Composer and Jazz Pianist Gon Hwang
Born in Pusan, South Korea, in 1968
The late 80's were the period of rapid changes and social confusion. He deeply struggled with the real functions of music in the social atmosphere.
At that time, he became to focus on Jazz as a kind of solution, and imported some Jazz idioms into his music to reach more people as a musician. The first trial for that was "Caricatured Bach" for Brass Sextet.
In 1933, he was accepted by the graduate school of Seoul National University and joined the Korean Army as well. For the first time, he experienced a Popular band and was accustomed to the Drumset that is the most unique part of the Jazz and popular music.
Returning to the school, he was getting to realize what is composing. He composed "Assimilation" for Piano solo, "Weighted Randomness" for Piano and Violin, "The Fruit of The Spirit" for Woodwind Quintet, "Vision" for Mixed choir, Piano and Vibraphone in that period.
The main interest of that period is "Fractal". "Fractal" is a theory that finds orders and rules from the matters like shorelines and natural figures which are random at a glance. Through this theory, I tried to make a tone system that produces random pitches according to strict rules.
The other interest is "MAX", music computer program. By this software, he could control every variables which are necessary for a certain musical work and directly applied a computer to composition. As a result of that, "Weighted Randomness" could be made. In fact, this was a 100% computer-based composition, and the composer's duty was just making a program to fulfill the composing.
From 2000 to 2004, he taught composition and ear-training, sight-singing at some colleges, but they are all Jazz Music Schools. From 90's, the needs for Jazz and commercial music began to increase gradually. However, well-organized materials and sources for Jazz education are not efficient. Therefore, he decided his mind up to go to main land of Jazz, US
In 2004, Boston, He started to study at New England Conservatory which is 150-year-old school. He chose that school because he likes such an antique style and prefer George Russell to Charlie Parker.
Now, He is attending Boston University Doctoral program to study composition and third stream music deeply.
Schools
Seoul
National University Composition BA
Seoul National University Composition MA
New England Conservatory Jazz MA
Boston University Composition DMA in progress
Teachers
Yongjin
Kim (composition)
Kangyul Yi (composition)
Michael Gandolfi(composition)
Ken Schaphorst (Jazz)
Ben Schwendener
(Jazz, Lydian Chromatic
Concept)
Bob Brookmeyer
(Big band coaching)
Lukas Foss (composition)
Award
Donga Daily News Composition Competition in Korea: Finalist
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