Sungji Hong composer

 

 

 

 

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Curriculum Vitae

 
 
EDUCATION / PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS
 
 
PRIZES / DISTINCTIONS
 
GRANTS / SCHOLARSHIPS
 
COMMISSIONS
 
 
PERFORMANCES
 
 
WORKSHOPS / MASTERCLASSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 EDUCATION / PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS
 
 
 - PhD in Composition
   Prof. Nicola LeFanu / Dr. Thoma Simaku, The University of York, York/UK.

10.2000-12.2003

 
 - MMus in Composition
   Prof. Paul Patterson / Robert Saxton, The Royal Academy of Music, London/UK.

09.1998-06.2000

 
 - Bachelor in Composition
   Prof. Kyungsun Suh, Hanyang University, Seoul/Korea.

03.1993-02.1997

 
 
 
 
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  PRIZES / DISTINCTIONS
 
 

1st PRIZES

 - 1st European Competition of State Conservatory of Thessaloniki 2007 (1st Prize) - [3 among 55 submissions]. 2007
   Thessaloniki, Greece.  
 - The Temple Music Composition Prize (1st Prize), London/UK  - [1 among 200 submissions]. 2004
 - 2003-2004 Season Crwth Composition Competition (1st Prize), The Alauna Ensemble, Swansea/UK. 2004

 - The International Competition for Original Ballet Music (1st Prize)-ISCM World Music Days 2003, Ljubljana/Slovenia.

2003

 - The 5th Montserrat International Camera Music Composition Competition (1st Prize) 2003
   The city council of Montserrat, Valencia/Spain.  
 - 2003 Theodore Front Prize (1st Prize), International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM),  Maryland (MD)/USA. 2003
 - ACL Yoshiro Irino Memorial Prize (1st Prize), 2002 Asian Contemporary Music Festival, Seoul/Korea. 2002
 
2nd PRIZES
 - The 2008 Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award Competition (2ndPrize) - [3 among 292 submissions]. 2008
   Urbana (IL)/USA.  
 - Dimitris Mitropoulos International Competition for composing (2nd Prize) - [3 among 55 submissions]. 2007
   Athens/Greece.  
 
3rd PRIZES
 - CHAMBER MUSIC SEINÄJOKI 2005 Composition Competition, 3rd Prize, Seinäjoki/Finland. 2005
 

MENTIONS

 - The Vanguard Premieres Choral Composition Contest 2006, Honorable Mention, Dearborn (MI)/USA. 2006
 - 8th International Composer's Competition, Jihlava 2006, Honorable Mention, Prague/Czech Republic. 2006
 - New York Treble Singers 2005 Composition Competition, Special Mention, New York (NY)/USA. 2005
 - Look & Listen Festival Prize 2004, Honorable mention, New York (NY)/USA. 2003
 

FINALISTS

 - Pierre Schaeffer 2005, V INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER MUSIC COMPETITION, 2005
   (Category: Instrument and tape), Finalist, Pescara/Italy.  
 - University of Aberdeen Music Prize 2005, Finalist, Aberdeen/UK - [5 Finalists among 400 submissions]. 2005
 - Ensemble Eleven Young Composers Competition 2002, Finalist, Manchester/UK. 2002
 

CALL FOR SCORES

 - Juventas! Call for scores 2007, Boston (MA)/USA. 2007

 - The Midwest Graduate Music Consortium 2006 Call for Scores, Evanston (IL)/USA - [5 among 26 submissions].

2006
 - The Brave New Works Call For Scores 2005-2006, Ann Arbor (MI)/USA - [2 among 165 submissions]. 2005
 - Chicago ICE Fest 2004 Call For Scores, Chicago (IL)/USA. 2004
 
 
 
 
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  GRANTS / SCHOLARSHIPS
 
 
GRANTS
 - Arts Council Korea, Grant for Portrait Concert, Seoul/Korea. 2006
 - The Korean Culture and Arts Foundation, Travel Grant for ISCM World Music Days 2003, Seoul/Korea. 2003

 - The PRS Foundation and British Council, Travel Grant for ISCM World Music Days 2003, London/UK.

2003
   

SCHOLARSHIPS

 

 - 2003 CFAMC Scholarship, The Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers, New York (NY)/USA.

2003

 - The 41st International Summer Course for New Music, Scholarship for the full expenses of the Darmstadt,

2002

    by the Lord Mayor of the Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt, Darmstadt/Germany  
 - British Chevening Scholarship, The British Council, Seoul/Korea. 2002
 - Vinson Award, The University of York, York/UK. 2001

 - BCC Scholarship, The Scholarship Foundation of BoonDang Central Church, Sungnam/Korea.

2001

 - Manson Award, The Royal Academy of Music, London/UK. 1999
 - Foundation Award, The Royal Academy of Music, London/UK. 1999
 - Leverhulme Award, The Royal Academy of Music, London/UK. 1998
 
 
 
 
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  COMMISSIONS
 
 - THE 19th TAKEFU INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL, New work to be performed. 2007

 - Foundation for Universal Sacred Music - [6 Selected from over 100 proposals].

2007
    The Lord is my Shepherd to be performed by The New York Virtuoso Singers in New York
 - Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, to be performed by Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. 2006
 - Tongyeoung International Music Festival 2007, Monolithous to be performed by  Masan Philharmonic Orchestra. 2005
 - Ensemble TIMF, to be performed by Ensemble TIMF. 2005
 - Fromm Music Foundation, Harvard University - [10 Selected from 207 proposals]. 2004
   to be performed by Ensemble TIMF.
 - The International Isangyun Music Society, to be performed by Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin. 2004
 - Tongyeoung International Music Festival 2005, to be performed by Arditti String Quartet. 2004
 - MATA-Music At The Anthology - [4 Selected from 256 proposals]. 2003
   Pater Noster to be performed by Vox Vocal Ensemble.  
 - The University of York, The Light of the World to be performed by the University Chamber Orchestra. 2002
 - Trio Mediaeval, Missa Lumen de Lumine for their CD release (ECM 028947630210). 2002
 - Spitalfields Festival, Aube to be performed by Manson Ensemble. 2000
 - Melinda Maxwell, The Annunciation for her CD release (Dutton CDLX7139). 1999
 
 
 
 
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  PERFORMANCES

 

 

 - The Martirano Award Concert, Foellinger Great Hall (Krannert Center), Urbana (IL)/USA. 18.11.2008
 - ISCM World New Music Days 2008 in Vilnius, Vilnius/Lithuania. 25.10.2008
 - Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra-'Ars Nova': Series of Contemporary Music, Sejong Chamber Hall, Seoul/Korea. 25.10.2008
 - “Are You Brave” Festival 2008, Jackson Symphony Chamber Music Hall, Jackson (MI)/USA. 27.09.2008
 - “Are You Brave” Festival 2008, UM Residential College, Ann Arbor (MI)/USA. 26.09.2008
 - TAKEFU INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2008, Echizen City Cultural Center, Fukui/Japan. 09.09.2008
 - Darmstadt New Music Festival 2008, Darmstadt/Germany. 13.07.2008
 - 2008 Festival of Universal Sacred Music, 4th Universalist Society, New York (NY)/USA. 27.04.2008
 - “The Juventas Podcast is here!”, Boston (MA)/US. 11.03.2008
 - Music with Images, Megaro Musiki (Hall of the Friends of Music), Athens/Greece. 11.03.2008
 - 2008 Hongkong Arts Festival, St John's Cathedral, Hongkong/China. 27.02.2008
 - 2008 Hongkong Arts Festival, St John's Cathedral, Hongkong/China. 26.02.2008

 - The London New Wind Festival, St. Cyprian's Church, London/UK.

13.11.2007

 - The Orchestra of Colours, Megaro Musiki (Hall of the Friends of Music), Athens/Greece.

04.11.2007
 - Juventas New Music Concert Series, Lilypad, Boston (MA)/US. 16.09.2007
 - Uplifted: Art Perpetuating Hope event, Boston Conservatory, Boston (MA)/US. 15.09.2007
 - Juventas New Music Concert Series, Marsh Chapel, Boston (MA)/US. 14.09.2007

 - Rarecale concert series, St. Nics Church , Nottingham/UK.

14.07.2007
 - Renaissance Voices & Con Spirito, North Congregational Church, Farmington Hills (MI)/USA. 10.06.2007

 - [Voxnovus] 60x60 (2006) - Pacifc Rim Mix, Mills College, Oakland (CA)/US.

09.06.2007
 - Champs Libres Festival, Hall des Chars, Strasbourg/France. 08.06.2007
 - International Music Festival Bath, Christ Church, Bath/UK. 27.05.2007
 - Contemporary Music Concert with ORION TRIO, Kratiko Odeio Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki/Greece. 22.05.2007
 - San Francisco International Arts Festival, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco (CA) /USA. 21.05.2007
 - Bergen International Festival-Late Night Logen, Logen, Bergen/Norway. 25.04.2007
 - Bergen International Festival, Grieghallen, Bergen/Norway. 23.04.2007
 - “Deconstructing Joy”, The University of Wisconsin, Madison (WI)/US. 22.04.2007
 - World Music Space in Midnight-‘NURI’, Gugak FM 99.1, Seoul/Korea. 08.04.2007
 - Trio Mediaeval concert, Rollins Chapel (Dartmouth College), Dartmouth (NH)/US. 01.04.2007
 - Trio Mediaeval concert, Rollins Chapel (Dartmouth College), Dartmouth (NH)/US.