Soohyun Yun
Associate Professor of Music, Keyboard Studies Director
Department(s)
MusicCredentials
Doctor of Musical Arts, Piano Performance and Literature Major, Theory Minor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008.
Master of Music, Piano Pedagogy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002.
Master of Music, Piano Performance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000.
Bachelor of Music, Piano Performance, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1995.
Seoul Arts and Music High School, Piano Performance, Seoul, Korea, 1988-1991.
Seoul Ye-Won Arts and Music School, Piano Performance, Seoul, Korea, 1985-1988.
ADDITIONAL STUDY
Piano Texas International Academy and Festival, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, 2019 & 2016.
International Keyboard Institute and Festival, Mannes College, New York, NY, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2010, 2008, and 2005.
International Summer Music Academy in collaboration with the Juilliard School, Hochschule für
Music und Theater “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy,” Leipzig, Germany, 2001.
About Soohyun Yun
Pianist, Soohyun Yun, born in Korea, has explored solo and chamber music from baroque to contemporary. In summer 2019, she performed with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra as winning the Piano Texas Festival’s Concerto Competition. Also, she won first prize at the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition and was invited to perform at Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall in New York in 2016 after two other solo performances in 2008 and 2009. She was awarded the Most Distinguished Musician Award and the Kapustin Award at the 2016 IBLA International Music Competition in Italy. Yun's performance venues include the Summer Season of Music of Nations in Rome, Italy; Gewandhaus Concert Hall in Leipzig Germany; Sejong Art Center, Kumho Art Center in Seoul, Korea; Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall in New York; and Spivey Hall in GA. As an active clinician, adjudicator, presenter and writer, Yun has appeared at the World Piano Conference in Novi Sad, Serbia; Korean pedagogy conferences; national MTNA and NCKP conferences; has taught summer camps in Illinois, Georgia, and Seoul in Korea in addition to CSU Summer Camp; and taught master class at World Piano Conference in Serbia, Korean Pedagogy, MTNA National, GMEA and SCMEA State Conferences. Yun received DMA and MM in Piano Performance under Ian Hobson and MM in Piano Pedagogy under Reid Alexander from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and BM from Yonsei University, Korea. Yun extended her summer studies at International Keyboard Festival in NYC, Piano Texas International Festival, and at Hochschule “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” in Leipzig, Germany. Yun taught at Radford University in VA, Kennesaw State University in GA, University of Idaho at Moscow, Millikin University in IL, and coordinated Piano Laboratory Program at University of Illinois. Since 2018, she joined to teach studio and group piano, and chamber ensembles at Charleston Southern University, SC, where she serves as Director of Keyboard Programs.
"In a Christian environment, students, faculty and staff are strongly connected and supportive in a welcoming community in CSU. As a fairly new faculty, I am appreciative that CSU also believes what I could offer and commit to CSU, and grow together as a valuable member in the community. I am happily looking forward to opening up our new chapter, together."
Awards
Winner, Piano Texas International Summer Festival Concerto Competition, Fort Worth, TX, 2019.
Most Distinguished Musician Award and Kapustin Award, IBLA International Music Competition and Festival, Ragusa, Italy, 2016.
First Prize Winner, Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition, New York, NY, 2016.
Winner, Montpelier Arts Center Recital Series Competition, Laurel, MD, 2010.
Winner, Artist of Note Series, Second Sunday Sounds @ Six: McCall’s Free Community Recital Series, McCall, ID, 2010.
First Prize, Contemporary Recording Society Competition for Performing Artists, Broomall, PA, 2010.
First Prize, American Protégé 2009 International Piano and Strings Competition. Awarded a solo performance at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2009.
Winner, Special Presentation Award, Thirty-Fifth Annual Artists International’s New York Carnegie Hall Debut Auditions, New York, NY, 2007.
Winner, The Twenty-First Century Piano Commission Award in collaboration with Brad Decker, composer, Urbana, IL, 2004.
First Alternate Winner, Pro-Mozart Piano and Voice Competition, Pro-Mozart Foundation, Atlanta, GA, 2011.
Second Prize, Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition, New York, NY, 2008.
Finalist, Simone Belsky Piano Competition, Hartford, CT, 2013, 2011, and 2009.
Semi-Finalist, New York Dorothy McKenzie Scholarship Award International Piano Competition, International Keyboard Institute and Festival, New York, NY, 2008.
Signature Experiences
Chair of Commissioned Composer, South Carolina Music Teachers Association (SCMTA), 2019-Present.
Vice President of Program, Charleston Music Teachers Association, 2019-Present.
Vice President and Advisory Board Member, The Atlanta Steinway Society, 2012-Present.
Virginia MTA Collegiate Chapters Chair, 2017-2018.
MTNA Composition Competition GA State Coordinator, 2015-2017.
Founder and organizer of Georgia MTA Collegiate Colloquium, 2015-2017.
Founding Co-Chair, Robert Geer Jr. High School Piano Scholarship Competition, 2014-2017.
GMTA Collegiate Chapters Chair, 2014-2017.
Vice President of Program and Audition, Cobb County MTA, 2014-2017.
GMTA State Conference Commissioned Composer Selecting Committee, 2015-2016.
Bach Society of Atlanta Advisory Board Member & Co-Artistic Director, 2015-2016.
Advisor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign-MTNA Collegiate Chapter, 2007-2009.
Vice President (founding member), University of Illinois-MTNA Collegiate Chapter, 2005-2007.
Member of World Piano Teachers Association (Former European Piano Teachers Association), College Music Society, GMEA (NAfME), and Atlanta Music Club.
Recent Scholarly Work & Publications
International Solo and Collaborative (Selected)
Piano Ensemble Recital, Ilshin Art Hall, Seoul, Korea, 2019.
Concerto performance with Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor, TX, 2019.
The Pianissimo Holiday Concert, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul, Korea, 2018.
The Pianissimo-Musical Arts Joint solo recital, Youngsan-Yangjae Hall, Seoul, Korea, 2018.
The Pianissimo Holiday Concert, Yonsei-Kumho Art Center, Seoul, Korea, 2016.
IBLA Grand Prize Competition and Festival, Piazza Pola, Palazzo Arezzo di Trifiletti, Sala “Falcone-Borsellino,” Palazzo Ottaviano Bruno, Chiesa di Santa Teresa, Piazza Chiesa del Purgatorio, Botteghe di via del Mercato, and Villa Criscione, Ragusa, Italy, 2016.
Piano Texas International Academy and Festival, PepsiCo Recital Hall, Ed Landreth Auditorium, Texas Christian University, First Christian Church, Fort Worth, TX, 2016.
Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition Winner’s Recital, Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2016.
The 25th Music Festival of Nations, Italy, summer season solo recital, Theatro Di Marcello, Rome, Italy, 2013.
The Pianissimo Piano Ensemble Concert: Six Colors of Piano, Young San Art Hall, Seoul, Korea, Sponsored by Seoul Arts and Culture Foundation Grant, 2010.
American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition Winner’s Recital, Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2009.
Artist International New York Debut Solo Recital, Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2008.
Illinois Alumni Concert: Fund Raising Event III, Kumho Art Hall, Seoul, Korea, 2009.
Concert in the Liszt-Haus, Weimar, Germany, 2001.
Konzert im Rahmen der Akademie, Mendelssohn Haus, Leipzig, Germany, 2001.
Invited Guest Artist Solo Recitals (Selected)
Carolina Music Museum Guest Artist Series, Greenvile, SC, 2019.
The Park Springs Guest Artist Series, Stone Mountain, GA, 2012-2018.
Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK, 2016.
Oxford College of Emory University, Williams Hall, Oxford, GA, 2016.
Ridgewood Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NY, 2015.
The 23rd Cherokee MTA Annual Award Ceremony, Reinhardt University, Waleska, GA, 2014.
Guest Recital-Artist: The 1st North Fulton MTA Annual Symposium, Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, Alpharetta, GA, 2013.
Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR, 2012.
Montpelier Art Center Recital Series, Laurel, MD, 2011.
Second Sunday Sounds @ Six, McCall’s Free Community Recital Series, Community Congregational Church, McCall, ID, 2010.
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
Yun, S. (2016). Report on “From Doing To Using: Applications Of Dalcroze Eurhythmics To The
Keyboard,” presented by Mary Dobrea-Grindahl at 2016 MTNA National Group Piano
and Piano Pedagogy Forum, MTNA e-journal, November 2016 issue.
Yun, S. (2014). Benjamin Lees’s Musical Reflection on Mirrors (1992-2003) for Piano Solo. The Music and Arts 2013-2, Vol. 5, Seoul, Korea, pp. 55-68. http://www.riss.kr/link?id=A100033367
Yun, S. (2014). Pedaling in Piano Music of the Classical Period, Korean Association of Piano Pedagogy Conference Journal, Vol. 5, Seoul, Korea, pp. 151-158.
Yun, S. (2013). Benjamin Lees’s Musical Reflection and Compositional Technics on Mirrors for Piano Solo, Korean Association of Piano Pedagogy Conference Journal, Seoul, Korea, pp. 215-224.
Yun, S. (2013). Successful Performance of Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit. Piano Music, published by Eumyoun Inc., Seoul, Korea, pp. 114-115.
Yun, S. (2011). For The Beginning Piano Teachers, Thesis, International Piano Korea, Vol. 102, Sam-Sung Inc., Seoul, Korea, pp. 104-107.
Yun, S. (2007). Introduction To The Piano Pedagogy Classes In The United States, Professional Piano Teachers Quarterly, vol. 1, Seoul, Korea, pp. 31-38.
External Reader and Writing On a Section, “Benjamin Lees”
Albergo, C., & Alexander, A. (2011). Piano Repertoire Guide: Intermediate and Advanced Literature, fifth edition, Stipes Publishing, Champaign, IL: “Benjamin Lees,” p. 102.
Book Review
Yun, S. (2015). Review: Composer Showcase: The Best of Carol Klose, Fifteen Original Piano Solos by Carol Klose, MTNA American Music Teacher, December/January 2015/2016, pp. 48-49.
Yun, S. (2014). Review: The Piano Solos in Lyrical Style by Carolyn Miller, MTNA American Music Teacher, October/November 2014 issue, pp. 56-57.
Translation Team
Albergo, C., & Alexander, R. (forthcoming). Piano Repertoire Guide Intermediate and Advanced Literature, 5th edition, Sekwang Music Publishing Co., Seoul, Korea.
Forthcoming Text Book
Albergo, C., Alexander, R., & Yun, S. (forthcoming). Piano Repertoire Guide Intermediate and Advanced Literature, 6th edition, Champaign, IL, Stipes Publishing.
PRESENTATIONS
Invited to present lecture, poster and performance at 40 venues including conferences, symposia and universities (12 international, 3 national, 5 regional, 7 state, and 13 local level).
Topics Presented
Benjamin Lees’s Musical Reflection On Mirrors (1992-2003) for Piano Solo
Introduction to Lesser Known Repertoire: Frederic Mompou, The Lake for piano solo
Introduction to Lesser Known Repertoire: Cyril Scott, Lotus Land, Op. 47, No. for piano solo
Pedal or No Pedal? – Strategies Leading to the Successful Performance of Piano Music from the Classical Period
Stairways of Developing Effective Reading Skills: From Note-By-Note to Musical Phrases
Teaching Out of The Box
The Academic Job Search: Where to Begin?
Twice the Fun!: Intermediate and Advanced Duet Repertoire
Performance Presentation: Works of Ravel, Mozart and Brahms
Performance Presentation: Works of Murail, Beethoven and Schumann
International
World Piano Conference of the World Piano Teachers Association, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2014, 2013, 2010 and 2009.
The 6th Symposium of the Korean Association of Piano Pedagogy, Seoul, Korea, 2014.
Korean Universities including Ehwa Woman’s University, Soong Eui Women’s College, and Baekseok Conservatory, 2014.
The Pianissimo-The Musical Arts, Seoul, Korea, 2014.
Korean Institute of Piano Pedagogy, Seoul, Korea, 2013.
The 5th Symposium of the Korean Association of Piano Pedagogy, Seoul, Korea, 2013.
National
MTNA National Group Piano and Piano Pedagogy Forum, 2016 and 2014.
MTNA National Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 2015.
Regional
Concordia University, Irvine, CA, 2016.
Kentucky MTA Annual State Convention, Campbellsville, KY, 2014.
Florida State MTA Annual State Convention, Tallahassee, FL, 2014.
Piano Pedagogy Department and Piano Laboratory Program of the Office of Outreach and Public Engagement, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, 2012.