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NY ‘sharing’ music group helps student dreams

November 30, 2015
The New York-based Nanum Band performed inside Daedong Manor for its two-year anniversary Saturday.

The New York-based Nanum Band performed inside Daedong Manor for its two-year anniversary Saturday.

By The Korea Times New York staff

An amateur New York music group, the Nanum Band, held its two-year anniversary inside Daedong Manor in Flushing Saturday.

The band is comprised of 20 locals who seek to inspire young people to pursue music even in times of need. ‘Nanum’ means ‘sharing’ in Korean.

Its set included folk songs, Korean pop and pop.

“Although we still make many mistakes and lack technique, our passion for for music and our mindset as volunteers are second to none,” said conductor Yoon Tae-seok.

Their performance was accompanied by a scholarship ceremony, during which three students — Choi Jung-won, a visually impaired student who has been learning flute for two years, Kim Sun-do, who dreams of becoming a professional drummer, and Kim Choong-il, who majors in alto saxophone in college — each received $500.

“Under the name ‘Nanum Band,’ our goal is to develop as a group that shares both music and a set of helping hands,” said Lee Young-bok, Nanum president. “Next year, we plan on helping more Korean students who dream of becoming musicians.”