POSTPONED: Yoonseo Kang, percussion
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been postponed until fall 2022.
After years of study, members of the class of 2022 share their talents and passion through a final graduation recital. Admission requires advance reservation and is complimentary. Please note: Performance programs are subject to last-minute changes and cancellations.
A livestream of the performance will also be available on Curtis’s Facebook and YouTube pages.
Program
| CARTER |
Selections, Eight Pieces
Saeta |
|---|---|
| BOBO | Tantrum |
| SCHULLER |
Selections, Marimbology
Scherzando Yoonseo Kang, percussion |
| INTERMISSION | |
| PUTS |
Marimba Concerto
"...terrific sun on the brink" Yoonseo Kang, percussion |
| XENAKIS |
Rebonds b
Yoonseo Kang, percussion |
About the Performers
Yoonseo Kang, from Seoul, entered the Curtis Institute of Music in 2017 and studies timpani and percussion with Don Liuzzi, Eric Millstein, and Robert van Sice. All students at Curtis receive merit-based, full-tuition scholarships, and Ms. Kang is the Sueyun and Gene Locks Fellow.
Ms. Kang has appeared as a soloist with the Busan and Incheon philharmonics, the Korea National Police Orchestra, the Seoul National Symphony Orchestra, and Ensemble Ariatti. She has also played with the Hankyung Philharmonic Orchestra. She has won first prize in numerous competitions, including the International Italy Percussion Competition (Marimba Division) and the WooHyun Competition.
Ms. Kang’s previous teachers include Edward Choi, Miyoune Kim, EunJung Kim, and Hankyou Kim. She began playing percussion at age six and timpani at age twelve. In her spare time, Ms. Kang enjoys blogging about cosmetics.
Jenny Chen, staff pianist
Special Thanks
The Edith L. and Robert Prostkoff Memorial Concert Series. The Curtis Institute of Music receives funding from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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- Date May 11, 2022
- Time 8:00 P.M.
- Location Curtis Institute of Music, Gould Rehearsal Hall
