Jennifer Choi
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Jennifer Choi is a Korean-American violinist based in New York City. Choi graduated from the Juilliard School and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and has performed in a variety of settings including solo violin, chamber music, and creative improvisation and performed with the Oregon Symphony, the Portland Columbia Symphony, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Portland Youth Philharmonic, and the String Orchestra of New York City (SONYC) among others.
Early life[edit]
Choi attended Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Oregon.[1]
Career[edit]
Choi has collaborated with artists such as Fred Sherry, Stephen Drury, members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Corigliano and Miró String Quartet, Fireworks New Music Ensemble, the Either/Or Ensemble,[2] and the Sirius Quartet.
In 2011, Choi joined the string quartet ETHEL[3] where she took the place of Mary Rowell.[4]
She has premiered, performed, and recorded works by contemporary composers such as John Zorn,[5][6] Annie Gosfield,[7] Danielle Eva Schwob,[8] Christian Wolff, Lee Hyla, Neil Rolnick, and Randall Woolf, Elliott Sharp, Richard Carrick, Keeril Makan, Susie Ibarra,[9] and Wadada Leo Smith.
Discography[edit]
A stalwart in the NYC contemporary music scene, Jennifer had recorded over a dozen albums for John Zorn's label, TZADIK
References[edit]
- ^ "Youth orchestra in concert". The Columbian. 1991-02-24. p. 29. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ Holland, Bernard (2007-09-17). "Cryptic Messages or Silence From the '60s Avant-Garde". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ Midgette, Anne (2012-01-24). "Ethel string quartet's powerful music was overwhelming". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ Williams, Rory (September 2011). "JENNIFER CHOI REPLACES ETHEL FOUNDING VIOLINIST". Strings; San Anselmo. Vol. 26, no. 2. p. 19 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Stabler, David (12 October 2003). "Music review howl and honk". The Oregonian; Portland, Or. [Portland, Or]. pp. E01 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Watson, Ben (2013-08-01). Derek Bailey: And the Story of Free Improvisation. Verso Books. ISBN 978-1-78168-489-4.
- ^ Rosenberg, Marion Lignana (2005-06-21). "An ethereal mix of satellite sounds and violin". Newsday (Nassau Edition). p. 61. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "How I write for strings - composer Danielle Eva Schwob". The Strad. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ Hale, James (2005). Coda the Journal of Jazz & Improvised Music March-April 2005: Iss 320. Internet Archive. Coda Publications. p. 31.
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