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SERENADE TO SPRING

Judson University presents
The 3rd Scholarship Benefit Concert for Young Artists

The theme for 2010 Concert is

SERENADE TO SPRING:
An Evening with Chamber Music.”

Sunday, March 28, 2010, 6:00 PM
Herrick Chapel,
Judson University
1151 North State St., Elgin, IL 60123 

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“Spring is coming,Spring, my joy;
now I will make ready to go journeying.”

from “The Shepherd on the Rock”

Sojung Hong, Associate Professor of Piano at Judson University will lead a chamber music group performing gems of classical music. Nazar Dzhuryn, Assistant Principle Cellist at Elgin Symphony Orchestra, and clarinetist Yoonjoo Rachel Song will join in Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat major.  “The Shepherd on the Rock”, one of the Franz Schubert’s outstanding art songs written in his final year will be heard by soprano Eunsil Ra Kim. Other pieces such as Cello Sonata by C. Franck and Italian and Korean art songs that celebrate the spirit of spring will be performed as well.

Proceeds from this concert will fund scholarships for Korean music students who wish to gain a foot-hold in the western world of music through the study in the Performance Certificate in Music program at Judson University. 

The concert program:

Trio for Piano, Clarinet, & Cello in B flat major
by L. v. Beethoven
“Shepherd on the Rock” for Soprano, Clarinet,
& Piano by F. Schubert
Sonata for cello & piano by C. Franck 
Korean and Italian Art Songs

Sojung Lee Hong, piano
Nazar Dzhuryn,
cello
Yoonjoo Rachel Song,
clarinet
Eunsil Ra Kim,
soprano

 Ticket:
Adult $20
Student $5

Pre-Concert Dinner ($10 per person)
will be held at Judson Eagle Lounge from 4:30 PM.

우수신인음악인발굴과육성을위한
미래를여는음악회시리즈 3

피아노: 이소정
첼로: 나자르쥬린
클라리넷: 송윤주
소프라노: 라은실
 

봄의세레나데
---피아노, 첼로, 클라리넷, 소프라노와함께하는실내악의밤---

베토벤의피아노, 클라리넷, 첼로를위한트리오 B-flat 장조
슈베르트의소프라노와클라리넷을위한가곡, “바위위의목동”
한국, 이태리가곡등

주최: 저드슨대학교
특별후원: 시카고한국일보

Serenade to Spring
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PERFORMERS' PROFILE
 
Sojung Lee Hong, Piano

Sojung LeeSojung Lee Hong has communicated her joy of music making with the Judson University community since 1998. Prior to coming to Judson, she studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with Professor Ian Hobson and earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance and Literature with a minor in Accompanying. During her doctoral studies, she was awarded the first prize at the Irene Tintner Piano Competition, which resulted in her performing solo and chamber recitals in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

Born in Seoul, Korea, she graduated from Seoul Arts High School and received both Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in Piano Performance from Seoul National University. In Korea, she has performed in such major venues as the Seoul Arts Center, Sejong Arts Center, and Hoam Arts Hall. In the U.S. she has appeared with the Valley Civic Orchestra, the Elgin Community College Civic Orchestra, the Judson University Community Orchestra, and the Germania Orchestra.

Dr. Hong has enjoyed her dual career as an educator and performer since she joined music faculty at Judson University. She was invited as a clinician at the conference of Illinois State Music Teachers Association held at Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois. She also taught and performed as a guest artist-teacher at the EumYoun Summer Piano Academy, Korea. As a church musician, she serves as the music director at West Alliance Church in Warrenville.

Dr. Hong received MA, BA from Seoul National University, Korea and DMA from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Nazar Dzhuryn, cello

Nazar DzhurynNazar Dzhuryn is a native of Lviv, Ukraine. He began his cello studies at the age of six and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from the Lviv Music School under Mr. Evgeny Shpitzer. Mr. Dzhuryn earned his Master of Music degree from the Moscow State Conservatory under Professor Igor Gavrysh. Upon graduation, he taught for two years at the Moscow State Conservatory as the Assistant to Professor Gavrysh.

Nazar Dzhuryn was the principal cellist of the Moscow Conservatory Symphony and the Moscow State Symphony “Young Russia”. He performed in numerous solo recitals throughout Russia, Ukraine, South America, Africa and the United States and was a soloist with the Moscow Conservatory Symphony, the Moscow State Symphony, and the Lviv Philharmonia Symphony. He participated in the Rostropovich Festival in Evian, France, the Boulder Festival in Boulder, Colorado and the Mozart Festival in Woodstock, Illinois. As an active chamber musician and orchestral player, Mr. Dzhuryn appeared in concert with many classical music legends such as Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Pinchas Zukerman, Daniel Barenboim, Mstislav Rostropovich, Georg Solti, Boris Pergamenchikov, Hellmunt Rilling, Mark Peskanov, Rachel Barton Pine, Cyrus Forough and James Galway.

Nazar Dzhuryn currently maintains active private studios in Chicago and Elgin while sustaining teaching positions with the music faculty at Northeastern Illinois University, Elgin Community College, and the Naperville School for the Performing Arts.  Mr. Dzhuryn serves as the assistant principal cellist of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.

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Yoonjoo Rachel Song, clarinet
Yoonjoo Rachel Song

Yoonjoo Rachel Song began her music studies with Piano at the age of five.  In junior high school, she switched to the clarinet and was accepted into Seoul Arts High School where she began her studies to become a professional musician.
Upon graduation from high school, she entered Ehwa Women's University, where during her first year she was selected by her professors to perform the whole movement of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto with the Ehwa Orchestra.

After receiving her BM in Music from Ehwa, Ms. Song moved to Munich, Germany.
She was accepted into the class of Alois Brandhofer, Principal Clarinetist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Karajan, at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, where she received her BM, graduating with honors after receiving the highest marks from the entire graduation panel.
Ms. Song continued her studies under Ulf Rodenhäuser, who was the Principal Clarinetist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Karajan, at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Münich, Germany, where she received her Masters and Doctorate in Music.

In 2001, while attending a Master Class held by Francois Benda at Ascona Ticino Musica in Switzerland, Mr. Benda recommended Ms. Song as a soloist for a concert in Locarno, Switzerland. Her performance drew praise from Flautist  Andras Adorjan, who was in the audience that night.

Ms. Song continued to perform on numerous stages in Austria, Germany and Switzerland as a soloist and as a guest clarinetist with the Starnberg Orchestra in Germany.
She also performed at a benefit concert conducted by Lorin Maazel in Munich.

After returning to Korea in 2003, Ms. Song performed with various chamber musicians, woodwind quintets and was a guest clarinetist with the Korean Symphony Orchestra and the Wonju and Suwon Symphony Orchestras.

Ms. Song held her first Korean solo recital at the Seoul Arts Center in 2005.  Before coming to Chicago in 2007, she was a member of the Seoul Clarinet Ensemble and the Prime Philharmonic Orchestra and taught clarinet at the Seoul University of Education.

In October, 2007, Ms. Song performed in her first Chicago concert as the guest principal clarinetist with the University Symphony Orchestra. The following month, she performed with other Seoul Arts High School Alumni at a benefit concert for the Salvation Army’s Annual Christmas Fundraiser.  Since then, Ms. Song has performed in various concerts, including “A Music Night of Oaxaca” and the “All Beethoven Concert”.

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Eunsil Ra, soprano
Eunsil Ra

Soprano Eunsil Ra Kim, born in Seoul, Korea, began playing piano at the age of five and taking voice lessons at age eleven. She received a bachelor’s degree in voice performance at Seoul National University. While she was studying at Seoul National University she was chosen as a soloist for ‘French Art Song Festival’ at The National Theatre of Korea and ‘American Art Song Festival’ at Seoul Arts Center. 

Eunsil Ra continued her music studies in Italy at the Academy Jupiter in Genoa and at the National Conservatory of Music, ‘Arrigo Boito’ of Parma majoring in voice and vocal education.  While she attended the conservatory, she performed as a soloist at “Pasqua” Concert at San Giovanni Basilica with the Parma Conservatory Orchestra. While she was active as an art song and oratorio soloist in Italy, her talent and training on keyboard led her to serve as an organist at Evangelic Methodist Church of Piacenza for six years and at Evangelic Methodist Church of Cremona for three years.

Since coming to the United States, she has performed as a soloist at the Chicago Voice Ensemble Concert and the Scholarship Benefit Concert for Korean Young Artists at North Shore Center for Performing Arts in Skokie. She was also a soloist of the oratorio Elijahperformed at Gospel Presbyterian Church in Schaumburg and Creationat Alliance Fellowship Church, Hoffman Estates. She served as a conductor of Korean YWCA Choir in Chicago. Currently, she serves as the conductor of Zion Choir and the Children’s Choir at Alliance Fellowship Church, Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

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Ticket

Ticket:

  • Adult $20
  • Student $5
  • Pre-concert dinner ticket $10

Ticket purchase payment service provided by
Payment will be processed through "Judson Korean Scholarship Fund" PayPal account.

For questions please contact Sojung Hong:
email shong@judsonu.edu, or call (630) 730-6370

 

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For purchasing tickets and pre-concert dinner reservations,
please email shong@judsonu.edu
or call (630) 730-6370 (Sojung Hong),
(847) 628-1110 (Judson University Music Office).

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Maps and Directions

Herrick Chapel,
Judson University
1151 North State St., Elgin, IL 60123 

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Judson's Elgin campus is about 40 miles northwest of Chicago, just off Interstate 90 and State Route 31. O'Hare International Airport is an approximate 30-minute drive from campus, and the city of Elgin has three train depots (Big Timber, Chicago Street and National Street) for easy access to Union Station in Chicago.

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Past Concerts Info : | 2nd Concert (2/8/2009) | 1st Concert (2/16/2008) |

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