Masterclass: Jung Choi, oboe
October 11
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Room 209, Classroom
Audience: Alumni, Current Student, Faculty, Families, Neighbor or Friend, Prospective Student, Staff
Free admission to observe
No ticket required
翱产辞颈蝉迟听Jung Choi, a native of South Korea, has quickly established a career of both performing and teaching. She was honorably mentioned twice as the finalist for the Gillet-Fox International Oboe Competition and started teaching and giving master classes at a collegiate level.
Having made her concerto debut at听the age of 16, Choi has since appeared as soloist with the Seoul Yego Orchestra, SNU听Wind Ensemble, Buchoen Youth Philharmonic, Seoul Youth Philharmonic, Seoul Chamber Orchestra and Eastman Philharmonia. She also has appeared internationally as a chamber and orchestral musician in Germany, France, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Japan.
While she was working on her master鈥檚 degree at the Eastman School of Music, Choi was appointed as oboe/English horn player at the Binghamton Philharmonic. She taught at Nazareth College and Roberts Wesleyen College in Rochester, NY as well. Upon graduation from Eastman where she was appointed assistant principal for the Korean Symphony Orchestra and gave up to 90 concerts annually. Choi also taught oboe at Seoul National University, her alma mater. As a devoted teacher her students won major music competitions in Korea, were invited to compete in oboe competitions such as the Muri听Competition and Prague Spring Competition, and were invited to听Pacific Music Festival, American Institute of Musical Studies, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival and Interlochen Summer Arts Camp.
Choi is an avid chamber musician and a member of wind ensemble Winds, the Piri听oboe ensemble and a woodwind quintet,听Sunyul. She was invited as principal oboist of听Daegwanryoung Music Festival, Incheon and Arts Festival and Malaysia Festival Orchestra. Apart from classical music, Choi鈥檚 interest lies in听other genres of music as well. She has recorded music for movies, musicals, and K-pop songs. She also performed the oboe on a Korean national television show collaborating with a poet.
Choi鈥檚 principal teachers include Richard Killmer, Yun Jung Lee, Myung Jin Lee, Soo Keum Kim and Jong Duk Kim. She comes to UNT听from Missouri State University.听
DMA, Eastman School of Music
Performance Certificate, Eastman School of Music
MM, Eastman School of Music, Oboe Performance
BM, Seoul National University, Oboe Performance
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