Su Jin Hwang, flute

Grand Prize Winner, Level 2

Wagner College Young Musicians Competition 2004

  Sunday, May 22, 2005 

 6:30 p.m.

Music Performance Center, Wagner College

 with Colette Valentine, piano

PROGRAM

   Partita in A minor, BWV 1013, for solo flute…………..…….Johann Sebastian Bach

                                  Allemande

                                  Corrente

                                  Sarabande

   Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C Major, K 315…Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Tango-Etude for solo flute no. 3………………………………………………… Astor Piazzola

                                  Allegro deciso

                                  Scherzo (vivace)

                                  Andante

Biography

Su Jin Hwang was born in Seoul, Korea, where she started taking private lessons for flute and piano. She came to the United States in 2000. She then began studying flute seriously, taking lessons with Virginia Shulze-Johnson. She was accepted to North Jersey Intermediate Region Band in 7th grade. She played in the New Jersey Youth Orchestra in 2001-2002.  After moving to Staten Island, she was accepted to La Guardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts, which she currently attends, and began studying with Gretchen Pusch.  As a Freshman, she played in All-City Band and Orchestra. In her sophomore year, she played in ISO Concert Orchestra as a Principal flutist.  She will be attending Juilliard Pre-college in 2004-2005, and will be studying with Brad Garner. She will be in both La Guardia's senior band and orchestra in her junior year.  She has participated four years of Drew Summer Music and New Jersey Flute Choir Day. She also takes private lessons in piano with Zelma Bodzin. She volunteers to play piano in Sunday church services and teach in Sunday School.