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Seung-Ah
Oh
Seung-Ah Oh is a native of Korea.
After her education from Ewha Women¡¯s
University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
Brandeis University and The Royal Conservatory
of the Hague, now she lives in the Netherlands
and working closely with individual
players and variety of ensembles.
Her music covers wide range in style
and genre and ger style has rapidly
changed last few years pursuing her
voice of her origin. DaDeRimGil-for
six percussion players written for Percussion
Group the Hague-was received warmly
and enthusiastically in 2003. The Volkskrant
(The Netherlands) wrote ¡°and exciting
piece where you experience great variety
of timbre and its organic development¡±.
The Plain dealer (Cleveland, US) wrote
¡°brought Asian sensitivity and meditaton¡±
after So-Ri I for guitar and flute.
She has received scholarships, fellowships
and grants including the residency at
the MacDowell Colony, the Kim Young-Hee
scholarship, the Schumann-Ford scholarship,
the Munzer fellowship, De Fonds voor
de Scheppende Toonkunst, Amsterdam Fonds
and various invitations from the workshops
and festivals. Ms. Oh¡¯s music was performed
world-wide including France, Germany,
Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, USA,
and Korea and has been programmed for
venues such as Oregon Bach Festival
Composers Symposium, Musica XXI, Musica
in Irpinia, Comune Di Reggio Emila,
International Gaudeamus Music Week,
Nederlandse Muzick Dagen, Ultima Oslo
Con temporary Music Festival, VPRO(The
Netherlands National Television), Aki
New music Series, Aspen Music Festival,
ChoSun Newspaper Young talent concert
series, MBC(Mun-Wha Broadcasting Center,
Seoul Korea) and etc.
Her music was performed by ensembles
such as Percussion Group the Hague (Slagwerkgroep
Den Haag), Nieuw Ensemble, The resident
chamber ensemble of the Composers Conference
at Wellesley College, POING, Orkest
de Volharding, New York New Music Ensemble,
Ensemble Contrasts, Orkest de Ereprijs,
The Mostly Modern Chamber Society, Lydian
string quartet, Auros Group for New
Music, The Third Angle New Music Ensemble,
KAIDA Trio, The Winter Trio, SOIL Ensemble
and various ad-hoc ensembles.