Résumé
Da Jeong Choi is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of North Texas, USA. Choi’s works have been performed throughout USA, Asia, and Europe including the International Computer music Conference, the Aspen Music Festival, the Society for Electro-Acoutsic Music in the United States, Electronic Music Midwest Festival, Belvedere Chamber Music Festival, Society of Composers, Inc. Conferences, the Kentucky New Music Festival, Electronic Music Midwest Festival, CFAMC Biennial Conference, NASA Biennial Saxophone Conference, the 18th International Review of Composers, the Echoes of Space (Serbia), Rarescale: New music for alto and bass flute (United Kingdom), the Society of Music Research, the 2nd Sung Nam Choir Festival, the 24th Pan Music Festival (ISCM), the 27th Seoul Contemporary Music Festival, the 4th Pusan Contemporary Music Festival, and the 14th MBC Art Song Festival for Young Composers sponsored by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, (TV Channel 13, MBC,
South Korea). Furthermore, Choi received various awards including the first prize from the Joong Ang Competition, Gold Prize from MunHwa Broadcasting Corporation Composition Contest for Young Composers, the second prize from the Con/un/drum Solo Percussion Composition Competition, and the second prize from Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest. Moreover, Choi’s another artistic outlet is composition series titled Cantus Curatio (Healing Melody in Latin) for solo instrument, which is similar to the solo composition series by Luciano Berio and Vincent Persichetti. Each piece is dedicated to victims who are diagnosed with a different disease. Choi received BA from Dankook University and MA from Rutgers. Previous teachers include Jung Sun Park and Gerald Chenoweth. Choi has studied composition (ABD) with Joseph Klein, Cindy Mc Tee, and Jon Nelson at UNT, Denton, TX, USA.
EDUCATION
Ph.D in progress University of North Texas, Denton, TX USA (Music Composition, ABD)
M.A. 2003 Rutgers, University of New Jersey State New Brunswick, NJ (Music Composition)
B.A. 1998 Dankook University, Seoul, South Korea (Music Composition)
DISSERTATION COMPOSITION: currently working on a piece titled Dream of A Thousand Keys, a concerto for piano and orchestra
SPECIAL STUDIES IN MUSIC COMPOSITION AND THEORY
•Composition studies with Jung Sun Park (BA), Gerald Chenoweth (MA), Joseph Klein (Ph.D, Major Professor), and Cindy McTee
•Electro-Acoustic Music with Joseph Butch Rovan, Jon Nelson, and Andrew May
•Composition master classes with Samuel Adler and Joseph Schwantner
•Analytical Techniques with Graham Phillips
•20th Century Music History with Margaret Notley
RESEARCH INTEREST
•External musical language applied to Contemporary Music
•Performance Space
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• Visual Effects of Music
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• Healing & Music
RESEARCH ESSAYS
•The aesthetic and historical contexts for composers’ approach to text setting: Absalon fili mi by Josquin Des Prez (or Pierre de la Rue), Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner, and Altenberg Lider Op. 4 by Alban Berg
•Musical/Ritual/Theatrical elements and aspects of staging in Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky,
Inori by Karlheinz Stockhauzen, and Ritual fragments by Harrison Birtwistle
•Leitmotif in works by Richard Wagner and film scoring by John Williams
•Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time (1940)
•Alban Berg’s Fünf Orchester Lieder, Opus 4 (1912)
•Franz Schubert’s String Quintet (1828), violins, viola, violoncellos, D. 956, C major (1828)
•Johan Sebastian Bach’s Suites for Unaccompanied Cello (1717-1723)
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Currently analyzing Piano Concertos by John Corigliano and Sergei Rachmaninoff, and studying additional concertos by Michael Finnissy, Elliott Carter, Samuel Barber, and Béla Bartók.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS / ASSISTANTSHIPS
University of North Texas College of Music Fall 2006-present
Composition Teaching Fellow Fall 2006-present,
•Beginning /class composition lab instructor
oMUCP 1180. Beginning Composition I.
oMUCP 1190. Beginning Composition II.
† Basic technical and creative skills, survey of recent music literature.
oMUCP 3080. Class Composition.
oMUCP 3090. Class Composition II.
† Beginning problems in composition; composition and study of contemporary styles and techniques.
•Composition Lesson instructor, Fall 2008-present
Responsibilities included weekly lessons and studio class
oMUCP 2080. Secondary Composition I.
† Writing small works in contemporary styles. Prerequisite(s): successful completion of MUCP 1190; consent of college.
oMUCP 2180. Intermediate Composition I.
† Writing in small forms for simple media in contemporary styles.
oMUCP 2190. Intermediate Composition II.
† Continuation of MUCP 2180. Sophomore composition jury required at the end of the term/semester.
oMUCP 4080. Secondary Composition II.
† Writing small works in contemporary styles. Prerequisite(s): MUCP 2080 or 3080, or equivalent.
Music Theory Teaching Assistant, Fall 2008-present,
•Theory Fundamentals
oMUTH 1260. Music Fundamentals.
† Introduction to elements of music, staff, clefs, key signatures, scales, time signatures and notation; meter and rhythm; theory applications at keyboard.
† Responsibilities included designing and administering weekly ear training, sight singing, speedwriting and keyboard harmony exercises
LECTURE & PRESENTATION
2010 Aspen Music Festival July 1-August 22, 2010 (July 26, 2010)
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•Presentation: My Musical Language and Compositional Techniques
Europe Concert Tour: Composition Lecture Recital July 1-13, 2010
Prelude (2002), Chasing Invisible Light (2009), Pontis (2007),
improvvisazione con le mani (2010) *World premiere, Mei Votum (2008)
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•Treviso, Italy July 2, 2010
Ingresso Libero, Spazio Paraggi, Via Pescatori 23, Treviso, Italy
More info http://www.antoninoparaggi.it/diario/
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•Berlin, Germany July 4, 2010
Berlin Jeil Church, Viktoria-Alle, Berlin, Germany
The Music Festival: New Music Focus Week March 28-April 1, 2010
State University of New York Oneonta, New York, USA (GUEST ARTIST)
•Lecture I: My Musical Language and Compositional Techniques
•Lecture II: Stunning Sound [Live Electronics]
•Lecture III: Gamelan and Composers
HONORS AND AWARDS
•Scholarship, UNT College of Music, 2010-2011
•Scholarship, the International Computer Music Conference, 2010
•Second Prize, the 2009 Con/un/drum Solo Percussion Composition Competition, 2009
Explorations of a Drum (2003/ rev. 2009) for Snare Drum solo
•University of North Texas Travel Grant, 2009
•The National Scholars Honor Society, 2008
•DSO (Dallas Symphony Orchestra)/ VOC (Voices of Change for North Texas Young Composers Project, 2008
Honorable Mention for Pontis (2007) for Marimba Solo
•The Alpha Alpha Chapter of the Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society, 2007
•Second Prize, Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest, 2005
Mons Montis (2005) for Multi percussion solo with CD accompaniment
•The National Dean's List, 2004
•Im Sik Kim Family Scholarship, 2004
•Scholarship, Toulouse School of Graduate Studies, University of North Texas, 2003-2004
•Honor from Rutgers, the University of New Jersey State, 2001
•Honor & Scholarship, Dankook University, Seoul, South Korea, 1994-1998
•Excellent Honor Dankook University, Seoul, South Korea, 1997
•First Prize in the 23rd Joong-Ang Contemporary Music Composition Contest, 1997
Four Seasons for Fishermen (1997) for Choir (SATB)
One of the most prestigious composition awards in South Korea
•Excellent Prize in the 2nd Sung Nam Choir Composition Contest, 1996
We are All Sinners (1996) for Choir (SATB) Sung Nam, South Korea
•Excellent Award & Scholarship in the 27th Seoul Contemporary Music Festival, 1995
Direction for chamber music (1995) Seoul, South Korea
•Excellent Award & Scholarship in the 4th Pusan Contemporary Music Festival, 1995
Sun (1995) for Choir (SATB) Pusan, South Korea
•Gold Prize in Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) 14th Art Song Composition Contest for Young Composers, 1994
Let’s Set Passionate Fire (1994) for Baritone and Orchestra Seoul, South Korea
FESTIVALS / CONFERENCES / BROADCASTS
The 12th Annual Aspen Composers' Conference
Presentation My Musical Language and Compositional Techniques
Performance Cantus Curatio III (Healing Melody III) for Violin Solo
July 26, 2010 (July 1-Aug 22, 2010)
Aspen, CO, USA
International Computer Music Conference, 2010
Reflection in the Glass (2008) for Vibraphone with Live Electronics
Cantus Curatio (Healing Melody, 2008)
June 1-2, New York University
June 3-5, Stony Brook University
New York, NY, USA
FILMIDEO Film Festival, 2010
Jessica’s Story: One Child’s Justice and Healing for Film
April 16, 2010
Index Art Center, 585 Broad Street, Newark, NJ, USA
The Society for Electro-Acoutsic Music in the United States, 2010
Reflection in the glass for Vibraphone and Live Electronics
The SEAMUS 2010 25th Anniversary National Conference
April 8 -10, 2010
St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA
The Music Festival: New Music Focus Week, 2010
Reflection in the glass for Vibraphone and Live Electronics
March 28-April 1, 2010
State University of New York
Oneonta, New York, USA
The 18th International Review of Composers, 2009
The Echoes of Space
Composers Association of Serbia
String Quartet No. 1 (2009)
Nov. 13-18, 2009 Belgrade, Serbia
New Music for Alto and Bass Flute Premiere Series, 2009
Chasing Invisible Light for Duo for Alto flute
Shoreditch High Street, London, United Kingdom
The Electronic Music Midwest Festival, 2009
Reflection in the glass for Vibraphone and Live Electronics
Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas City, KS, USA
The 2009 Society of Composers, Inc. Conference- Region V, 2009
Cantus Curatio III (Healing Melody III) for Piccolo solo
Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, USA
The Belvedere Chamber Music Festival, 2009
Mei Votum for Piano Solo
Luna Nova New Music Ensemble
Peabody Memphis, TN, USA
The 2009 Society of Composers Conference- Region VI, 2009
Different but One Body for Percussion Ensemble
Oklahoma City University Blackwelder, OK, USA
The 2nd Kentucky New Music Festival, 2008
Cantus Curatio for Computer Music
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY, USA
Electronic Music Midwest Festival, 2008
Cantus Curatio for Computer Music
Lewis University Romeoville, IL, USA
CFAMC Biennial Conference, 2008
Different but One Body for Percussion Ensemble
Indiana Wesleyan University Marion, IN, USA
The NASA Biennial Saxophone Conference, 2008
Cantus Curatio I (Healing Melody I) for Alto Saxophone and Piano
University of South Carolina Columbia, SC, USA
FILMIDEO Film Festival, 2008
Deception for Film
FILMIDEO Film Fesitval, Redsaw Gallery Newark, NJ, USA
Texas Film Festival, 2007
Deception for Film (10’)
Texas Film Festival, Plano, TX, USA
The 4th Society of Music Research, 1997
GASIRI for Soprano and Piano
Seoul Arts Hall, Seoul, South Korea
The 2nd Sung Nam Choir Festival, 1996
We Are All Sinners for SATB Choir
Sung Nam City Choir Sung-Nam, South Korea
The 24th Pan Music Festival (ISCM Korean Section), 1996
Hong Deung for woodwind Quintet
Pu-Chun, South Korea
The 27th Seoul Music Festival, 1995
Direction for Chamber Ensemble
Seoul Art Hall Seoul, South Korea
The 4th Pusan Music Festival, 1995
Sun for SATB choir
Pusan Art Hall Pusan City Choir Pusan, South Korea
The 14th MBC Art Song Festival for Young Composers Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, (TV Channel 13, MBC) 1994
Let’s Light Passionate Fire
Munhwa Broadcasting Orchestra Seoul, South Korea
PUBLICATIONS / RECORDINGS / REVIEWS
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•CD release (2010 in progress) on Cristal Records Inc. (“Probably the world best brass catalog” by Fanfare Magazine) with trumpet artist John Holt, TX, USA
Reflection in the Glass (2008) for Vibraphone with Live Electronics (9’) mentioned by Theresa Sauer in Encounters with Contemporary Women Composers Part 1 (March 19, 2010)
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•Explorations of A Drum (2009) for Snare Drum solo will be published by HoneyRock Publishing in Everett, PA, USA
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•Different but One Body (2003/ revised 2005) for Percussion Ensemble published by Keyboard Percussion Publication in Asbury Park, NJ, USA
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•Lift up My Hands to You (2003/revised 2005) for Four Hands for Piano (arranged by Peter Saleh for Percussion Ensemble- 13 players) published by Keyboard Percussion Publication in Asbury Park, NJ, USA
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•Mons Montis (2005), A Great Rock for Multi percussion solo with the accompaniment CD published by HoneyRock Publishing in Everett, PA, USA
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•Exploration of Time (2006) – CD Mons Montis (2005) HoneyRock Publishing Everett PA, USA
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•The 14th MBC Art Song Composition Festival for Young Composers CD (1994) included Let’s Set Passionate Fire (1994) for Baritone and Orchestra Recording by YBM Seoul Recording Company & Cover design by MBC Art Committee. Live performance by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Orchestra, Seoul, South Korea
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• Review: Percussive Art Society reviewed “Different but One Body” (2003) for Percussion Ensemble in Percussive Notes 90 August 2006, USA
TRANSLATION / INTERPRETATION
[Translation (2008): English to Korean]
Joseph Klein’s Two Text Settings with Computer Music: Three Poems from Felt (after Alice Fulton) and Zwei Parabeln nach Franz Kafka
•MICMF (Myongji International Contemporary Music Festival) Myongji, South Korea (Oct. 20-21, 2008) Lecture, Seminar, Master class, and Rehearsal
•Lecture at Soowon University Soowon, South Korea (2:30 p.m. Oct 22, 2008)
•Lecture at Recital Hall Dankook University, JukJeon, South Korea (11:00 a.m. Oct 23, 2008)
[Translation (1996): Korean to English]
Jung Sun Park’s Choral Twentieth Century Compositional Techniques
Composer Jung Sun Park Seminar (Graduate Study) Room 101 Chapel Dr. Graduate Music Building Rutgers, the University of New Jersey State, New Brunswick, NJ USA (11:00 a.m. Friday April 7, 2006)
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
COMPOSERS FORUM, University of North Texas College of Music, Fall 2009-present
PRESIDENT
Responsibilities include:
running the meetings of the board
creating and designing new events for the UNT composers
overseeing all events run and sponsored by CF
supervising all concert production, CF Website
supervising CF Newsletter, CF Photo Album (since Spring 2010)
interfacing with the Academic Advisor of the Division of Composition Studies
Committees:
Composers Forum Newsletter, Spring 2010 -present
Composers Forum Photo Album, Spring 2010 -present
Adjudicator of Call for Works for concert at Greater Denton Arts Council, Fall 2009
Composers Forum logo, Summer, 2009
Composers Forum Constitution, Summer, 2009
CHOI ENSEMBLE
DIRECTOR
Responsible for:
running the meetings of the board
creating and designing new events:
World Premiere Tour Concert in Europe (July, 2010): Switzerland, United Kingdom, German, and Paris
World Premiere Tour Concert in Asia (July, 2011): South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and China
supervising all concert production
Committees:
Adjudicator of Call for Works for World Premier Tour concert in Europe
Europe (2010): Switzerland, UK, German, and Paris
Adjudicator of Call for Works for World Premier Tour concert in Asia
Asia (2011): South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and China
OTHER SERVICES
•Volunteer: Voices of Change (New Modern Contemporary Music Ensemble), Summer, 2010
•Curator: Europe Concert Tour, July 1-13, 2010: Italy, Germany, Austria, France
oItaly (July 2, 2010) Ingresso Libero, Spazio Paraggi, Via Pescatori 23, Treviso, Italy
More info http://www.antoninoparaggi.it/diario/
oGermany (July 4, 2010): Berlin Jeil Church, Viktoria-Alle, Berlin, Germany
oAustria (July 6, 2010): Skraupstr. 24/24/22 1210 Vienna, Austria
oFrance (July 11, 2010): Eglise Presbyterienne Coreenne du Pont-Neuf 7 rue Auguste
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•Curator & Organizer: UNT in South Korea for UNT faculty, Students, Alumni, May 2010
Composition Concert Tour with Korean Piano Faculty
oMay 20, 2010 Concert Hall, KonKuk University, Seoul, South Korea
oMay 27, 2010 Art Hall, Baekseok Arts University, Seoul, South Korea
•Curator & Organizer of New Events: Soaring Sound for the UNT doctoral Students, Fall 2009
Concert Oct 10, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Aubrey, TX, USA
•Co-curator & organizer: Musica Donum: A 21st Century Contemporary Music Composition
Concert (Duo Concert with Paul Thomas) Sun November 9, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.
Trinity United Methodist Church, Denton, TX, USA
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Composers Forum (ACF)
Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS)
Society of Composers, Inc. (SCI)
International Computer Music Association
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