Serra Miyeun Hwang | |
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Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Seoul, South Korea |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Era | Contemporary |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 황미연 |
Hanja | 黃美衍
[1] |
Revised Romanization | Hwang Miyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Miyŏn |
Serra Miyeun Hwang (born 1962) is a Korean–American composer. Her work uses elements of Korean folk music. [2] She is also a percussionist, playing Korean drums. [3]
Hwang was born in Seoul, South Korea and emigrated to the United States as a teen. [4] In 1988, she was the composer who won the University of Michigan's Concerto Competition. [5] Hwang was also the winner of the 1992 Search for New Music Competition sponsored by the International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM). [6] Hwang did her undergraduate work at the University of California, Santa Barbara. [7] In 1993, she earned her PhD in Musical Arts in Musical Composition, along with a minor in ethnomusicology from the University of Michigan. [8] After finishing her degrees, she spent time in London and in Jeonju as an adjunct professor at Jeonju University. [1] [9]
Hwang's work incorporates both drums and folk music from Korea in her compositions. [10] Her work on Beckoning (2012) "augments solo cello with Korean drums to evoke memories of her childhood in Seoul, Korea." [11] Her piece, Sojourn (2004), uses traditional Korean drum rhythms and the piano. [12] Chan E. Park in The World of Music, describes Hwang's compositions as "liberating" both Western-style music and the folk sounds of Korean kugak into something that becomes "'fresh music for foreigners' while 'returning to roots' by honoring past traditions." [13]
Serra Miyeun Hwang | |
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Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Seoul, South Korea |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Era | Contemporary |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 황미연 |
Hanja | 黃美衍
[1] |
Revised Romanization | Hwang Miyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Miyŏn |
Serra Miyeun Hwang (born 1962) is a Korean–American composer. Her work uses elements of Korean folk music. [2] She is also a percussionist, playing Korean drums. [3]
Hwang was born in Seoul, South Korea and emigrated to the United States as a teen. [4] In 1988, she was the composer who won the University of Michigan's Concerto Competition. [5] Hwang was also the winner of the 1992 Search for New Music Competition sponsored by the International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM). [6] Hwang did her undergraduate work at the University of California, Santa Barbara. [7] In 1993, she earned her PhD in Musical Arts in Musical Composition, along with a minor in ethnomusicology from the University of Michigan. [8] After finishing her degrees, she spent time in London and in Jeonju as an adjunct professor at Jeonju University. [1] [9]
Hwang's work incorporates both drums and folk music from Korea in her compositions. [10] Her work on Beckoning (2012) "augments solo cello with Korean drums to evoke memories of her childhood in Seoul, Korea." [11] Her piece, Sojourn (2004), uses traditional Korean drum rhythms and the piano. [12] Chan E. Park in The World of Music, describes Hwang's compositions as "liberating" both Western-style music and the folk sounds of Korean kugak into something that becomes "'fresh music for foreigners' while 'returning to roots' by honoring past traditions." [13]