Crown Haitai Confectionery announced on July 26 that it held the 17th Hanum Traditional Music Dream Competition and the 14th Gather! Hanum Talents Competition at the Crown Haitai Hall in Namsan, Seoul, on July 24-25.
The Hanum Talents Competition, which aims to discover traditional music talent and promote the preservation and development of Korean traditional music, has been held annually since 2010. This year, over 700 students from approximately 150 elementary and middle schools across the country participated to showcase their skills.
The individual competition, the Hanum Traditional Music Dream Competition, was divided into categories for lower and upper elementary students and middle school students, featuring 10 different sections including wind, string, and vocal music. In the results, the grand prize for the lower elementary category went to Oh Chae-yeon (Gyeonggi Baegot Lala Elementary) in the vocal section, while Kim Da-yoon (Daegu Dongcheon Elementary) won the grand prize for the upper elementary category in the string section, and Hong Seo-jin (Gyeonggi Garim Middle) took the grand prize in the dance section for middle school. A total of 76 participants received awards and shared over 40 million won in prize money.
In the group competition, Gather! Hanum Talents, teams from 12 sections including orchestral, dance, vocal, percussion, and performance competed for the overall grand prize. The overall grand prize, awarded by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, went to the Yeum Traditional Performance Group for their performance in the percussion section. Each winning team in the various sections received over 70 million won in prize money and certificates.
The Hanum talents selected through this competition will have the opportunity to perform at the Changsin Festival, the largest traditional music event hosted by a domestic corporation, and at the Young Talent Hanum Concert held at the Crown Haitai Hall in Namsan.
A representative from Crown Haitai stated, "We will continue to support the talents who will lead the future of our traditional music so they can pursue even greater dreams."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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