Korea Artist in Residence Program
The Asia Research Institute’s Korea Artist in Residence Program gives UB students and faculty a broader and deeper understanding of contemporary and traditional forms of Korean visual and performing arts and presents Korean visual and performing arts in local schools.
Although the types of presentations vary depending on the art form, artists engage in the following activities while they are in Buffalo:
- Conduct workshops with UB students and faculty to introduce them to the artist’s techniques, materials, inspiration, and other components of the artist’s work
- Present guest lectures or lecture/demonstrations in classes at UB
- Present lectures as part of the ARI AsiaTalks lecture series
- Present their work to classes or groups of students in local schools
- Present a recital in conjunction with the UB Department of Music
Artists who have come to Buffalo as part of the Artist in Residence Program include:
Eunsun Jung, master of the Korean gayageum:
Eunsun Jung is an award-winning gayageum player who has performed in France, Belgium, Germany, the U.K., Japan, and the United States. Gayageum is a Korean traditional zither that originates from the Gaya Kingdom in the sixth century. Eunsun Jung was joined in concert by UB Professor of Music Sungmin Shin and Asia Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellow Stephanie Choi for a program that included traditional and contemporary Korean music. Sponsored by the Academy of Korean Studies.
Min Jin, tenor
Dr. Min Jin has a versatile and wide-ranging career as a leading operatic tenor, recitalist, conductor, and voice professor. Praised for his easy lyricism, emotional intensity, and extraordinary top notes. Dr. Jin has delighted audiences with concert and opera performances throughout the United States, South America, Italy, Canada and South Korea.
He has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and elsewhere as a recitalist, opera performer, as well as an oratorio soloist with choral societies. He was a first-prize winner of the Artist International Music Competition, the Korean Music Association Competition and a winner of the Heida Hermann International Voice Competition and the Oratorio Society Voice Competition. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Performance from the Eastman School of Music.
His residency and recital in Baird Recital Hall on November 13, 2024, was organized by the Asia Research Institute and UB Department of Music and sponsored by the Academy of Korean Studies
