Kyungsun Suh

Kyungsun Suh (born 8 November 1942) is a Korean composer.

Biography

Kyungsun Suh was born in Seoul, Korea. She studied composition and theory at the Seoul National University, graduating with bachelor's and master's degrees, and at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. After completing her studies she took a position teaching at Hanyang University in 1974. Her works have been performed internationally.^[1]

Suh served as president of the Korean Society of Women Composers from 1993-97. She organized the Asian Contemporary Music Festivals in Seoul and Suwon in 1993 and 2002. She received the Okwan (Jade) Medal of Culture from the Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and an Arts Award from the Arts Council of Korea in 2005. She is professor Emeritus at Hanyang University.^[2]

Works

Suh has composed for orchestra, chamber ensemble, voice and solo instrument. Selected works include:

An Illusion (1977)
Phenomenon I (1982)
Pentastisch (1987)
At the Soo-kook (1991)
Poem (1992)
Poem for orchestra (1994)
Concerto Grosso (1996)

Suh has also published articles on music and two books:

The Language of My Music (Taipei, 1985)
Some Characteristics of Ancient Korean Aristocratic Music (Bangkok, 1995)

References

^ "Kyungson Suh". http://www.kma18.com/musicsuh/eindex.html. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
^ Grove, Sir George; Tyrrell, John (2001). The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians, Volume 24. Grove.

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Name	Suh, Kyungsun
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Short description	Composer
Date of birth	8 November 1942
Place of birth	Seoul, Korea
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