{"id":74494,"date":"2017-03-20T08:03:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T13:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=74494"},"modified":"2017-03-20T08:03:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T13:03:53","slug":"pianist-jung-present-recital-march-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2017\/03\/pianist-jung-present-recital-march-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Pianist Jung to present recital on March 23"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Delta State University Department of Music presents pianist Joonghan Jonathan Jung in a recital at the Bologna Performing Arts Center on March 23 at 7:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

The recital will feature piano solo works by Beethoven, Bach\/Busoni, Liszt, Scriabin and Vine. The event is\u00a0free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Department of Music\u00a0at 662-846-4615.<\/span><\/p>\n

Born in South Korea, pianist Jung also lived\u00a0in\u00a0New Zealand and concertizes regularly across the U.S., New Zealand, Australia and Japan. He has performed with the Eastman Philharmonic Orchestra, Korean Philharmonic Orchestra of New Zealand, and University of Auckland Symphony Orchestra. Jung has received prizes in Kerikeri International Piano Competition, Eastman Concerto Competition, Kapiti Coast National Piano Competition and the Christchurch National Piano Concerto Competition. <\/span><\/p>\n

He\u00a0has performed as a guest artist at the Texas State International Piano Festival in San Marcos, Texas, and he is making his debut performance at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall on June 22. His\u00a0solo recitals and concerto performances have been recorded and broadcasted by Radio New Zealand and World TV, and he has been featured in public master classes with renowned pianists including Joseph Banowetz, Bao Hui-qiao, Piers Lane, Marina Lomazov, Jura Margulis, Hiroko Nakamura, John Perry, Martin Roscoe, Vladimir Tropp and Arie Vardi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jung\u00a0completed a Master of Music degree and Bachelor of Music (Honors) with First Class at the University of Auckland. He relocated to the U.S. in 2009 to complete a Doctor of Musical Arts \u00a0(2016), Master of Arts in Theory Pedagogy (2015), and Master of Music (2011) at the Eastman School of Music. His academic mentors include Barry Snyder, Rae de Lisle, Read Gainsford, Douglas Humpherys, Thomas Schumacher, Steven Laitz, Elizabeth Marvin, Katherine Ciesinski, David Temperley and Matthew Brown. <\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, he\u00a0has a passion for collecting rare historical music recordings of the early 20th century. He is now combining this passion with his academic interest \u2014 music theory and music analysis. His current research is on tempo rubato, an in-depth comparative study between 19th\u00a0and 20th century pianists\u2019 interpretations. His thesis, entitled \u201cStructural Hearing of Rubato,\u201d is a pedagogical study of tempo fluctuation in music performance, focusing on motives, counterpoint and harmonization. He has presented his research in MMTA State Conference and, most recently, at the\u00a0CMS Conference.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jung\u00a0taught applied piano, music theory, aural skills and class piano sequences at Southwestern Oklahoma State University as an assistant professor of piano and music theory. He recently joined the piano faculty position at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Mississippi\u00a0to reunite with his family and to continue his teaching, research and performance career.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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