김희선(사진 가운데) 전주세계소리축제 집행위원장이 최근 개막한 ‘2025 영동세계국악엑스포’에서 ‘난계악학 공로상’을 받았다.

김 위원장은 국립국악원 국악연구실장을 역임하고 국민대학교 교수로 재직하면서 국악과 월드뮤직 전문가로 활발한 활동을 한 공로를 인정받았다.

특히, 전주세계소리축제 집행위원장과 국제전통음악학회 동아시아음악연구회장(ICTMDMEA chair)을 맡으며, 한국음악의 세계화에 힘쓰고, 한국 전통음악의 국제적 위상을 높인 공로를 높게 평가받았다.

김희선 집행위원장은 “전통음악의 세계화에 좀 더 많은 노력을 해달라는 뜻으로 감사히 받겠다”며 “다양한 교류 활동과 홍보 등을 통해 우리 전통음악의 해외 진출에 더욱 노력하겠다”고 말했다.

한편, 1997년부터 시작한 ‘난계악학대상’과 ‘난계악학공로상’은 세종 시대의 음악가 ‘난계 박연’의 업적을 기리고 한국 국악 발전에 기여한 학자 및 예술가에게 수여한다.

Kim Hee-sun (pictured in the center), the executive director of the Jeonju World Sound Festival, recently received the "Nangyeak Music Merit Award" at the '2025 Yeongdong World Traditional Music Expo' that opened recently.

Kim, who has served as the director of the National Gugak Center and as a professor at Konkuk University, was recognized for her active contributions as an expert in Korean traditional music and world music.

In particular, she was highly praised for her efforts in globalizing Korean music and raising the international status of Korean traditional music while serving as the executive director of the Jeonju World Sound Festival and as the chair of the International Council for Traditional Music's East Asia Music Research Group (ICTMDMEA).

Expressing gratitude for the award, Kim Hee-sun stated, "I will gratefully accept this award as a request for more efforts in the globalization of traditional music," and added, "I will make further efforts for the overseas expansion of our traditional music through various exchange activities and promotions."

The 'Nangyeak Music Merit Award' and 'Nangyeak Music Contribution Award,' initiated in 1997, are presented to scholars and artists who have contributed to the development of Korean traditional music, in honor of the achievements of the musician 'Nangye Park Yeon' from the Sejong era.