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Four Award-winning Musicians in Concert.

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CONCERT VENUE VIDEO

FEATURING THE WINNERS OF THE 2017/18 BEVERLY HILLS NATIONAL AUDITIONS

IN CONCERT.

" A much-sought-after opportunity for performers...the talent level is extremely high."

~Los Angeles Times

Friday, February 16, 2018 | 7:30pm

"Ms. Nam showed extraordinary dynamic range with precision and clarity ."

~Rorianne Schrade, New York Concert Review

FROM KOREA WITH LOVE

KYUNG-EUN CHOI, cello

JUNGWON CHOI, soprano

SO-MANG JEAGAL, piano

BETH NAM, piano

Cellist KYUNG EUN CHOI enjoys an international career as a performer and pedagogue. She received her Bachelor degree at Seoul National University, Master's degree with Distinction at the Royal Northern College of Music in UK, and Doctoral degree with a full scholarship at USC. Winner of the Gold medal at Japan's Kirishima International Music Competition, Dr. Choi has enjoyed success in prestigious national and international competitions and has been invited to teach and perform at many renowned cello festivals. As a soloist, she has performed in many major concert halls with renowned orchestras in Europe and Asia. She is a faculty member at Seoul National University. Info

Soprano JUNGWON CHOI graduated from Kyung Hee University with a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Voice Performance and has a Graduate Certificate in Vocal Arts at the USC Thornton School of Music. Most recently, she sang the role of Contessa in Le nozze di Figaro with San Jose Opera. A First Prize winner of the Joong-Ang competition and the KBS Competition in Korea, she was awarded the Chambre Professionnelle des Directeurs d'Opera Special Prize at the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing competition in Austria. She was L.A. District Winner in the Metropolitan National Council Auditions. Info

Pianist SO-MANG JEAGAL is a recipient of the Grand Prize at the Korea Music Foundation Competition and the First Prize at the Dong-A Music Competition and Asia-Pacific Young Artist Competition. In 2014, he won First Prize at two renowned international competitions, the Washington International Competition for Piano and the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition. Born in Daegu, South Korea, he received Bachelor and Master degrees with highest honors from Seoul National University. He received the Artist Diploma with a full scholarship at the USC Thornton School of Music. He has performed at the Salzburger Schloss Konzerte of Austria, Konzerthaus of Germany, La Madeleine of France, Seoul Arts Center, J. F. Kennedy Center and Walt Disney Concert Hall. Info

Pianist BETH NAM has performed at prestigious institutions and venues, such as Carnegie Weil Recital Hall and Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall, and has also won numerous competitions and scholarships including the Five Towns Music and Art Foundation Young Musician Competition and the 15th Annual Young Pianist Beethoven Competition. Beth received Bachelor, Master and Doctorate degrees at The Juilliard School of Music where she was a recipient of several teaching fellowships. As a chamber musician, Ms. Nam is a member of the Allant trio which recently released their first album. She is an adjunct professor at the Biola University, interim piano faculty at Occidental College, director of choir and orchestra at the California Academy of Mathematics and Science. Info

PROGRAM

SCHUMANN , Adagio and Allegro for cello and piano, Op. 70

CHOPIN , Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C Major for cello and piano, Op. 3

Kyung Eun Choi, cello, So-Mang Jeagal, piano

RACHMANINOFF, The Dream, How Fair this Place

DVOŘÁK, Song to the Moon, from Rusalka

Jungwon Choi, soprano, Beth Nam, piano

STRAVINSKY, Sacrificial Dance of the Chosen One, from The Rite of Spring

RAVEL, La Valse

Beth Nam and So-Mang Jeagal, 4 hand piano

UPCOMING CONCERTS

LOS ANGELES ENSEMBLE (New!)

JOANNA LEE, violin

TANNER MENEES, viola

BINGXIA LU, cello

SUNG CHANG , piano

Friday, March 16, 2018 | 7:30pm

F ormed in the fall of 2015, the string quartet was awarded First Prize at the International Music Competition Grand Prize Virtuoso in London, and Fourth Prize at the Schoenfeld International String Competition in Harbin, China. LAE is active in the greater Los Angeles area performing regularly in concert. Individually, its members are winners of international competitions and have trained in leading music schools worldwide.
www.losangelesensemble.com

KARINÉ POGHOSYAN , piano

Friday, April 13, 2018 | 7:30pm

The New York City-based pianist made her orchestral debut at 14 in Armenia and her solo Carnegie Hall debut at 23. Kariné has won numerous awards and has performed on some of the world's most prestigious concert halls. Her CD, Khachaturian Original Piano Works and Ballet Transcriptions, was released on the Naxos label. She received her MM and D.M.A. degrees at the Manhattan School of Music, where she is currently on the faculty. www.karinepoghosyan.com

AVES QUARTET

BENJAMIN MITCHELL , clarinet

BENJAMIN HOFFMAN , violin

JULIETTE HERLIN , cello

IRENE KIM , piano

Friday, May 18, 2018 | 7:30pm

Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra founder and clarinetist Benjamin Mitchell is joined by fellow instrumentalists from the orchestra. These supremely talented artists trained at some of the world's leading music schools: London's Royal Academy of Music, The Juilliard School, Peabody Conservatory, and others. www.benjaminmitchellclarinet.com | http://www.yellowbarn.org/artist/benjamin-hoffman | www.julietteherlin.com | www.irenekimpianist.com

HELIX COLLECTIVE

SARAH ROBINSON , flute

PHIL POPHAM , oboe

KATIE NORRING , piano

LORRY BLACK , percission

Friday, June 15, 2018 | 7:30pm

The Los Angeles-based ensemble performs a high-energy, out-of-the-box mix of world, classical, and rock n' roll. They are at home in nightclubs and on the concert stage. Helix "has a little something for everyone: those who like their classics straight up, with a contemporary edge to it, or with populist appeal." ~Audiophile Magazine. The group has released two critically acclaimed albums. www.helixcollective.net

Artists and programs subject to change.

TICKETS

Friday, February 16, 7:30pm

Encinitas Library

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BEVERLY HILLS NATIONAL AUDITIONS

Under the Artistic Direction of Laura Schmieder , more than 100 local and international artists are juried to participate in the annual Beverly Hills National Auditions . Nine artists/ensembles are selected and presented monthly at three southland venues.

On Friday in Encinitas, in the Music by the Sea series in the intimate and acoustically superb Encinitas Library Community Room with its expansive view of the Pacific Ocean. On Saturday in the South Bay in The Interludes series at First Lutheran Church, Torrance, and on Sunday in Beverly Hills, from January through June, in the Music in the Mansion series at the historic Greystone Mansion.

MUSIC BY THE SEA

Part of the Civic Arts Program of the City of Encinitas Cultural Arts Division .

For assistance, contact Jim Gilliam, Arts Program Administrator, email, 760-633-2746.