GCU FACULTY Heechurl Kim D.M.A in Orchestral Conducting, Georgia Central University, Atlanta, GA M.M in Orchestral Conducting, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA B.M Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea Heechurl Kim served as a music director of World Vision Korea Children’s Choir and Gwacheon City(Gyeonggi Province, South Korea) Women’s Choir more than 15 years. He was recognized by his musical ability through having more than 1,000 performances(domestic and abroad) and he is still leading out to publicize the importance of choral music for children and youth. In 2015, he established Chunsong Foundation which is a music foundation in Jeju Island(South Korea) to contribute on musical education and development in Korea. Jeju International Choir Festival & Symposium was the first international event organized by Heechurl since 2016. After establishing JICF(Jeju International Choir Festival), Kim began another choral festival which is World Youth Choral Festival & Competition in Jeju, Korea, for youth and children in Seogwipo City(located in Jeju), inviting choirs from around the world. As artistic director of both choral festivals, he puts great effort to invite various and professional choirs from Korea and abroad for the purpose of professional choral education and choral music which includes messages through the choral symposium to the society. World Youth Choral Festival & Competition in Jeju, which was held since 2018, has the purpose in cultural exchange through choral music and self-fulfillment. Through children and youth choirs' performances from around the world, he aims to make cultural exchange among the participants and hopes for the participants to make unforgettable memories through this festival. Currently, he serves as a choir conductor of Myungsung Presbytarian Church, music director of Korea Youth Choir and United Singers, vice-president of UNESCO Jeju association, board member of Korea Church Music Association, vice-president of Korea Federation for Choral Music, and more. Also, he is dean of school of music at Georgia Central University in United States of America(since 2021) and professor of School of Music at Shenyang University in China(since 2019) educating young musicians. POSITION : Dean of School of Music, Associate Professor Field :Choral Conducing E- MAIL : condkim1803@gcuniv.edu Hyun Chul Lee M.M, in Music Composition, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, NJ B.M, in Music Composition, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Hyun Chul Lee majored in music composition at Georgia State University located in the south of the United States. He has been composed in various genres for children's and adult choirs since 2000, and he has improved his knowledge and experienced many outstanding concerts with well-known performers while studying graduate courses at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, in the U.S. He has a vision which is 'to be a composer pleasing God with excellency in both spiritual and musical aspects.' Hyun Chul Lee already composed and arranged more than 800 pieces, and his amazing talent was proven through numerous records and performances. He has his own compositional style with beautiful melodies and harmonies together, his wonderful choral pieces are performed by many choirs in Korea including World Vision Korea Children’s Choir, Incheon City Chorale, etc. getting excellent reputations from the audiences. His music has been published by many publishers in Korea including Chorus Center, Joongang Art, etc. Especially he was commissioned to compose Christmas Carols for SSA and SATB from Oxford University Press, U.K. Previously he was a composer-in-residence of World Vision Korea Children's Choir, he is currently an adjunct professor of music composition and theory at Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, a composer-in-residence of Uijungbu City Choir, a lecturer of Korea Choral Academy, a professor of GCU school of music, and board member of Chunsong Foundation. POSITION : Assistant Professor of Composition Field : Composition E- MAIL : hyunchul_lee@gcuniv.edu Yeong Su Kim D.M.A, in Oboe performance, University of Maryland, College Park, MD M.M, in Orchestral conducting, The Catholic University of America, Washington DC M.M, in Oboe performance, Yale University, New Haven, CT B.M, in Oboe performance, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Music director and conductor, Yeong Su Kim is a highly sought-after conductor in Korea and the US. He currently holds positions as a conductor and music director of the Busan Metropolitan Philharmonic Orchestra, the United Symphony Youth Orchestra. As an avid educator, Dr. Kim holds positions at Georgia Central University as an assistant Professor of Conducting and adjunct professor at the Ulsan University where he teaches conducting and Ulsan University Orchestra. He was also an assistant conductor of the Symphony S.O.N.G in Korea. In the United States, he serves as a conductor Laureate of Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Greater Washington where he has served as music director and conductor since its inaugural season to 2016. He also has served as music director and conductor of the Loudoun Symphony Youth Orchestra, the Washington Korean Symphony Orchestra and Washington Soloist Ensemble. As guest conductor, he led Quad State String Festival at Murray State University, Loudoun Symphony Orchestra, the Great Noise Ensemble, a contemporary ensemble, and Danube Symphony Orchestra, Hungary. Maestro Kim often can be seen on the Kennedy Center stages for the Asian American Heritage Month Celebration. Maestro Kim studied from University of Maryland at College Park (DMA), Yale University (MM), University of Southern California (BM) and he further studied orchestral conducting degree (MM) from the Catholic University of America, where he studied with Murry Sidlin and David Searle. He also participated in such prestigious workshops as the Rose City International Conductor’s Workshop with Christopher Zimmerman and David Hoose, and the Naples Philharmonic conductor’s workshop led by maestro Jorge Mester. As an oboist, he was a founding member of Voci di Vento Quintet and has performed with the group extensively. As an orchestral musician, he held positions as principal oboist of the Oratorio Society of Charlottesville-Albemarle, the American Balalaika Symphony Orchestra, co-principal oboist with the Washington Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, American Youth Symphony Orchestra and Debut Orchestra. In addition, Yeong Su Kim has appeared with numerous ensembles as a guest artist, including the Georgetown Wind Symphony, the MidAtlantic Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra, Bimhamton Philharmonic Orchestra and Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra in Korea. Maestro Kim has collaborated with such world-class conductors as Zubin Mehta and Sergiu Comissiona as well as many world renowned soloists, including Midori, Daniel Pollack and Mstislav Rostropovich. Committed to education, maestro Kim served as a conducting faculty at the Kunkuk University, Midwest University, the Catholic University of America and adjunct professor at the Columbia Union College. He is also highly in demand as an adjudicator for many competitions, including the Asian American Music Society International Competition, the Lions of Virginia Bland Music Competition, and the Korea Times Music Competition. Dr. Kim also is a founder of Ensembles for Everyone, a concert program tailored for special needs audience. POSITION : Assistant Professor of Orchestral Conducting Field : Orchestral Conducting / Oboe Performance E- MAIL : yeongsukim@gcuniv.edu Je Won Lee D.M.A, in Piano Collaborative Arts, Georgia Central University, Atlanta, GA M.M in Keyboard Collaborative Art, University of Southern, California, Los Angeles, CA B.M Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea Ms. Jee-Won Lee is an active pianist from Seoul, South Korea. She has demonstrated her proficiency and versatility in piano through numerous performances as a soloist, ensemble pianist, and orchestra pianist in various venues. Notably, she has performed at the Concert Hall of Teplice, Czech and the Dvorak Hall of Rudolfinum in Prague for a New Year’s Gala Concert with the North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. This performance was not only sold out but also received critical acclaim for Ms. Jee-Won's exceptional technique and captivating passion. She has also collaborated with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra for various concerts in Korea and China, performing as a soloist in Pops Concerts, Korean Composers' Premier Concert Series, and alongside Maestro Myung-Whun Chung during the Music Festival for Saving the Environment. Her notable appearances extend to performances with the National Symphony Orchestra of Teleradio- Moldova, Ensemble of Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra Members and Seoul Chamber Ensemble and she has been featured in numerous concerts including Discovering Baroque to Modern Music Concert, Six Pianists in Korea chosen by Critics Concert, Newman Hall Piano Recital, Sejong Center for Performing Arts Piano Recital among others. With a repertoire ranging from classical to modern compositions Ms. Jee-Won continues to diversify her musical world collaborating with world-class musicians such as Violinist Joseph Silverstein at Duo Encore Recitals and her collaborative works are well recognized which include Jee-Won's Night of Ensemble or Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra's Chamber Music Festival among many others. Her commitment to spreading love through music is evident from her involvement in “Charity Concerts of Love and Sharing” or producing her own Piano Recital to help children in Bonaba, Senegal. Notably she visited refugee camps housing Syrian and Ukraine refugees affected by war trauma where she held comforting music sessions, extending and demonstrating her belief that music can heal their heart wounds. Jee-Won graduated top scholar from Seoul National University earning both Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in Piano before furthering her studies at University of Southern California where she earned another Master’s Degree in Keyboard Collaborative Arts on USC Thornton School Merit Scholarship. She continued her academic journey obtaining Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Georgia Central University where she currently serves as an Assistant Professor while simultaneously working as an Adjunct Professor at Konkuk University where she is also noted for providing heartwarming lessons that maximize students' potential. Dr. Alan Smith who is a Chair of Keyboard Studies & Director of Keyboard Collaborative Arts program at USC describes Ms. Jee-Won Lee saying "Pianist Jee-Won Lee is at top of field not only as collaborative pianist but also solo pianist - Her artistry passion & energy make every performance true delight - Do not miss any opportunity to hear her play!" POSITION : Assistant Professor of Piano & Collaborative Piano Field : Piano & Collaborative Piano E- MAIL : pianojwlee@gcuniv.edu Minjeong Jeong D.M.A, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea K.E, in Piano Performance, The Hanns Eisler School of Music, Berlin, Germany M.M, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea B.M, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea The Korean pianist, Minjeong Jeong is one the South Korea’s most thrilling classical artists whose playing has been praised by critics as a “An Enthusiastic Virtuoso on the Keyboard” Her appearances have included performances in the main concert hall all over the world; Berlin Philharmonie, Newyork Carnegie Hall, Seoul Arts Center, etc. Born in Seoul, Korea, she began playing the piano at the age of 4. She graduated from ‘Yewon School’ and ‘Seoul Arts High School’ in Korea. She received the highest award when she completed her Bachelor of Music degree at ‘Seoul National University’. With greatest passion, she’ve got 2 doctoral Degrees from ‘Seoul National University’ in Korea and ‘The Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin’ in Germany (Hochschule fur Musik ‘Hanns Eisler’ in Berlin) During her studies, she won several international competitions; Southern Highland International Competition in Sydney, Scriabin International Competition in Italy, Theatro89 International Competition in Milano, etc. After success of competitions, she has been invited to international music festivals as a soloist and an ensemble member in Korea, Asia, U.S.A and Europe. After her Debut concert with Uruk Orchestra at Lincorn Center in Newyork, She has given many concerts with numerous orchestra; KBS Orchestra, Brandenburger Symphoniker, Polish Sinfonie Orchestra, Rumanian National Radio Orchestra etc. She has repeatedly performed at the prestigious festivals, including Qingdao music festival(China), Berlin Philharmonie New Artist Series(Germany), Euro Arts Music Festival(Poland) La Grande Musica Festival(Italy), Primavera Pianistica Festival(Belgium), Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie Music Festival(Germany), Tongyeong International Music Festival(Korea). Prof.Jeong is in great demand as a chamber music partner. She is the pianist of the highly acclaimed ensemble, Chloris Piano Trio and has enjoyed artistic collaboration with many ensembles and artists. Also she was interested in the modern music and has built her career as a member of Tongyeong International Music Festival Ensemble since 10 years. And her doctor’s thesis; “Analysis and Interpretation on Helmut Lachenmann's Serynade fur Klavier(1997/98) “was recognized in the music academia so that she was invited to give special lectures and masterclasses in Asia. She has performed extensively in China, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Poland, Thailand and the United States. An associate professor of Piano at the Georgia Central University, she maintains a busy teaching schedule in Korea, USA and Europe in addition to his international concert career. POSITION : Assistant Professor of Piano Field : Piano Performance E- MAIL : pianomin@gcuniv.edu Hyungi Kim D.M.A, in Performance and Literature, Eastman School of Music, NY M.M, in Performance and Literature, Eastman School of Music, NY Orchestral Studies Diploma in Strings, Eastman School of Music, NY Performer's Certificate in Violin, Eastman School of Music, NY B.M, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea Violinist Hyungi Kim is a distinguished soloist and chamber musician, performing over 50 concerts every year ranging from Baroque music to Romantic virtuosic pieces to newly composed music. She started playing the violin at the age of 7 and made a debut at 13, playing Lalo's Symphonic Espagnole with Prime Philharmonic Orchestra. She continued her studies at Seoul National University (BM) and Eastman School of Music (MM, DMA) with Oleh Krysa, who was a pupil of the legendary Russian violinist David Oistrakh. As a highly accomplished soloist and chamber musician, Hyungi Kim has been invited and performed at Naantali Music Festival (Finland), Kronberg Festival (Germany), Beethoven Festival (Poland), Ufa and Sakhalin (Russia), New York, Tennessee, Colorado, New Mexico tour concert (USA), Shanghai Summer Music Festival MISA, Harbin Music Festival (China), Seoul Arts Center Orchestra Festival, Kumho Young Artist Concert, and Young Artist Festival (Korea). She also had recitals playing a complete cycle of 6 Sonatas and Partitas by Bach, complete Sonatas by Beethoven and Brahms. Hyungi Kim has also performed with international orchestras including the Greece Symphony, Moldova Teleradio, Martinu Czech Filharmonie Bohuslav, Romania Craiova Philharmonic Orchestra, Shanghai Baroque Chamber, Seoul Philharmonic and Korean Chamber Orchestra. Especially, in 2009, she was tremendously acclaimed when she played Bartok’s Second Violin Concerto performed with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra at the Korean Orchestra Festival in Seoul Arts Center. She has released three classical CDs, one of which was complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin by Bach. Hyungi Kim held faculty positions at Seoul National University and Yonsei University. She is currently an assistant professor at Georgia Central University and a concertmaster at United Philharmonic Orchestra and also is a member of the Korean Chamber Orchestra, KCO String Quartet and Mirus Trio. She plays a violin constructed by Carlo Antonio Testore of Milan c. 1760. POSITION : Assistant Professor of Violin Field : Violin Performance / Orchestral studies E- MAIL : hyungikim@gcuniv.edu Seunghwan Oh P.S.D, In Voice, Mannes School of Music, New York, NY M/M, In Voice, Mannes School of Music, New York, NY B.M, The Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, Korea Tenor Seunghwan Oh holds a Master of Music & Professional Studies Diploma from Mannes School of Music where he studied with Ruth Falcon, Dan Marek, and Bachelor’s Degree in Voice from the Korea National University of Arts. He performed with several orchestras including Sicilian Symphony Orchestra, Richmond County Symphony Orchestra, BeHa Philharmonic Orchestra, Seoul Festival Symphony Orchestra. He made his debut in New York as Rodolfo of La Boheme in "The Martina Arroyo Foundation's Prelude to Performance" in 2010. In the same year, he made his debut at Carnegie Recital Hall as part of the winner's concert. In particular, at a concert hosted by his mentor and MET's legendary Sop. Ruth Falcon, he also sang on stage with Sop. Nadine Sierra. Mr. Oh performed in S.Korea, Japan, China, Austria, Italy, Czech Republic, Hungary, and U.S.A. His performances include major roles Nemorino in L`elisir D`more, Rodolfo in La Boheme, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Alfredo in La Traviata, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni. For Oratorio repertorie include: Handel`s Messiah, Verdi`s Requiem. He has received several awards including the Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition National Semi-Finalist, Grandi Voci International Opera Singers Competition Grace Bumbry Prize, Osaka International Music Competition 1st Prize, Mario Lanza Vocal Competition in NY 1st Prize, Suri Concours 1st Prize, Concorso Internazionale Lirico 'Note Pucciniane' 2nd Prize, Concorso Maria Callas Verona 3rd Prize, Concorso Internazionale di Canto Lirico Franca Mattiucci 3rd Prize, Joongang Music Competition 3rd Prize. POSITION : Adjunct Faculty Field : Voice / Opera E- MAIL : noblessetenor@gmail.com
