EastWest

Sponsored by the Lewisville Lake Symphony in cooperation with the University of North Texas

Highly talented Korean students from UNT's College of Music create an evening of musical fantasies and wonderful Neapolitan songs

The event starts with a Mozart sonata, travels through a fantasy version of Bizet's 'Carmen' and ends with the aria 'O Sole Mio.'

Trinity Presbyterian Church (Map)
5500 Morriss Road, Flower Mound TX 75028
(Just south of Marcus HS, on the other side of the road.)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in e minor, K.304
   Allegro
   Tempo di Menuetto
Sihyung Kim, violin
Christina Kim, piano

Gabriel Faure: Melodies for flute and piano (transcribed by Mary Karen Clardy)
   Serenade Toscane
   Mandoline

Gabriel Faure: Fantasie, Opus 79
Su-hyun Choi, flute
Christina Kim, piano

Francesco Paolo Tosti: L'Alba separa dalla luce
Giuseppe Giordani: Caro mio ben
Francesco Paolo Tosti: Ideale
Giacomo Rossini: La danza
Kevin Park, tenor
Christina Kim, piano

INTERMISSION

Toru Takemitsu: Itinerant
Jacob Gade: Tango Fantasie (arranged by Toke Lund Christiansen)
Su-hyun Choi, flute
Christina Kim, piano

Pablo de Sarasate: Concert Fantasy on themes from Bizet's "Carmen" op.25
Sihyung Kim, violin

Christina Kim, piano

Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata
Riccardo Cordiferro: Core 'ngrato
Ernesto de Curtis: Torna Surriento
Eduardo Di Capua: O Sole Mio!
Kevin Park, tenor
Christina Kim, piano

Here is an MP3 update of a recording of 'Mattinata.' made 105 years ago Released by the Gramophone and Typewriter Company of Milan, it features Enrico Caruso with the composer, Leocavallo, at the piano.

http://ia300104.us.archive.org/1/items/mattinata1903/mattinata1903_64kb.mp3

Korean tenor Kevin Park made his professional operatic debut in MADAMA BUTTERFLY with the Mercury Opera Rochester under renowned directors Benton Hess and Adelaide Bishop. A recent graduate of the Eastman School of Music, he received a performer's certificate, the highest distinction for outstanding performers.

He performed several leading roles while he was at Eastman: Ruggero in LA RONDINE; Fritz in L'AMICO FRITZ; Rodolfo in LA BOHEME; and Chevalier in DIALOGUES DES CARMELITES. In addition, he sang with the Eastman Philharmonia and performed oratorios throughout the East Coast.

He is currently pursuing his master's degree in vocal performance at the University of North Texas, and studies with Linda Di Fiore. He recently performed Alfredo in LA TRAVIATA, and will be performing Alfred in DIE FLEDERMAUS and his second title role, in Cavalli's L'EGISTO, in early 2007. He is the recipient of prestigious Margot Winspear Opera Scholarship at UNT, the highest honor at the college of Music.

He participed in the Wolf Trap Opera's studio young artist program this summer.

Violinist, Sihyung Kim was born in South Korea,and started her musical education on violin at the age of six. She earned her Bachelor degree from Yonsei University in Seoul. She attended and performed several Music Festivals in France and Korea, and studied with Dong-suk Kang and Kyung-sun Lee. After graduating University, She was the member of the Euro-Asian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nan-Sae Gum. In 2003,

She came to the United States. During her Master studies, She was the member of UNT Graduate String Quartet, and got the 3rd place winner for the Chamber Music International Competition in 2004. She received Master degree in violin performance at the University of North Texas in 2005.

Currently, She pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in violin performance at the University of North Texas under the direction of Julia Bushkova. Since 2005, She has played in the Plano Symphony Orchestra and Irving Symphony Orchestra.

A native flutist from South Korea, Su-hyun Choi, graduated from Chungnam National University. She received her Master degree at University of North Texas; majoring in flute performance under Dr.Mary-Karen Clardy and minor in orchestral conducting, under Dr.Clay Couturiaux.

Su-hyun Choi was a member of Quadrivium Flute Quartet, which was a First place winner group of 2004 Chicago Flute Club Chamber Music Competition and National Finalist of 2003-2004 MTNA Collegiate Chamber Music Competition. Also, her flute Quartet performed as guest performers at Western Illinois University in 2004.

Su-hyun participated in flute master classes with world-class artists such as Trudy Kane, Jonathan Keeble and Kathleen Chastain.

She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts with Dr.Mary-Karen Clardy under the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies’ Scholarship and she is also the member of UNT Symphony Orchestra.

Christina Kim started her musical training with piano at age of 5 in Korea. After she trained at SunHwa Art middle school and high school, she recieved her bachelor's degree in piano performance from YonSei University in Seoul, Korea.

She came to U.S. in 1991 and pursued her master's degree in composition specializing in computer music with Professor Philip Winsor at the University of North Texas.

Seven years later, she pursued her second master's degree as the first student of Collaborative Piano at the University of North Texas. She studied collaborative piano with Dr. Steven Harlos and recently graduated in May this year.

She has been working as a collaborative pianist for several studios and performing many recitals with students and faculty from other schools at the University of North Texas. She recently participated in a music festival in DaeGue, Korea playing with Dr. Susan Dubois and Professor Eugene Osadchy of University of North Texas this summer.