Chicago Classical Philharmonic presents
"Adagio & Classic "
Choonnam Chung, Founder and Music Director

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Sunday, April 22, 2012  5PM

The Salvation Army Mayfair Community Church
5020 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL 60630
773-794-6210

Tickets: $25
Call: 312-401-2224, 847-331-0987, 847-902-5767

 

Choonnam Chung, Music Director of the Chicago Classical Philharmonic, studied music performance at ChungAng University in Seoul Korea. Mr. Chung won the second prize for the Trombone Performance of the Music Association Competition of Korea in 1980.

He played with Incheon City Symphony Orchestra as an Assistant Principal Trombone Player for seven years, Seoul Wind Ensemble as a Principle Euphonium Player, and Rinnai Wind Ensemble as Faculty and Player. He then came to Chicago in 1992, and finished his Master’s Degree in Music Performance in 1995 and Certificate in Music Performance in 1997 at DePaul University.

He has traveled and performed solos with the Chicago Staff Band, countries including Chile, Canada, New Zealand, United States of America. Mr. Chung also completed the Master’s Degree in Orchestral Conducting studying with Dr. Glen Block at Illinois State University in 2003, and was an Assistant Conductor at ISU Orchestra.

He resides in North suburb of Chicago area with a violinist, Younghee Kim and 10 year old daughter Evelyn, and is a Choir Director of the First Korean United Methodist Church.

He organized the Chicago Classical Philharmonic in 2007. Under the leadership of Maestro Chonnnam Chung, the Philharmonic is leading and upgrading the cultural Scene in Chicago area with fresh and unique concert programs.

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Paul Henry has received high acclaim for his performances across the United States. Following his first Carnegie Recital Hall performance for the La Folia Series, Guitar International Magazine said, “Paul Henry thoroughly enthralled the audience.

He was recently featured in Guitar One Magazine as one of the top 10 guitarists in the United States. A student of Andres Segovia in a series of master classes at the University of Southern California, Segovia praised Henry for his “finesse and great sense of musicality with his instrument.” His recordings: The Romance of Spain on the Cadenza Classics label and The Virtuoso Guitar of Spain and Latin America on the Centaur label have received outstanding reviews.

He has conducted master classes at many colleges and universities throughout the United States and is on the faculty of Roosevelt University’s Chicago Conservatory of Performing Arts, Concordia University in River Forest, Illinois and The Metropolis' School of Performing Arts in Arlington Heights Illinois.

He has conducted master classes at many colleges and universities throughout the United States and is on the faculty of Roosevelt University’s Chicago Conservatory of Performing Arts, Concordia University in River Forest, Illinois and The Metropolis' School of Performing Arts in Arlington Heights Illinois

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Born in South Korea and raised in Southern California, Chicago clarinetist Daniel Won is a member of the Chicago Sinfonietta, the Joffrey Ballet orchestra, and the Music of the Baroque orchestra. He has appeared on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s MusicNOW series and has performed with the Chicago Chamber Musicians, the Grant Park Orchestra Association, the Alabama Symphony, and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.

Daniel received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. During his studies at UCLA with Gary Gray, he won the Los Angeles Philharmonic Fellowship Competition and performed as principal clarinetist of the Young Musicians’ Foundation Debut Orchestra, the American Youth Symphony, and the Walt Disney-Grammy Collegiate Orchestra in Orlando, Florida. Daniel’s many solo appearances include the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, the Colorado Springs Festival Orchestra, the UCLA Philharmonia Orchestra, and the 9th Street Philharmonic Orchestra.

Daniel earned a Performer’s Certificate and a Master of Music degree from DePaul University School of Music, where he studied with Larry Combs and John Bruce Yeh of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

 

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Grace Hong recently received her Performance Certificate from DePaul University in Chicago.

Grace has been performing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, LA Opera, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Green Bay Symphony and many other ensembles in Chicago area. She also went on a 2008 European Tour with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Recently, she performed the complete Ring Cycle with the LA Opera.

Her festival appearances include Aspen, Colorado College Music Festival and Pacific Music Festival. Grace is not only an active performer but also a devoted teacher.

She has been teaching oboe for years and currently teaches at Concordia University Chicago and New Music School. She also serves as an oboe teacher/music director of Northfield Music Academy at Northfield Presbyterian Church.

Grace received her undergraduate degree from Oberlin and her master's degree from Roosevelt University.

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