Soonsook Myung, Pianist

Soonsook Myung, D.M.A.
Piano Performance & Pedagogy

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DR. SOONSOOK MYUNG

Dr. Soonsook Myung holds a D.M.A. in Piano Performance and Pedagogy with minors in Music Theory and Music History from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and a Master's degree in Piano Performance from the University of Indiana, Bloomington. Recent Wisconsin Beethoven Competition winner (2005), Dr. Myung has appeared as soloist, collaborator, duo-pianist, and lecturer throughout the United States. She also performs internationally: she played Chopin concerto No.1 with Korean Symphony Orchestra at Seoul Arts Center in 2001 and made numorous appearances in concert halls in Korea.

CONTACT

email: soonsookmyung {at} hotmail {dot} com
phone: 336-491-8232/cell
mailing address:
2102 Needleleaf Ln.
Greensboro, NC 27410, U.S.A.

CALENDAR 2011

  • July 2011 | Guest Performance | the National Association for Korean Schools' 30th Anniversary Celebration | Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport | San Francisco, California |
    • Korean Lyric Song Medley -
    • 선구자/님이 오시는지/목련화/남촌/비목/그리운 금강산
    • The Precursor/Said, If You Come/Mokryeonhwa/Namchon/Beemok/Kuriun Kumgang san
  • July 2011 | Lecture Recital | 2011 International Conference of The College Music Society | Ewha Women's University | Seoul & Gyeongju, South Korea |
    • "Cultural Pluralism in Bartok's Dance Suite"
  • May 2011 | Recital | Holmes Auditorium | Alfred University | Alfred, NY |
    • "John Cage: Experimental Music for Piano"
      • Cheap Imitation
      • Chess Music
      • Two Pieces for Piano
  • January 2011 | Guest Performance | Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative | Whitney Auditorium, Elon University | Elon, North Carolina |
    • Amazing Grace
    • Lift Every Voice and Sing

CALENDAR 2010

  • October 2010 | Guest Performance | Praise & Worship Festival | Korean First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro | Greensboro, NC |
    • W.D. Cornrell's Wonderful Peace
    • Amazing Grace
  • October 2010 | Recital | Recital for the All Music Faculty and Majors | University of North Carolina - Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
    • Frederic Chopin's Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58
    • Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No.6 in A major, Op.82
  • September 22-24, 2010 | Research Presentation | the College Music Society’s 2010 National Conference | Marriott Minneapolis City Center | Minneapolis, MN |
    • “Visualized Music and Its Reception: Influence of Peking Opera in Chinese Pianist’s Performance”
  • June 2-5, 2010 | Research Presentation | the 2010 CASTL Institute for Developing Scholars of Teaching and Learning | Creighton University | Omaha, NE |
    • “Assessment Using Rubrics in Music Disciplines”
  • May 22, 2010 | Guest Performance | the 4th Annual The Bridge of Tomorrow Scholarship Award Banquet | Korean School of Greensboro | Greensboro, NC |
    • Korean Lyric Song Medley -
      선구자/님이 오시는지/목련화/남촌/비목/그리운 금강산
      The Precursor/Said, If You Come/Mokryeonhwa/Namchon/Beemok/Kuriun Kumgang san
  • May 22, 2010 | Guest Performance | Art and Health Fair | Faith Presbyterian Church | Greensboro, NC |
    • Robert Schumann’s Humoreske Op.20
  • April 24, 2010 | Guest Performance | Black Excellence Awards Banquet | Multi-cultural Center, Elon University | Elon, North Carolina |
    • Amazing Grace
    • Lift Every Voice and Sing
  • March 10-12, 2010 | Research Presentation | the SoTL Commons 2010, An International Conference for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning | Georgia Southern University | Statesboro, GA |
    • “A Rubric in Music Performance Related Courses"
  • January 31, 2010 | Guest Performance | Praying for Haiti | Korean First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro | Greensboro, North Carolina |
    • Amazing Grace
  • January 13, 2010 | Guest Performance | Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative | Elon University |Elon, North Carolina |
    • Amazing Grace
    • Give Thanks

CALENDAR 2009

  • October 22-25, 2009 | Poster Session | the ISSOTL (International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning) 09 Conference | Indiana University, Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
    • “Pedagogical Comparison and Contrast Between Asian and American Approaches to Music Prodigies”
  • July 24, 2009 | Recital | Summer Sounds Concert Series | Phillips Recital Hall of the Haas Fine Arts Center | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Eau Claire, WI |
    • Frederic Chopin’s Nocturne Op.9, No.2
    • Frederic Chopin’s Ballade Op.23, No.1
    • Frederic Chopin’s Scherzo Op.31, No.2
    • Frederic Chopin’s Polonaise Op.53, “Heroique”
    • Frederic Chopin’s Sonata No.3 in B minor Op.58
  • May 1, 2009 | Lecture recital | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | River Falls, WI |
    • “Modern Piano Music & Its Reception"
  • April 10-11, 2009 | Lecture recital | Pacific Northwest Regional Conference | College Music Society | Eastern Washington University | Cheney, WA |
    • “Cultural Pluralism in Bartok’s Dance Suite”
  • April 10-11, 2009 | Research Presentation | Pacific Northwest Regional Conference | College Music Society | Eastern Washington University | Cheney, WA |
    • “Pedagogical Comparison and Contrast Between Asian and American Approaches to Music Prodigies”
  • April 7, 2009 | Contemporary Chamber Ensemble | Mills Hall | University of Wisconsin, Madison | Madison, WI |
    • Triple Duo by Elliot Carter"
  • April 4, 2009 | Research Presentation | Pacific Southwest Regional Conference | College Music Society | California State University, Northridge | Northridge, CA |
    • “Visualized Music and Its Reception: Influence of Peking Opera in Chinese Pianist’s Performance”
  • March 11-13, 2009 | Research Presentation | the SoTL Commons 2009, An International Conference for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning | Georgia Southern University | Statesboro, GA |
    • “Pedagogical Comparison and Contrast Between Asian and American Approaches to Music Prodigies"
  • January 17, 2009 | Performance & Artist Talk | Experimental Television Center | Owego, NY |
    • “Contemporary Piano Music & Its reception”
  • January 16, 2009 | Artist Talk | Electronic Integrated Arts Graduate Program | Alfred University | Alfred, NY |
    • “Soonsook Myung, Postmodern Pianist”
  • January 16, 2009 | Lecture Recital | Alfred University | Alfred, NY |
    • “Contemporary Piano Music & Its reception”
  • January 14-18, 2009 | Artist Residency Program | Experimental Television Center | Owego, NY |
    • “Visualized Music"

CALENDAR 2008

  • September 24-27, 2008 | Lecture Recital at the Fifty-first National Conference of The College Music Society | Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel | Atlanta, GA |
    • Concord Sonata by Charles Ives: Performance Manual & Reception for Experimental Music"
  • April 16, 2008 | Recital | Center for the Arts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville | Platteville, WI |
    • Robert Schumann’s Humoreske Op.20
    • Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata Op.10, No.3 in D maj
    • Sergei Prokofiev’s Sonata Op.82, No.
  • April 15, 2008 | Masterclass | Department of Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville | Center for the Arts | University of Wisconsin, Platteville | Platteville, WI |
  • April 10-13, 2008 | Lecture Recital at the Rocky Mountain/Pacific Northwest Super Regional Conference of The College Music Society | The University of Montana in Missoula | Missoula, MT |
    • Concord Sonata by Charles Ives: Performance Manual & Reception for Experimental Music"
  • March 14-16, 2008 | Lecture Recital at the Pacific Central/Pacific Southern SuperRegional conference of The College Music Society | Westmont College | Santa Barbara, CA |
    • Concord Sonata by Charles Ives: Performance Manual & Reception for Experimental Music”
  • February 28-March 1, 2008 | Lecture Recital at the South Central/Southern SuperRegional conference of The College Music Society | Louisiana State University |Baton Rouge, LA |
    • Concord Sonata by Charles Ives: Performance Manual & Reception for Experimental Music
  • February 1, 2008 | Recital | Steadman Recital Hall, Mansfield University | Mansfield, PA | Program - TBA
  • January 31, 2008 | Recording at Expended Media, Alfred University - invited by Professor Andrew Deutsch, Associate Professor of Sonic Arts
  • January 30, 2008 | Lecture Recital | Holmes Auditorium at Alfred University | Alfred, NY |
    • "John Cage: Experimental Music for Piano"
    • Cheap Imitation
    • Chess Music
    • Two Pieces for Piano
  • March 9, 2007 | Lecture Recital at the College Music Society's 2007 Regional Conferences (Rocky Mountatin Chapter) | Red Rocks Community College | Red Rocks, CO |
    • “A Study of Béla Bartók’s Dance Suite: Comparison and Analysis of the Piano and Orchestral Versions”
  • March 3, 2007 | Research Presentation at the College Music Society's 2007 Regional Conferences (Pacific Central Chapter) | San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA |
    • “Book Evaluation of John Thompson’s “Modern Course for the Piano
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