Clark College Spring Choir Concert
Free
- Jiyoun Oh, collaborative piano
- Jacob Funk, conductor
The Clark College Concert Choir presents their Spring Quarter 2024 Concert on Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 7:30pm. Dr. Jacob Funk, director and Jiyoun Oh, accompanist. Free Admission.
About Clark College Choirs
https://www.clark.edu/academics/programs/creative-and-communication-arts/music/index.php
About Clark College Music Department
https://www.clark.edu/academics/programs/creative-and-communication-arts/music/index.php
About Jiyoun Oh, collaborative piano
Jiyoun Oh, a South Korean pianist, is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Collaborative Piano at the University of North Texas, where she studies with Elvia Puccinelli and Steven Harlos. There, she served as an opera teaching assistant and répétiteur. Ms. Oh was the winner of the Oregon State Music Teachers' National Association (MTNA) Young Artist Competition in 2014. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Piano Performance from Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul and completed two Master's degrees at Portland State University, studying Collaborative Piano with Chuck Dillard and Piano Performance with Julia Hwakyu Lee. Ms. Oh has participated in master classes led by Craig Terry, Russell Miller, Jeffrey Kahane, Thomas Hecht, and the Pacifica Quartet. She has also performed at Buam Art Hall's "Young Artist Concert" in Seoul and participated in the International Keyboard Institute & Festival in Manhattan. Additionally, she has performed for the Puccini Society of Dallas, UNT Opera Fans, and at outreach concerts in the Dallas area.
About Jacob Funk, conductor
Dr. Jacob Funk, Director of Choirs at Clark College in Vancouver, WA. He completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting at the University of Missouri—Kansas City, where he was a Graduate Assistant to the Choral Department, Associate Conductor of the Conservatory Concert Choir, and co-conductor of the University Singers. While at UMKC he also served as Opera Chorus Master and the director of Canticum Novum. Jacob earned his masters degree in choral conducting from the University of British Columbia, and his undergraduate degree in vocal performance from John Brown University. He served on the music faculty of John Brown University and Northwest Arkansas Community College, and served as the Associate Choir Master at Grace Episcopal Church in Siloam Springs, AR where he conducted the Adult Choir and oversaw the Grace Children's Choir School.