KMF

MEET THE ARTISTS
Sang Joon Park Traverso	Flutist Sang Joon Park was the recipient of the prestigious 2005 Samuel Baron Prize awarded at the SUNY Stony Brook University where he earned his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree under Carol Wincenc. He studied with distinguished flutists such as Wilbert Hazelzet, Sandra Miller, Janet See, Stephen Schultz, Jed Wentz, Linda Chesis, Judith Mendenhall and Thomas Nyfenger, and participated in Amherst Early Music Festival, Longy Baroque Institute, and Vancouver Early Music Programme. He is a member of several Baroque chamber groups including Rossignol Amoureux and Flying Forms. Also a Spanish Baroque music scholar, he is an official researcher at the Archivo y Biblioteca de Palacio Real de Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional de Espana, Biblioteca Historica Municipal de Madrid, Biblioteca Musical Municipal de Madrid, and Biblioteca de El Escorial.
Gabe Shuford Harpsichord	Harpsichordist, Gabe Shuford has performed with a diverse array of ensembles including Past Perfect, Bachanalia, the Ray Anderson Quintet, Stony Baroque Players, and the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players. Recently Shuford appeared as principal continuo player with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall. In 2004 his recording with the ensemble Stolen Shack was featured on NPR’s All Songs Considered and received praise for its unique rendering of civil war tunes and modern popular songs on early instruments.
Lauren Lee soprano	Lauren Lee, soprano, recently appeared as Servilia in the opera "La Clemenza di Tito" with Oneworld Symphony. She sang her New York debut as Carolian in Il Matrimonio Segreto with Manhattan School of Music Opera. She also sang in many operas including Despina in Cosi fan Tutte and Pamina in Die Zauberflote. As a Concert soloist, Ms. Lee has appeared with the Godman Band at Lincoln Center, as well as appearing in many recitals in New York and New Jersey. Her performance in Chamber music includes the role of Dalinda in Handel's Ariodante, soprano soloist in vivaldi's Gloria, Handel's Messiah and Haydn's Creation. Ms. Lee holds a Bachelor of music degree from Seoul National University, Master degree and Professional Studies in voice from the Manhattan School of Music.
Donggyun Ham piano	DONGGYUN HAM is an accomplished musician with extensive experience as a solo pianist and a collaborative artist. His main solo performances include concerts at Carnegie Hall and Steinway Hall, also was a guest artist in Bulgaria with Varna Festival Symphony and Sophia National Symphony Orchestra. He earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from Jeonju University and second Master’s degree from Manhattan School of Music. He also studied Doctor of Musical Arts in Collaborative Piano in Rutgers University and is currently pursuing Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano performance at the University of Connecticut.
JINHO HWANG lyric tenor	JINHO HWANG is the winner of SOS Vera Sacmon International Competition, Annapolis Opera Competition, Sun Valley Opera Competition, and William Byrd Young Artist Competition. He has performed as Rodolfo in “La boheme”, Fabrizio in Mirandorina, Duke in “Rigoletto” at Utah Festival Opera, Northport Opera and Manhattan School of Music. He has appeared at various oratorios and concerts such as Messiah, Creation and Elaija, His upcoming roles are a soloist of Elaijah in Philadelphia and Spoletta / Cavaradossi (cover) in Tosca at Tolido Opera in May 2007.
FABIOLA KIM violin	FABIOLA KIM, by the tender age of 15, she has won numerous competitions, such as the Aspen Concerto competition, Livingston Symphony Orchestra Competition, Japan Tchaikovsky Competition and number of prestigious competitions in Korea. Also, she has held solo performances with Seoul Philharmonic, Suwon Philharmonic, Korean Symphony, Prime Philharmonic, Koln Chamber Orchestra, Brovard Symphony Orchestra and Aspen Orchestra. Fabiola studies violin with Soovin Kim and Choongjin Chang.