Our Faculty

Lydia Yang
Lydia YangPiano Instructor
UBC Bachelor of Music majoring in piano
ARCT – The Associate of The Royal Conservatory
Awards & Scholarship:
Korean National Piano Competition-2nd place (1983)
Dong Myung Piano Competition-1st place (1989)
LCMS Music Festival – 1st place awarded

Master Classes & Performing Experiences:
Participated and performed at the master class conducted by Robin Wood, Robert Rogers, and Leslie Janos
A lot of solo performing and accompanying experiences for strings and voice.

Secondary piano player at199 Vancouver Full Gospel Church – 1991-1996
Main piano player at Vacouver Full Gospel Church -1996-1997
Main piano player at Hosanna community church – 2009-2014

Present:
Main piano player at Wooden Cross Church – 2014-present
Grace Music Colledge Piano Professor

Esther Jung
Esther JungVocal Instructor
Wesley Institute (Australia) Diploma in voice
TWU B.A. In Performance
UBC Music Education Graduate Diploma
Regent M.A. In Theology
Messiah by Hendel Soprano Soloist 1996-1997
Langly Music Oratoria Society Member
Korean Grace Presbyterian Church Conductor 1996-1997
Cloverdale Baptist Youth Orchestra Conductor 2006
Ukulele Kids program Music teacher 2011-2012
Japanese Christian Community Gala Concert 2013
Female quintet “Solien” concert 2014-2015
Grace Music College Voice Professor
Somi Han
Somi HanPiano Instructor
1999-2000 Graduate from “Burnaby South Secondary School”
2001-2002 English Instructor at “Child U English Education Seoul”
2002 Royal Conservatory of Music RCM Piano
2002-2007 Private Piano Instructor
2003-2012 Piano Accompanist at Global Mission Church
2005-2007 Diploma in Medical Pharmacy Assistant at Vancouver Carrer College
2007-2011 Medical Assistant and Secretary at Dr.Klarke LTD.
2013-2015 Piano Instructor
2015 Grace Music College Piano Professor
Joo Youn Kim
Joo Youn KimHaegeum Player
•Academic
2014-2018Ewha Womans University Bachelor of Korean Music majoring in Haegeum
2018-2019Ewha Womans University master of Korean Music majoring in Haegeum

•Awards
2016 The 32nd Dong-A Traditional Music Competition-Silver Prize

2016 The 42nd National Nangye Traditional Music Competition, a statue of the university department

• Career and performance activities
2019 National Intangible Cultural Property No. 1 Jongmyo Jeryeak Student
2019 Jeonghyo Pungryu Music Association Haegeum-sanjo (Jeonghyo Hall)
2018 “The 37th New Artist Concert” Haegeum-sanjo (National Gugak Center)
2016-2017 Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul Youth Gugak Band
2017 “Mokyopungryu-Young Sanjo” (National Gugak Center)
2016“Ewha Womans University Regular Concert” solo- Haegeum Tango (National Gugak Center)

•International performances
2015 [Lee Jong-eun’s Music World] Invited Performer
(UBC, Chan Centre)

2016-2017 Sejong Center for the Performing Arts [Seoul Day] Invited to Bangkok, Hanoi

•Educational activities
2014Korean traditional music club instructor at Korea University
2018-2019 After-school teacher in elementary and middle schools
2019Haegeum Instructor at Korean Traditional Music Academy

Henry Christian
Henry ChristianTrumpet Instructor
Jeremy Berkman
Jeremy BerkmanTrombone Instructor
Sodam Lee
Sodam LeeSoprano/Voice&Piano Instructor
University of British Columbia, Master of Music in Opera 2018-2020
Kyungpook National University, Bachelor of Music in Opera 2014-2017
Dukdukdiya The flight of the Hummingbird | Vancouver Opera in School Tour 2020
Olympia Les contes d’Hoffmann | UBC Opera | Leslie Dala 2019
Pamina Die Zauberflöte | UBC Opera | Neil Varon 2019
*Mimi La Bohéme | Myung-duk Art and Theatre | Soyoung Yoo 2016
Soloist including Gloria by F.Poulenc and Dona nobis Pacem by R.V.Williams, etc.
Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions, Audience’s Favorite Choice Award 2018,2019
Graduate of Honor from the President of Kyungpook National University 2018
Masterclass with Sumi jo at UBC and with Cheryl Studer at Volkschule für Musik Masterclass
Euichun Lee
Euichun LeeVoice Instructor
Catholic University of Daegu Opera Voice Professor
Host Summer Opera Voice Masterclass for 22 years
Representative of ARK Art Promotion Association Since 2010
Daegu Arts Prize 2014
Geumbok Culture and Art Prize 2001
International Music Academy Diploma of Opera at the top of his class, in Italy
National Conservatory of Gioacchino Rossini, Diploma of Opera, in Italy
Dozens of Leading Roles in opera and Soloist in Oratorio including Aida, La Bohéme, Rigoletto, etc.
Hundreds of Performances with Orchestra, Recitals, and concerts
CD Solo Album Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Dozens of DVDs including Turandot, Aida, La Bohéme, Rigoletto, etc.