CURRICULUM Vitae

OPERA ROLES PERFORMED

Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly)         Harmonia Opera, Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Washington D.C., USA

Calaf (Turandot)                               New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera, Bergen Performing Arts Center, Englewood, NJ, USA

Radames (Aida)                                 One World Symphony, St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Don José (Carmen)                           Bel Cantanti Opera, Jewish Community Center Theater, Rockville, Maryland, USA

Rodolfo (La Bohème)                         Martha Cardona Opera, The Heights Players Theater, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Manrico (Il Trovatore)                      One World Symphony, St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Turiddu (Cavalleria Rusticana)         Opera Camerata of Washington, The Fairfax at Embassy Row, Washington D.C., USA

Andrea Chénier (Andrea Chénier)    Operesque Classical Concerts, The Studios 353, New York, USA

Faust (Faust)                                    One World Symphony, St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Lensky (Eugene Onegin)                    One World Symphony, St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Macduff (Macbeth)                           Taconic Opera, Yorktown Stage, Yorktown Heights, New York, USA

Anatol (Vanessa)                               One World Symphony, St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Aegisthus (Elektra)                           One World Symphony, St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Andres (Wozzeck)                                Indiana University Opera, IU Musical Arts Center, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Count Elemer (Arabella)                   Indiana University Opera, IU Musical Arts Center, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

ORATORIO

Missa in tempore belli                 MidAmerica Productions, Carnegie Hall Isaac Stern Auditorium, New York, USA

Mass in G Major (Schubert)         MidAmerica Productions, Carnegie Hall Isaac Stern Auditorium, New York, USA

Lord Nelson Mass                          Eugene Concert Choir, Eugene Opera Theater, Eugene, Oregon, USA

Mass in G Major (Schubert)           New Jersey Philharmonic Orchestra, Cho-Dae Church, Norwood, New Jersey, USA

Messiah                                             Palisades Orchestra, Palisades Church, Old Tappan, New Jersey, USA

Die Schöpfung                                  Hope Orchestra, Hope Presbyterian Church, Teaneck, New Jersey, USA

St. Cecilia Mass                              Korean UMC of Greater Washington, Mclean, Virginia, USA

Seven Last Words of Christ              Korean United Methodist Church of Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

CONCERT

Concert for the Korean President, Myung-bak Lee              Dae-Dong Manor, Flushing, Queens, New York, USA

Concert for the New Jersey Governor, Jon Corzine              PHS Senior Living, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

American National Anthem (NY ‘Mets’ Asian Night)             New York ‘Mets’ Shea Stadium, Flushing, Queens, New York, USA

Carnegie Hall Concert (New Jersey Philharmonic)                     Carnegie Hall Isaac Stern Auditorium, New York, USA

Carnegie Hall Concert (Pacific Encore Performances)                Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall, New York, USA

Gala Concert (New York Symphony Orchestra)                           Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, New York, USA

Gala Concert (Uruek Symphony Orchestra)                        Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, New York, USA

Concert for the Washington Broadcasting System               NOVA Concert Hall, Annandale, Virginia, USA

Concert for ‘the Manhattan Classical Opera Hour’ (Ch. 56)   Megremis Studio, New York, USA

Christmas Concert (Opera Camerata of Washington)              The Metropolitan Club of  the city of Washington, Washington D.C., USA

The Faculty / Guest Concert                                                        James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA

Concert for ‘The Feast of San Gennaro’                                 Little Italy, New York, USA

AWARD

1st Prize                             The 2024 European Virtuoso Music Awards, Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany

1st Prize                        The 2024 International Clara Schumann Competition, Brussels, Belgium

1st & Grand Prize             The 2024 Arizona International Music Competition, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

1st & Special Prize         The 2024 Swiss International Music Competition, Lugano, Switzerland

1st Prize                              The 2024 Euterpe International Music Awards, Berlin, Germany

1st Prize                           The 2024 Gulf Musician Idol Competition, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

1st & Special Prize        The 2024 Servaas International Music Competition, Online

1st Prize                               The 2024 Royal Maas International Music Competition, Online

1st Prize                          The 2024 World Stage Music Competition, Online

1st Prize                           The 2010 Accadia Foundation International Vocal Competition, Carnegie Hall, New York, USA

1st & Career Grant Prize   The 2004 Olga Forrai Foundation for Dramatic Voice, New York, USA

1st Prize                             The 2002 Dicapo Opera International Vocal Competition, New York, USA

2nd Prize                          The 2024 Salzburg International Music Competition, Salzburg, Austria

2nd Prize                               The 2024 American Classical Music Awards, New York, USA

2nd Prize                       The 2009 Mario Lanza International Vocal Competition, New York, USA

2nd Prize                            The 2005 Vera Scammon International Vocal Competition, Denver, Colorado, USA

3rd Prize                       The 2024 25th  Osaka International Music Competition, Osaka, Japan

4th & Special Prize               The 2024 3rd Giuditta Pasta Concorso Internazionale per Canto Lirico, Kumamoto, Japan

Scholarship

Scholarship                 Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Scholarship                    Yonsei University School of Music, Seoul, South Korea

EDUCATION

Voice Teacher                 James King, Martina Arroyo, Carol Vaness, Carlos Montané, Mark Oswald, Umberto Borso, Fiorella Burato, Claudia Visca

Vocal Coach               Louis Salemno, Giampaolo Bracali, Steven Crawford, Gregory Buchalter, Katherine Olsen, Marcin Kozieł, Joëlle Bouffa

Master Class              Lucine Amara, Francisco Casanova, Lando Bartolini, Franco Silvestri, Christian Starinieri, Chris Merritt

Resident Artist           Utah Festival Opera, Logan, Utah, USA, Dicapo Opera, New York, USA, Pacific Encore Performances, New York, USA

Master of Music        Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Bachelor of Music         Yonsei University School of Music, Seoul, South Korea

TEACHING

Professor                    Seoul Theological University School of Music, Seoul, South Korea