Won Il, creative director for the 48th UNESCO World Heritage Committee session to be held in July in Busan. [KOREA HERITAGE SERVICE]
Music producer Won Il has been appointed creative director for official events at the 48th Unesco World Heritage Committee session in Korea, the Korea Heritage Service announced on Monday.
Won will oversee major events for the upcoming session, including the opening and closing ceremonies of the committee session scheduled to take place from July 19 to 29 at Bexco in Busan. This will be the first time Korea is hosting the session since joining the committee in 1988.
Won is a certified practitioner of national intangible heritage
Piri Jeongak
(classical Korean flute solo) and
Daechwita
(Korean traditional military band music). He has presented works that blend traditional and modern elements and Eastern and Western styles.
He previously served as executive director of the 2019 National Sports Festival and is currently artistic director of the ACC World Music Festival, hosted by the National Asian Culture Center (ACC) in Gwangju from 2024 to 2026.
“I will do my utmost to showcase the beauty of K-heritage and express the value of world heritage in a way that resonates with the international community,” Won said.
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