong Cathedral May Cultural Festival as part of its Marian month of May, also Korea’s family awareness month.

World famous crossover musician Bang Ean Yang, who was also responsible for the music on the KBS documentary “Asian Corridor in Heaven” (茶馬古道 – chamagodo, literally meaning high-road for tea and horses) will have Korea’s first solo piano recital ‘Wish to Fly,’ 24 May, starting 1pm.

Soprano Sunhae Im(Agnes) will also open a concert ‘Sharing Hope’ in the evening of the 31.

Myeongdong Cathedral Facilitator Monseigneur Shin-eon(Raphael) said that “Myeongdong Cathedral has been the cradle of Korean Catholic faith, and I look forward to it becoming a cultural hub and a forum for discussions. I expect this Cultural Festival to transcend different faiths and provide the means to accept differences and diversity, a place of harmony and acceptance.


Source: JTN News (Original article in Korean)
Translated by Abe Jung / Korea.com