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EUNMI LEE (PRESIDENT)
Eunmi Lee, pianist, was born in Seoul, Korea. She received a Bachelors of Arts degree in Music Performance at Seoul National University. She continued her studies, receiving her MFA in Performance at the University of Southern California. She has studied with Jung Ju Oh, Eduardo Delgado and Daniel Pollack. In 1998, Lee made her debut at Carnegie’s Weil Recital Hall in New York City. Ms. Lee has appeared as a solo pianist and accompanist in Seoul, Korea and Los Angeles, California. She has taught at Seoul High School of Arts and at Long Island Conservatory. She is currently the President of Soloist Ensemble Urania.
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SEHRIE LEE
Sehrie Lee, pianist, has received a B.M. from Seoul National University in Korea. She came to New York and received her Master degree and Doctorate degree from Manhattan School of Music. She has won numerous competitions in Korea and the USA including “Five Towns Music Competition,” “Samik Piano Competition,” and “Piano Music Competition.” She was also invited to play at many prestigious concerts in Korea. While attending Manhattan School of Music, she has played in Byton Janis master class and has received Manhattan School of Music Fellowship. Her published works include “The Piano Music of Leo Smith,” a dissertation and interviews with the pianist Helene Grimaud and the violinist Joshua Bell for “Strada” and “The Piano Music.” She has also held a music history seminar at YMCA, Flushing, New York. She is currently a professor of Long Island University at C.W. Post Campus. She is also a member of YMCA Music Committee, Associated Music Teachers League. As a founding member of InterNow Trio, Bella Piano Trio, she has also performed numerous chamber music in both Korea and USA.
EUNHEE KIM
EunHee Kim, Soprano, obtained her Bachelors degrees in music from Chung-Ang University in Korea. During her years at Chung-Ang University, Eun-Hee performed the role of Pamina in the Chung-Ang University Opera production of Die Zauberflöte. She received her Masters degree and Professional Studies certificate from the Mannes College of Music. During her years at Mannes, Eun-Hee performed the role of Julietta in the Korean-American Opera Company's production of I Capuletti e I Montechi, She had a Master Class of Renata Scotto.
Eun Gyu Seo
Eun Gyu Seo, Soprano, is currently a voice faculty member at Long Island Conservatory in New York. She is teaching Voice and German Diction. She studied at Yonsei University in Korea where she received Bachelor of Music. She graduated with both Distinction in Performance and Academic Honor. She attended at the Juilliard School and State University of NewYork at Stony Brook where she obtained her Master of Music degree and Doctor of Musical Arts degree respectively. She has made many solo recitals and performance appearances in both the art songs and operas in Korea and the U.S. She sang Marênka in “Bartered Bride,”Mimi in “La Bohème,” Despina in “Così fan tutte,”Mother in “Amahl and Night visitors,”Sandman in “Hansel and Gretel,”and Countess in“Le Nozze di Figaro.”
Grace Gong Ja Cho
Grace Gong Ja Cho, mezzo Soprano, was born in Pusan, Korea. She studied at Kyung Nam Girl’s Middle School, and Kyung Nam Girl’s High School. She started music lessons at the age of 5, and performed regularly as soloist on the Pusan Munhwa Broadcasting Company. She graduated with a summa cum laude from the Seoul National University, and received a Masters Degree from Wayne University. She was featured as soloist in Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder, Lider Eines Fahrenden Gesellen, and La demoiselle Elue by Debussy. Critics praised the rich color and fascinating timbre of her voice, the beauty and perfection of her singing, her remarkable legato technique, and her intense dedication to each work performed, Ms. Cho has appeared as soloist with the Oakway symphony Orchestra, the Bach Chamber Orchestra, the Bronx Symphony Orchestra and the Seoul Symphony Orchestra and in many solo and chamber music concerts with the Con Brio Ensemble.She made a successful New York debut at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in 1991. She is currently a faculty member at the Lehman College of the CUNY, where she performs regularly with the Lehman Chamber players. Recently she has made a CD titled “The songs of My Spirit Vol.3”. She also graduated from the Valley Forge Christian College New York Division and now serves as a music minister at the Full Gospel New York Church.
