Seoul International Music Festival for Blind Artists & Art Market

June 6th, 2024 (Thu) ~ 8th (Sat)

 

 

□ Information

Seoul International Music Festival for Blind Artists & Art Market

Dates : June 6th, 2024 (Thu) ~ 8th (Sat), 2024

Where : Hanshin University Graduate School of Theology, Youngsan Art Hall, Seoul Dream Forest
Seoul International Music Festival for Blind Organizing Committee

 

Host: Korean Disabled Performing Arts Association

 

Organizer: Korean Disabled Performing Arts Association, Bella Music Foundation

 

Sponsor: Seoul Metropolitan Government
 

 

 

□ Main programs

 

6th (Thursday) / Hanshin University Graduate School of Theology
2024 Seoul International Music Competition for Visually Impaired Artists (total fee of 20 million won)
-Discovering visually impaired artists from around the world and providing a venue for international communications

 

6th (Thursday) afternoon and 7th (Friday) morning / Hanshin University Graduate School of Theology
K-Mentoring Class
-High-level artistic communication with prominent domestic and international professors

 

Talk! Talk! Lecture Concert
-Time for new musical enjoyment and education

 

7th (Fri) 7:30 PM / Youngsan Art Hall

Legend Professor's Concert 
- The two senses of experiencing music surpass their limits and go beyond

 

8th (Sat) / Dream Forest Cheongun Dapwon
Dream Forest Park Concert
-Barrier-free music concert for everyone

Art market for visually impaired artists
-Seize the opportunity for performing arts worldwide

Experience booth
-Opportunity to experience digital culture 

 

 

□ Overseas faculty

 

Violin Joel Smirnoff

Professor at Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music
Graduated from Juilliard School of Music with a bachelor's and master's degree
Served as president and director of the Cleveland Institute of Music
23 years of performance with the Juilliard String Quartet
Judges for Naumburg, Seoul, Bartok, Indianapolis and Sendai Violin Competitions, etc.
Conducting the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Phoenix Symphony, Louisiana Symphony, Chicago Philharmonic, New World Symphony, etc.
Second place at the U.S. International Violin Competition, Grammy Award winner

Flute Anne L. Harrow

Professor and Head of Department at Eastman School of Music
Inviting professor at Zhangzhou Normal University, China
Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Eastman School of Music
Received the Eisenhardt Award (in the field of education)
Principal of the Florida West Coast Symphony
Founding member of Florida Wind Quintet
Served as Principal Flute/Piccolo of the Savannah Symphony
Former member of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano Daniel Epstein

Professor at Manhattan School of Music
Graduated from Juilliard School of Music. Performed with orchestras including the San Francisco Symphony, Dallas and Houston Symphony, and Detroit Symphony.
Founding member of the Raphael Trio, winner of the Kosciuszko Chopin Prize, the National Arts Club Prize and the Alex de Vries Prize at the Marguerite Long Competition in Paris.
Recorded albums for RCA, Sony, Nonesuch, ASV, Newport Classic and others

Horn Jan Vobořil

Principal horn of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Professor at Bruno Conservatoire
Collaborating performances include the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonia, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Solistes European Luxembourg, Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, and Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra.
Winner of 7 international horn competitions

 

□ Domestic participating faculty/performers

 

Cond. Park Eun-sung, professor at Hanyang University, conductor of the Korean Symphony, conductor of the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra, and conductor of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra

Cond. Jo Jeong-hyeon, Chairman of the Korea International School of Arts
Vc. Lee Kang-ho, Professor, Korea National University of Arts
Fl. Lee Ye-rin, Professor at Korea National University of Arts
Trp. Park Ki-beom, Professor at Chuncheon National University of Education
Via. Yoon Jinwon, Professor at Kyung Hee University
Pf. Lee Min-young, Professor at Dongduk Women’s University
Vn. Yoon Seongwon, Professor at Konkuk University
Bar. Kim Jin-chu, professor at Chugye University for the Arts
Sop. Oh Mi-seon, Professor at Sungshin Women’s University
Pf. Lee Yerim, CEO of Music Library
Sop. Hong Joo-young, professor at Chugye University for the Arts
Sop. Son Jeong-yoon, CEO of IBLA Korea Branch, Italy
Pf. Kang Ja-yeon, visiting professor at Sookmyung Women’s University
Recorder Kim Gyu-ri, professional musician
Traverso Park Geon-young, professional musician
Viola da Gamba Kim Sang-min, professional musician
Harp. Hwang Se-hee, professional musician
Korea Coop Orchestra
Hanbit Arts : Hanbit Orchestra, Hanbit Chamber Orchestra, Brass Ensemble, Trio J, Project the Band, All-ta Percussion Ensemble
Beautiful Mind
Cond. Lim Jun-taek and Gangbuk-gu Women’s Choir
Cond. Kim Chung-hwan and Gangbuk-gu Senior Choir
ARTE DE CUFA
Kim Jin-hwan, Hak Seung-mu perfomer 
Lee Ki-ok, singer
Lee Seong-jun&Lee Sujin Lee (Arc Guitar Duo)

 

□ Festival Crews (Staff)

 

Ryu Ji-hoon, Chairman of Steering Committee
Kim Yang-su, Steering Committee Member
Ko Woong-jae, Steering Committee Member
Jeong Hae-gung Steering Committee Member
Kim Seong-bae, Steering Committee Member
Jeong Jae-wal, Chairman of organizing committee and professor at Seoul Cyber ​​University
Choi Il-seop, organizing committee member and professor emeritus at Seoul National University
Shim Dong-seop, organizing committee member and former director of the National Hangeul Museum
Lee Ye-rin, organizing committee member and professor at the Korea National University of Arts
Kim Jin-chu, organizing committee member and professor at Chugye University for the Arts
Kook Ji-yeon, organizing committee member and music critic
Kang Da-eun, organizing committee member and reporter for Chosun-Ilbo