Classical Music Brings Clean Water to Zambia... Soul Chamber Orchestra's Tenth Concert

[Financial News] The Soul Chamber Orchestra, which started in 2009 with 12 members, will hold its 10th charity concert. All proceeds from the performance, which the conductor and musicians are putting together as a talent donation, will go to water and sanitation projects in Zambia, Africa.
According to World Vision on the 13th, the orchestra will present “The Gift 10 (THE GIFT 10)” at 8 p.m. on the 23rd at Lotte Concert Hall in Songpa District, Seoul. World Vision is hosting the concert, with the Soul Chamber Orchestra and Charis Production organizing it.
Yoon Seung-up will conduct around 70 orchestra members. Tenor John Noh, a World Vision Vision Artist, oboist Park Jun-seo and harmonica player Park Jongseong will perform with the orchestra. Shin Yun-ju will host.
The program includes Elgar's “Salut d'Amour,” Smetana's “The Moldau” and Ennio Morricone's “Gabriel's Oboe,” featured in the film “The Mission.” Park Jongseong will perform Gershwin's “Rhapsody in Blue” on the harmonica.
Cellist and orchestra director Kim In-kyung read Han Biya's book “It Was Love” and, while looking for ways to help children in Africa, posted on World Vision's message board. She then brought together fellow musicians and prepared the first concert. Kim said, “From the conductor to the performers, none of us is paid; each of us donates the talent we have.”
World Vision put the total donations from the previous nine concerts at 662 million won. The first eight concerts supported 15 water and education projects in five African countries. The ninth concert, held in 2024 at the Seoul Arts Center in Seocho District, Seoul, was also organized to support water projects in Zambia. John Noh took the stage as a member of the crossover group Ravidance at the time.
Proceeds from the concert will go toward installing local water facilities through World Vision's “FINISH THE JOB” campaign. The project targets 800,000 residents across 125 areas in Zambia. Its goal is to make water available closer to villages, reducing the time children spend fetching water and lowering the risk of waterborne diseases. According to the Zambia Statistics Agency's “2024 Population and Health Survey,” 84% of the urban population and 44% of the rural population had access to at least basic drinking-water services.
World Vision Chair Myung-Hwan Cho said, “I ask for the warm interest and participation of many people so that children in Zambia can return to healthy daily lives with clean water.”
Tickets can be booked through Lotte Concert Hall and NOL Ticket. Those who apply to attend and donate to the Zambia water project through World Vision's website can pick up their tickets at the venue on the day of the concert. It is also possible to donate without applying to attend.
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