The John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts
TERRACE THEATER
Saturday Evening,
August 23, 2008, at 7:30 p.m.
National
Association of Professional Asian American Women
(NAPAW)
Co-sponsored by
the Susie Kim Memorial Fund and
The International
Asian American Business Roundtable
Presents
Memorial Concert
"In Honor of
Susanna Kim (Susie)"
Program
JOHN NEWTON Amazing
Grace
Piano Prelude, Estella Kyungmi Lee, Piano
Amy K. Kown, Soprano
BILL PARKINSON Mother of Mine
Arranged
by Estella Kyungmi Lee
HORATIO GATES SPAFFORD It Is Well with My Soul
Estella Kyungmi Lee, Piano
Giuseppe Verdi Oh, tu che in seno, agli angeli
from "La Forza del Destino"
ErnestO dE Durtis Italian Song (Non ti Scordar di Me)
GiacomO PuccinI E lucevan le stelle
from "Tosca"
Daniel Heyk Chae, Tenor
Eunsil Kim, Piano
Johann Strauss 'Mein Herr Marquis'
from 'Die Fledermaus'
Amy K. Kown, Soprano
Eunsil Kim, Piano
David FosteR The Prayer
Lee HoldridgE A Love Until
The End of Time
Daniel Heyk Chae, Tenor
Amy K. Kown, Soprano
Eunsil Kim, Piano
Leo DelibeS Les Filles de Cadix
Victor HerberT Italian Street Song (Naughty
Marietta)
Guiseppe
VerdI Ah! fors' é lui... Sempre libera
from La Traviata
Amy K. Kwon, Soprano
Eunsil Kim, Piano
Intermission
Dedication
by Special Invited Guests
Present
Piano Duo
Yong Hi Moon and Dai Uk Lee
J. S. Bach-Myra HesS "Jesu,
Joy of man's
desiring"
Sergei RachmaninofF From Suite No.1
Op.5
Barcarolle
Night for love
Russian Easter
Igor Stravinsky Tango
Rimsky Korsakoff-Victor BabiN Dance of the Tumblers
Presentation
of Special Recognitions & Scholarship Awards
*Life Time Achievement Award
*Susie Kim Scholarship Award
"I am extremely grateful for having the opportunity to
meet Susie. She will always be
remembered at the Johns Hopkins Oncology Outpatient Center for her
extraordinary sprit and energy and courage as well as for her love of family
and the highest dignity and honor in which she conducted her life. Her influence will always be felt as she
taught us more about the power of the human spirit than she could have
imagined."
-Dan
Laheru, M.D.,
the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
The Johns Hopkins University Hospital-
Meet the Artists
Dai Uk Lee, Conductor and Pianist
Born in Seoul, Korea, Dai Uk Lee began piano lessons with
his mother at the age of five and made orchestral debut at the age of ten with
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra.
After a successful early career as a pianist in Korea, he
moved to the USA to study at the Juilliard School and later, at Peabody
Conservatory of Music where he also studied conducting. After winning several
competitions in the USA and Europe, he has performed widely throughout the
United States and Far East as a solo pianist and duo-pianist (with Yong Hi
Moon). As a conductor, he made his
debut at Carnegie Hall and since then, has conducted a number of orchestras in
the USA and Korea. In 1991 he organized Korea's first-ever complete cycle of
Mozart piano concertos commemorating the bicentennial anniversary of the
Composer's death. He also performed a cycle of complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas
in nine recitals at Michigan State University where he taught for 19 years as a
member of piano and conducting faculty. In 1995 he founded and became the music
director of the Michigan Chamber Symphony Orchestra. During his tenure with the
Michigan Chamber Symphony, some of the most prominent artists appeared with
MCSO, including Fou T'song, Sumi Jo and Midori. They performed the complete
Brandenburg Concerti by J.S. Bach to commemorate the 250th year
composer's death.
His operatic performances include <Carmen>, <Tales
of Hoffmann>, <La Cenerentola>, <Merry Widow>, <Gianni
Schicchi>, <Marriage of Figaro> and Offenbach's <Orpheus in the
Underworld>. His CD of Czech
four-hand piano music (with Yong Hi Moon) received a wide acclaim in this
country and Europe. In recent years in
Korea he has conducted Seoul Philharmonic, Kwangju Philharmonic orchestra,
Daegu Philharmonic and the Korean Symphony Orchestra as well as his frequent
appearances with Bushoen Philharmonic. In 2003, he was awarded the Fulbright
Scholar Grant to teach at Seoul National University. From 2003 to 2007 he was the
music director of Ulsan Philharmonic Orchestra and since 2006 he has served as
the artistic director of the Seoul Music Festival and Academy. Currently he is
a professor at Hanyang University in Seoul.
Young Hi Moon accomplished pianist and teacher Yong Hi Moon made her
solo debut with the Seoul Philharmonic at age 10 after winning the National
Korean Broadcasting Competition. Among many awards
and prizes Ms. Moon has won top prizes in the Elena-Rombro Stepanow
Competition in Vienna, the Viotti International Competition in Vercelli, Italy,
received the Chopin Prize from Geneva International Competition in Switzerland,
and was also a prizewinner in the Vienna da Motta Competition in Lisbon,
Portugal.
Ms. Moon has performed extensively
throughout Asia, Europe and the US as a recitalist and with orchestras
including the Osaka, Seoul, Tokyo, and Korean National symphony orchestras. She
has collaborated with her husband - pianist/conductor Dai Uk Lee in duo piano
concerts in the US and Korea, and has performed under his baton with the Busan
Philharmonic. In the summer of 2000, she made her first extensive concert tour
of Korea, including solo recitals in five cities as well as performances with
the Orchestras of Kwangju and Daejun. Upcoming engagements include Ms. Moon's
return to Korea to perform with the Ulsan Philharmonic.
In 1975 Ms. Moon was invited
officially by the Korean government to participate in a festival commemorating
the 30th anniversary of the Korean liberation, and since 1990 has been
regularly invited to perform and give master classes throughout Korea. In 1991
she performed in a cycle of the complete Mozart piano concerti with the Bu-Chon
Philharmonic Orchestra to commemorate the composer's bicentennial year. During
1997 Ms. Moon performed six all-Schubert solo recitals in both Korea and the
US.
Her discography includes a CD
recording on the Music and Art label of Czech four-hand piano music that has
received outstanding critical acclaim. Ms. Moon is in high demand as a guest master class teacher and
adjudicator. In 1993, she released a teaching video in Korea titled
"Artistic Piano Playing" which has earned great popularity. Ms. Moon
has been a regular faculty member at Shandelee, Aria, Prague and Bowdoin Summer
Festivals. In addition, she has been invited to perform and conduct master
classes in Chautauqua Summer Festival in New York and the International School
for Musical Arts in Canada. As an
adjudicator, she judged in Senigallia International Piano Competition in Italy,
Gilmore International Piano Competition as well as numerous MTNA (Music
Teachers National Association) related competitions throughout the US and
Korea. After teaching at Michigan State University School of Music for fifteen
years, Ms. Moon joined the faculty of Peabody Conservatory of Music in 2002
where she currently maintains a full-time position.
A native of Korea, Ms. Moon studied at the Vienna
Academy, from which she graduated with highest honors. She then continued her
studies in London before completing her Artist Diploma degree at Indiana
University. Her teachers include Dieter Weber, Maria Curcio, Georgy Sebok, Leon
Fleisher, Wilhelm Kempff and Fu Tsong, who were always an inspiration to her work.
Daniel Heyk Chae, Tenor, originally from South Korea, is an Opera Graduate
Performance Diploma student at Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University in
Stanley Cornett's studio. He holds a B.M. from Yonsei University in South
Korea, a Performance Diploma from Indiana University, and he will complete the
GPDO in 2007. He has held merit and grant scholarships at Indiana University
and Peabody. Mr. Chae has won first prize in the Asian Association Competition
and the Paul Robeson Competition, as well as placing fourth in the Annapolis Opera
Vocal Competition in 2006. Roles include Tamino (Die Zauberflöte, Yonsei
University; Rudolfo (La Bohème, Indiana University and Peabody Opera Theater);
Mr. Erlansson (A Little Night Music); and Hoffmann (Les Contes
d'Hoffmann). He is an avid performer in the community with the Baltimore
Opera Chorus, Annapolis Opera, and Baltimore Concert Artists.
Amy Keesun
Kwon, Soprano, received her Masters of Music from the Catholic University
of America and is currently working on her Doctoral degree. She received her
Bachelor of Music degree from the Peabody Conservatory. She was seen as
Kassandra in Agamemnon, Queen of the
Night in Die Zauberflöte, Nella in Gianni Schicchi, Miss Wordsworth in Albert Herring and Adina in L'Elisir D'Amore
at the Catholic University. She was invited to perform at the Italian Embassy
and the Korean Embassy for the Christmas Concert. She performed the role of
Violetta in La Traviata and Gilda in Rigoletto, Adina in L'Elisir D'Amore and Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi for the Bethesda Music Festival. Ms. Kwon appeared as a Soprano soloist for the Millennium Stage
Concert 'Songs of the Forgotten War' at the Kennedy Center and as a soloist
with Hines-Lee Opera Ensemble for the Opera Gala Concert. She also appeared as
a soprano soloist for Fauré Requiem
with the Catholic University Concert Orchestra and Chorus. She made her
oratorio debut by singing Brahms' Ein
Deutches Requiem, Haydn's Lord Nelson
Mass and Handel's Foundling Hospital
Anthem with Harford Choral Society and Vesperae Solennes de Confessore with
FMMC Chorale. Her additional training includes Songfest, Mannes Institute of
Art Song festival and the Bay Area Summer Opera Theater where she performed
Madame Heart in Der Schauspieldirektor. Ms.
Kwon made her New York debut with Gateway Classical Music Society. Ms. Kwon has
participated in many master classes throughout the U.S, including lessons with
Elly Ameling, John Shirly-Quirk, Graham Johnson, Martin Katz, Ruth Golden,
Angelina Reaux, Ken Noda and many others. She is a grant recipient of Individual Artist award of Baltimore Arts
& Humanities, Concerto competition at CUA, award winner in the Gerda
Lissner Foundation in New York, a recipient of Peabody Career Development
Grant, First place winner of Paul Robeson Vocal Competition (Urban Philharmonic
Society), Russell C. Wonderlic Memorial Competition, Vincent P. Walter
Washington Summer Opera Guild Competition, Baltimore Music Club Competition,
NATS in Mid-Atlantic Region, Marie E. Crump Vocal Arts Competition (Maryland
Opera Society), Study Award in the
Annapolis Opera Competition.
Eunsil Kim, Pianist, received bachelor degree in Music from Pusan National
University where she studied with Won Hee Ahn. In 1992, she went over to U.S for extend her music educations in
Music. She started her masters in Piano
Performance with Professor Gowen in University of Maryland in College
Park. While she was pursuing her Master's
degree in Music Performance, she changed her major to Piano Pedagogy at the
Catholic University of America with Dr. Jackson. Now she is pursuing a Doctor
of Music in Piano Performance from the Catholic University of America where she
studies with Dr. Thomas Mastroianni. She has been performing in numerous musical
events in Northern Virginia area including Kennedy Center, Ward Hall, McLean
Korean Presbyterian Church, Church for All Nations, and the Korean Cultural
Service, Embassy of the Republic of Korea. She has been performing as a recitalist, orchestral soloist, and the
chamber musician in the United States, as well as in Korea and Austria. She also coordinates many concerts and
maintains a private music studio, Piano Studio of Eunsil Kim. She coordinates
students as the piano instructor at the Jordan Kitt's Music. She is serving as the chief pianist at the
Church for All Nations. Also, she was
the music director for Monthly Concert at the Korean Cultural Service, Embassy
of the Republic of Korea.
Estella KyungMi Lee, pianist, began playing piano at the
age of six in Seoul, Korea. She
immigrated to the United States while in high school and studied at the Peabody
Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, MD, where she earned a Bachelor of Music in
Piano Performance. After completing her
studies at Peabody, Ms. Lee turned her attention toward sacred music. She attended Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary in Louisville, KY and Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth, TX
before earning a Master of Music in Piano Performance at North Texas State
University in Denton, TX. Currently she
is working on her Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance at The Catholic
University of America in Washington, D.C.
Ms. Lee is an experienced
concert performer and accompanist. She
was a soloist with the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra at a concert in Italy and
the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. She has performed in master classes including ones led by Vallery
Stephanovich Vishnevsky at The St. Petersburg conservatory and Viktor Merzahnov
at The Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, Russia. She was invited to be a soloist at the Asian Cultural Center
Concert at Yale University.
Ms. Lee has taught at Richland
College, Brookhaven College, and The Catholic University. She has also been a judge in the
competitions for Maryland State Music Teachers Association, Northern Virginia
Music Teachers Association, and a seminar speaker and instructor at the Korean Christian College in Korea. In addition to having extensive experience
in performance and accompaniment, Ms. Lee has been in demand as an artist at
the Piano Praise Concert in the United States, Canada, China, Japan, Korea and
Singapore more than 200 times. She has
received many awards and prizes including First Place at the 9th
Annual Chopin Competition in Texas and at the International Friendship Piano Competition
in Korea. Ms. Lee was a Nominee for the
"Artist Award" from the Center for the World Holy Spirit Movement in Korea and
she was selected to be one of the "100 Holy Spirit Men" in Korean Christian
Society in Korea. She is listed in
Oxford, England's Who's Who.
Ms.
Lee has expressed her love of Christian music on television and radio. She
performed weekly on Channel 56 TV's program "Spiritual Music for Your Soul" on
which she added her own classical improvisations to traditional hymn melodies.
The program combined entertainment and inspirational insight and had a wide
audience. Ms. Lee has also hosted broadcasts on Christian Radio WDCT in Dallas,
Texas and WBS TV in Washington DC.
Ms.
Lee is a successful composer and songwriter. She has released three recordings of hymn melodies with her own
improvisations. The Assemblies of God Churches of Korea chose her to write the
theme song for it's 50th anniversary commemoration ceremony at the
Olympic Stadium in Seoul, Korea. Her
songs were published in ChanMiYeSoo 2000, one of the most well-known Christian
song books in Korea. Ms. Lee is
grateful to her teachers Ellen Mack, Tong Il Han, Fernando Laires, Lydia
Frumkin, Marilyn Neeley, and Dr. Thomas Mastroianni for their expertise and
care for her development as a musician.
