biography
she was born in Seoul, Korea and studied composition with Prof. Sukhi Kang at Seoul National University, with Prof. Witold Szalonek at Hochschule der Künste Berlin, and Musicology with Prof. Carl Dahlhaus at Technical University in Berlin, Germany.
Since participating as a guest composer in the courses for Electronic music by Prof. Thomas Kessler (1999) and for algorithmic composition by Prof. Hanspeter Kyburz (2000) at Basel Electronic Studio in Switzerland, she has been engaged in Live-electronic music. Her compositions were invited and performed at various music festivals and concerts in Asia, Europe and North America. She was awarded by the Martirano Composition Competition 2007 of University of Illinois, USA, Tsang Houei Hsu Composition Award 2006 in Taiwan.
Her recent work was selected by the festival "Signal and Noise" in Vancouver, Canada and by the "Vox Novus" at the A' Devantgarde festival Königsplatz München, Germany.
She is living in Toronto, Canada, and the new work “SUB” for 14 instruments and sampler commissioned by the New Music Concerts of Toronto with Canada Council was recently performed at Glenn Gould Hall.
She is invited to the ISCM World New Music Days 2008 in Lithuania, Vilinius.
Curriculum Vitae
Education:
- Institution: Hochschule der Künste Berlin, Germany -Faculty of Music
(Composition with Prof. Witold Szalonek & Music Analysis with Frank Bayer)
Date: from (02/ 1984) to (01/ 1987)
- Institution: Technical University Berlin, Germany - Faculty of Musicology
(Music Aesthetics with Prof. Carl Dahlhaus & Music Psychology with Prof.
Helga de la Motte)
Date: from (02/ 1982) to (01/ 1984)
- Institution: Graduate School of Seoul National University, Korea
(Composition with Prof. Sukhi Kang)
Date: from (03/ 1979) to (02/ 1981)
- Institution: Seoul National University, Korea Faculty of Music
(Composition with Prof. Sukhi Kang)
Date: from (03/ 1975) to (02/ 1979)
Degree: obtained BA
Professional experience:
- Toronto Electroacousitc Symposium 2007
Position: Speaker
“New composition techniques in Live electronic music using MaxMSP”
Date: 10/08/2007 15:00
- Location: Electronic Studio of Music Academy of Basel, Switzerland
Position: Guest Composer by invitation of Prof. Hanspeter Kyburz
Description: Studying one semester for algorithmic composition
Date: from (10 / 2000) to (02 / 2001)
- Location: Festival für Neue Musik Weimar, Germany
Position; Live Electronic Music Performance Assistant
Date: 11/ 2000
- Location: ZKM (Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie) Karlsruhe, Germany
Description: Invitation to attend demonstrations of sensors and following
workshops for Live Electronic Music
Date: 10/2000
- Location: Electronic Studio of Music Academy of Basel, Switzerland
Position: Guest Composer by invitation of Prof. Thomas Kessler
Description: Studying one semester in the composition class and composing the
live electronic piece La Strada
Date: from (10/ 1999) to (02 / 2000)
- Location: Hoseo University (Faculty of Art)
Position: Lecturer; Description: Teaching for Counterpoint & Composition
Date: from (03/ 1992) to (02/ 1996)
- Location: Seoul National University (Faculty of Music)
Position: Teaching Assistant; Description: Tutoring for Composition classes
Date: from (03/ 1979) to (02/ 1981)
Commissions
- 2007 by New Music Concerts, Toronto with Canada Council
- 2006 by Electronic Ensemble the BEAM: "Ssa-reng, ui...." (2006)
- 2005 by Rakgojae: "Zodiac, Rooster" (2005)
- 2004 by Festival Art Dimension: "Laughing Stone" (2005)
- 2003 by Saxophonist Marcus Weiss: "Sinawi" (2004)
- 1999 by Festival Echt Zeit: "Vor dem Gesetz" (1998)
Awards
- 2007 Savatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award
Prize: Second Prize
- 2006 Tsang Houei Hsu International Music Composition Award
Category: Oriental Elements Category
Prize: Honorary Mention
- 1980 Seoul Music Festival
Category: composition for Ensemble
Prize: Honorary Mention
Other Experience
- Member of Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Mendelssohn Singers
(2002 ~ present)
- Member of Bach Festival Choir in Bethlehem, Penn. USA (1990 ~ 1991)
- Conductor of Korean Catholic Church Choir in Berlin / Germany (1986 ~ 1989)
- Member of Korean Catholic Church Choir in Berlin / Germany (1982 ~ 1986)
- Member of Aquinas Choir in Seoul / Korea (1978 ~ 1981)
