title
keep it.
year of composition
2025
instrumentation
brass:2.2.2.1-perc:slap／gui／3cwbl／3wblk／sd／td／ltom／crt／scym
duration
6'
program notes
Today, democracy stands on uncertain ground. Yet it has survived again and again through the voices of citizens, the strength of institutions, and a stubborn will. Sometimes it returns quietly, barely noticed, and at other times it rises with force and clarity. This piece will be premiered in Timișoara, where the Romanian Revolution began. As a Korean, I recall my country's recent crisis and the difficult path of restoring democratic order. These experiences are connected across the world. Whenever democracy falters, I believe it can still be defended and rebuilt. This piece is both a tribute to such victories and a reminder of their fragility—how quickly they can vanish, and how urgently they must be kept.
commissioned
by the remus georgescu international music festival
performance history
october 25, 2025 | timișoara, romania
filarmonica banatul timișoara