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Han TeRra

(한테라 래숙,韓泰來 來淑 born on March 30, 1981) is a Korean kayago (kayaguem) player, the twelve-string zither of Korea. She is also named Myeong-wol (명월, 明月)in Buddhism. She began her training at the age of five in classical Korean music and Korean traditional performing arts including singing and dancing. Additionally she has studied traditional performing arts of Japan and China. She is currently completing the requirements for the D.M.A. degree in kayagum performance from Seoul National University. Active as a concert soloist since age 12, She has received numerous awards for her performance, including commendation from Korean National Commission for UNESCO, and is widely recognized as one of the most outstanding kayagum musicians in Korea. She serves as an honorary ambassador of the Korean Center for International Affairs, member of the Korean Zither’s Association, and member of Asian Musicology. In order to expand her understanding of the kayago and its repertory, She is researching other Asian zither traditions including the Japanese koto, the Chinese jaeng, and the Vietnamese dan bao, and as the first grantee of the Asian Cultural Council, New York as a Korean Gayago Player, she activities as an cultural exchange ambassador between Korea and USA in New York 2011-2012. In 2012, she visited Tokyo again and have challenged artistic exchange and development of Asian Arts through collaborations with variety kinds of Japanese Artists through ‘Han TeRra Korean Gayago Relay Recitals Tokyo'.