Spelman College Department of Music: Hyunjung Chung
350 Spelman Lane S.W. Atlanta, GA P.O. Box 979 30314-4399
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Hyunjung “Rachel” Chung
P.S.C., M.M., Mannes College of Music
B.A. Seoul National University
Assistant Professor of Theory and Piano Performance
404.270.5497
Fine Arts Building, Office 105
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Born in South Korea, pianist Hyunjung "Rachel" Chung has actively performed as a recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician in Italy, France, Thailand, Canada, Korea and throughout the U.S. She is a winner of several competitions, including the 27th Artist International New York Debut Audition, Rutgers Concerto Competition, Mannes Piano Concerto Competition and South Orange Orchestra Concerto Competition, as well as a finalist in many international piano competitions.
After presenting her New York recital debut at the Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall in 1996, Chung has appeared in various venues including the Dallas Public Library, Bibloteque Polonaise in Paris, Church of Christ in Thailand, Symphony Space, New York University, Fisk University, University of Montevallo, University of North Texas, University of Central Arkansas, and Oklahoma State University, and invited to perform in the Grumo Festival in Italy, Blue Lake Summer Arts Festival, Hawaii International Conference for Arts and Humanities, National College Music Society Conference in Quebec City, Canada, TCU/ Van Cliburn Teacher's Institute, Arkansas Music Teachers' Association (ASMTA), and Arkansas Summer Music Series to name a few. She has collaborated with many established instrumentalists, and served as an accompanist and orchestra pianist for the Delaware Valley Opera Company and Hudson Opera Theater in New York. As an active music educator, she has adjudicated numerous competitions including 2008 World Pianovision Competition in Dallas, ACT-SO, UCA Annual Piano Competition, MTA/CA Sonata/Sonatine Festival, and National Federation of Music Club Audition.
From 2002 to 2006 she taught piano, aural skills, and music theory at Philander Smith College and currently she is Assistant Professor at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA since 2006. Chung holds her Bachelor of Arts degree in Piano Performance from Seoul National University, her Master of Music degree and Professional Study Diploma from the Mannes College of Music in New York, and her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from Rutgers - the State University of New Jersey. During her residency at Rutgers she received the Saldarini Scholarship for an outstanding piano student.
Her upcoming engagements for the 2010-2011 season include concerts and masterclasses at the Faber Piano Institute in Ann Arbor, Mu Phi Epsilon Concert Series in Dallas, Francis Marion University, and the winner's concert of Arioso Domani International Composition Competition in Penn State University.
