- Oh jeong-suk
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Oh jeong-suk (Hangul: 오정숙(吳貞淑); 21 June 1935- 7 July 2008), was an Ingan-munhwage for Pansori. She was designated Ingan-munhwage in the 1 May 1991. She is specialized in Chunhyangga,which is one of the 5th Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Korea.
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Biography
Oh jeong-suk was born in 21 June 1935 in Wanju,Jeollabuk-do Korea. She learned the basic Pansori from her neighbors when she was young. One of her previous generation was the master of Pansori named Oh Sam-ryong. She joined WorigugakGroup from her age 14 to 18. She concentrated mastering Pansori and perfroming in the age of 21 and then she moved to Seoul when she was 23 to learn special part of Chunhyangga from Kim So-hee. In 1962,she went apprentice after the Pansori master Kim yeon-soo and started to learn Chunhyangga, Heungboga, Sugungga, Jeokbyeokga, Simchungga, which are all kinds of Pansori. She passed away in 7 July 2008 at her age of 73.
Career
1950 - 1963 mastering 5 kind of Pansori from master Kim yeon-soo ; Chunhyangga, Heungboga, Sugungga, Jeokbyeokga, Simchungga 1967 the 5th Important Intangible Cultural Heritage,dongchoje <Chunhyangga> vocational scholarships 1972 complete performing Chunhyangga 1973 complete performing Heungboga 1974 complete performing Sugungga 1975 complete performing Simchungga 1976 complete performing Jeokbyeokga 1977 Joined the National changgeukdan 1980 Tour of North America 1981 Participation in Hong Kong Folk Festival
1984 instructor of gukak at Chung-Ang University College of Music and 1985 instructor of gukak at Chu-gye Art University 1985 participate in World Folklore Festival Baekrim at Berlin 1985 instructor of gukak at Hanyang University College of Music
1986 instructor of gukak at Ihwa women's University College of Music
1986 participate in the 4th International Peace Music Festival with Chunhyangjeon 1988 instructor of gukak at Seoul National University College of Music
1989 join the world tour at European Folk Music Festival 1990 attend concerts,Pan-national reunification held in Pyongyang 1991 designated Ingan-munhwage
1999 professor of Korea National University of Fine Arts 2002 Instructor of Graduate School of Ewha Womans University
Awards
1972 the first prize award in perfroming Important Intangible Cultural Heritage 1975 the first prize JeonjuDaesaseup for Pansori 1983 the president's prize in th 1st South Cultural Property for Pansori
1984 KBS Gukak Award
2000 presidential medal
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