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Oh, Seung-Ah (b. 1969, Seoul). South Korean composer, now resident in The Netherlands, of mostly chamber and vocal works that have been performed in Asia, Europe and elsewhere.
Ms. Oh studied composition with Doo-young Sung at the Ewha University for Women in Seoul from 1990-96, where she earned her BA and MMus. She then studied electronic music with Scott Wyatt at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1996-97 and has studied composition with Martin Boykan, Eric Chasalow, John Melby, David Rakowski, and Yehudi Wyner at Brandeis University since 1997, where she is working on her PhD. She also studied composition with Louis Andriessen at the Royal Conservatory of Den Haag from 2001-03. In addition, she has attended numerous workshops in The Netherlands and the USA.
Among her honors are the Young-hee Kim Scholarship (1999), the Munzer Fellowship (2000), the Schumann-Ford Scholarship (2001), and a residency at the MacDowell Colony (2003). Her music has been performed in Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, and the USA, including at the Gaudeamus Muziekweek (2003).
She is married to the composer Peter Adriaansz.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: estuary5@yahoo.com
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
CHAMBER MUSIC: Into the Silence, clarinet, 2 violins, cello, piano, 1993; Disposition, 2 flutes, 1994; Structure, violin, cello, piano, 1994; String Sextet, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 celli, 1995; String Quartet No. 1, 1996; Wind Quartet, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 1996; Circulation, clarinet, 1997; Intermixtus, alto saxophone, 1999; Conversion, piano, percussion, 1999; Rhapsodic Mood, violin, piano, 2000; Alone in the Dark, cello, 2000; String Quartet No. 2, 2000; Concertino, flute (+ piccolo), oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, violin, cello, double bass, percussion, 2001; So-Ri I - Sound, flute, guitar, 2001; So-Ri II, violin, cello, piano, 2001; PiRiSoRi - PiRi Sound, 8 recorders, 2001; Dark Blue Horizon, trumpet, trombone, piano, 2002; Whey-jun-mok-ma - Merry-go-round, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 2002; So-Ri III, alto saxophone, double bass, accordion, 2002; Oh-um-gae, flute (+ piccolo), 3 saxophones, French horn, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, double bass, piano, 2002
CHAMBER MUSIC: DaDeRimGil - Ironing Ritual, 6 percussion, 2003; Shunt, 2 pianos, 2 percussion, 2 ensembles (flute [+ piccolo], oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone; 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 celli, double bass), 2003; Yaw-unn II, flute, oboe, clarinet, harp, guitar, mandolin, violin, viola, cello, double bass, percussion, 2003
VOCAL: Nam-chon - Southern Village (text by Jae-man Kim), mezzo-soprano, piano, 1993; Der Leiermann (text by Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Müller), soprano, piano, percussion, 1996; To the Moon (text by William Wordsworth), tenor, bass clarinet, piano, 1998; My Little Sweetheart (text from a German folk source [English translation]), soprano, piano, 2000; Suffering (text by the composer), 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, 2 flutes, clarinet, 2 saxophones, French horn, trumpet, 2 trombones, tuba, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, percussion, 2002; Yaw-unn I, soprano, alto recorder (+ tenor recorder), violin, percussion, 2002; Song of Regret (text by Chin-i Hwang), soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 2002; Na-ya! - It's me (text by the composer), female voice (+ temple bell), 2003
PIANO: Composition for Two Pianos, 1996
(Last updated on October 28, 2003)
