Young-Ja Park 2023-24 Chamber Music Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2023-24 Young-Ja Park Chamber Music Award winners - Katie Kirkpatrick, flute, Biz Tucker, oboe, Harry Zheng, clarinet, Jeffrey Vézina-Goodwin, horn, and Oskar Martínez, bassoon. The quintet is coached by faculty member Carina Canonico.
Chamber music program faculty coordinators Jana Starling and Thomas Wiebe selected the winning chamber group selected based on their collaboration leading up to and including their performance during the November 2023 chamber music showcase concert series. Both coordinators were impressed by the commitment and quality which characterized all the performances throughout the event.
The group performed the second and fourth movements of A. Klughardt’s Wind Quintet Op. 79, and the students look forward to presenting their winners' recitals as part of the chamber music recital series.
The Young-Ja Park Chamber Music Award is awarded annually to full-time Don Wright Faculty of Music graduate and/or undergraduate students performing in a Chamber Music group who are being recognized as members of the most promising Chamber Music Group.
This award was established with a generous gift from Mr. Ok-Kyu Park in memory of his wife, Young-Ja Park. As an immigrant from South Korea, Mrs. Park prioritized musical education for her family and was a driving force in inspiring such dedication to classical music within the London community. Though she was never formally trained, Mrs. Park had an inherent love of classical music, and especially enjoyed the interactive spirit of chamber music. The award was set up by members of the family.
