YunKyoung Yi
Soprano

Gregory Carroll
Tenor

ByungWoo Kim
Baritone

Yun-Kyoung Yi

   Academic Career :
   Feb. 2000, Graduated from Keimyung University, Majoring in Voice
   Aug. 2003, Graduated from the Graduate School of Keimyung University
   Feb. 2007, Diploma from ARENA accademia in Italy
Performance Career :
    June 1999, took the leading part in opera 'Don Carlo'
    May 2002, took the leading part in opera 'La Traviata'
    Sep  2002, took the leading part in opera 'Lucia di lammermoor'
    May 2003, took the leading part in opera 'Rigoletto'
    Took a part in opera 'Aida', 'Turandot‘,  etc.
    Soloist in oratorio 'Messiah'
    Took a part in many concerts including 'Universiade Commemoration Concert'
    Invited by The Cuban Government
Concours Career :
    Oct. 1995, Received the special prize at Daegu-city Board of  Education Concours
    Sep. 2002, Received the Grand Prix at Gotaeguk Voice Concours  under the sponsorship
of Busan-city and Busan Daily Newspaper
    Oct. 2002, Received the best prize at the National Voice Concours  under the sponsorship of Korea Music Association
    Mar 2003, Won the woman voice part at the Jungang Music Concours under the sponsorship of Jungang Daily Newspaper
    May. 2003, Received the second prize at the National Suri Music Concours
    Jun.  2005, Finalist of De Nardis (Italy)
    Jun. 2006, Finalist of Coburg opera, operetta concours (Germany) Dec. 2006, Received the second prize at Bellini international concours(Italy)

You-Jin Chung,
Mezzo Soprano, was Pre-city Opera award, Artist international competition, Finalist of Connecticut opera competition and Mobil opera competition, is an active performance on both the operatic and concert stages.

She has portrayed Macdallena in ‘Rigollectto’, Amastre in ‘Serse’, Cherubino & Marcellina in ‘Le nozze di Figaro’, Orfeo in ‘Orfeo ed Euridice’, Malika in ‘Lakme’, Lapark in ‘The little Cunning Vixen’, The 3rd Lady in ‘Die Zauberflote’, Clamin in ‘Anthoy and Cleopatra’, Szuki in ‘Madama Butterfly’With Dicapo opera, Basoti opera, Intermezzo opera, Manhattan Opera theater, Han-uri opera, Italy Bologna music Festival, Aspen Music Festival. Some of her notable performances Handel’s ‘Messiah’ with New Jersey Symphony orchestra and Mozart’s ‘Coronation Mass’ as an alto soloist.

She received her Master music & Professional degree from Manhattan School of Music, bachelor’s degree from Chung-Ang University, Korea.

메조 소프라노 정유진은 체코오페라 ‘The Little cunning Vixen’, ‘Anthony and Cleopatra’ 등에 출연하였고, 뉴욕 메트로 폴리탄 지휘자인 Steven Coward와 함께 Mozart의 ‘Le nozze di Figaro’ 와 연주하였고, 메트로 폴리탄 지휘자인 John Kdnal이 지휘한 헨델의 ‘Xerse’와 ‘Lakme’를 연주했었다. 그 외에도 많은 오페라에 출연하였으, 특히2007 Aspen opera Festival 에서 Richard Bado와 함께 모짜르트의 ‘Die Zauberflote’와 ‘Le nozze di Figaro’ 연주하였다.

Aspen music Festival 장학생이기도 했고, Connecticut Opera competition, Pre-city Opera award, Artist international’s Special presentation에서 우승을 하기도 하였다.

Mozart “장엄미사”와 Handel “Messiah” 앨토 독창자로 연주하고 Bologna Festiva과 2007 Aspen Music Festival, Art song Showcase Concert, Intermezzo Artsong Recital등에서 독창회를 하였으며, 2008년 뉴욕 카네기 홀에서 독창회를 가질 예정이다. New George Philharmony Orchestra, Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra와 협연하였다.

메조 소프라노 정유진은 중앙대학교에서 성악을 공부하였고, 뉴욕 맨하튼 음악 대학원에서 석사과정과 최고 연주자과정을 마쳤다.

Gregory Carroll,
of Des Moines, WA, most recently won the Metropolitan Opera National Council District Auditions and was second runner-up at the subsequent round. He is being hailed by critics and musicians as one of the region’s brightest new talents.

Gregory has performed a varied repertoire as a guest-soloist including C.P.E. Bach’s Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu Beethoven’s Symphony No.9, Orff's Carmina Burana, Tucapsky's The Sacrifice, both Fantasia on Christmas Carols and Five Mystical Songs by Vaughan Williams as well as Requiem settings by Durufle, Faure, and Mozart. He has appeared with institutions such as the American Sinfonietta, Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble, the Tacoma Symphony, the Victoria Chamber Orchestra (BC), and the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra.

Equally at home on the theater stage, Gregory has performed roles including the title characters in Ernst Krenek’s Der Diktator, Kirke Mechem’s Tartuffe, and Telemann’s Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho as well as Doctor Gregg in Douglas Moore’s Gallantry, Papageno in Die Zauberflote, and Crespel in Les Contes d’Hoffmann. In addition, he has sung excerpts from Il barbiere di Siviglia, Cosi fan tutte, L’Elisir d’amore, Die Fledermaus, von Flotow’s Martha, and Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd.

Gregory has toured Europe five times in recent years singing concerts, recitals.

테너 Gregory Carroll은 워싱턴 Des Moines 출신으로 최근 Metropolitan Opera National Council District 오디션에서 우승을 했으며, 그 외에도 많은 성악 콩쿨에서 좋은 성적을 내면서, 서북미 지역에서 음악인들과 연주단체들에게 지명도를 높이고 있다.

Gregory는 바하의Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu, 베토벤의 합창교향곡, 오르프의 Carmina Burana, 포레와 모짜르트의 레퀴엠(죽은자를 위한 미사곡) 등에서독창자로 연주하였다. 또한 American Sinfonietta, Opus 7 Ensemble, Tacoma Symphony, the Victoria Chamber Orchestra(BC), The Whatcom Symphony Orchestra등과 협연을 하였다.

다섯차례 유럽 연주를 하였으며, 12월 15일에는 Tacoma Symphony와 메시야 테너 독창자로 연주하게 된다. Western Washington University에서 성악을 공부하였고, University of Washington에서 석사학위를 마쳤다.

Baritone Byungwoo Kim,
has been lavishly praised for his musicality and dramatic awareness on both the opera and recital stage. He was commended as Cat in Tanglewood Music Center’s production of RENARD as an EXCELLENT BARITONE (Boston globe). In the past seasons, Mr. Kim was heard as Don Giovanni in DON GIOVANNI, Prince Tarquinious in THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA and in Faure’s REQUIEM.

He was also heard in performance with the New Haven Chorale Orchestra in Mozart C-Minor Mass at Woolsey Hall, Yale University and Mozart Requiem for Highland Chorus and Orchestra. After he made his New York debut at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, sponsored by Korea Music Foundation, he actively sings in and around New York.

In addition to Don Giovanni, his many operatic roles include Count Almaviva in LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, Belcore in L’elisir d’Amour, Harlekin in ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, Marcello and Schaunard in LA BOHEME.
New York Concert Review has noted for his performance of Winterreise, “HIS VOICE POSSESSES UNUSUAL BEAUTY AND HE GAVE EMOTIONAL PERFORMANCE.” “

Mr. Kim won numerous awards from many organizations, including the First Prize at the Artist International Music Competition of Canada, the Mario Lanza Competition and Sullivan Matheus International Competition. He was a finalist in the Metropolitan Council National Competition Eastern Region and was awarded Michael Sisca Opera Award from Mannes College of Music.

He studied with Theodor Uppman, Ruth Falcon, Mark Oswald and participated master classes with internationally renowned masters such as Betty Allen, Renata Scotto, Regina Resnik, Sherrill Millnes, Regine Crespin, Matthias Goerne, Dalton Baldwin, Martin Katz, Brian Zeger and Joan Dornemann.

Baritone Byungwoo Kim, received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Kei-Myung University, Deagu, Korea followed by his Master’s from Manhattan School of Music and Professional Studies and Artist Diplomas in opera performance from both Mannes College of Music and University of Hartford.
Mr. Kim is music faculty at Bergen Community College in Paramus, New Jersey.

계명대 음대를 졸업하고 미국 맨하탄 음대(Manhattan School of Music, Master's Degree) 석사를 졸업했으며, 메네스 음대(Mannes College of Music, Professional Artist Diploma), 코네티컷 하트포드 음대(University of Hartford, Artist Diploma)등의 음악학교를 졸업하였다.

타고난 음악성과 예리한 곡해석의 능력을 갖춘 바리톤 김병우는 라트라비아타, 마술피리, 피가로의 결혼, 돈 죠반니, 세빌리아의 이발사, 라보엠, 사랑의 묘약, 루치아, 카르멘 등 다양한 레퍼토리의 서양 오페라와 뛰어난 음악성으로 멀킨 홀, 세이지 오자와 홀, 카네기홀의 독창회 데뷔등 미 주류 언론의 주목을 받는 신예 성악가이다.
세계 가곡의 권위자로 알려진 달톤 볼드윈(Dalton Baldwin)도 그를 “아주 섬세하고 감정이 풍부한 아티스트”라는 평을 그의 “겨울 나그네”(Winterreise) 앨범에서 아끼지 않았다.

현제 Bergen Community College에서 음악 교수로 재직중이다.

1999년 마리오 란자 콩쿨
2001년 설리반 국제콩쿨 우승
2002년 메트로 폴리탄 오페라 콩쿨 동부지역 우승
2003년 메네스 음대에서 수여하는 올해의 성악가 상 수상
2005년 케나다 토론토 국제콩쿨 우승,