Sungji Hong Sungji Hong Denton, Texas Sungji Hong’s music has been described as “a work of iridescent freshness” (BBC Music Magazine), “the sound is utterly luminous” (Fanfare Magazine), “it had fantasy, colour and drive” (Nottingham evening post), “outbursts of rhythmic energy” (The Irish Times), and "a virtuoso exploration of the technical and sonorous possibilities” (Daily Telegraph). She has won the Franz Josef Reinl-Stiftung (1st Prize), the Magistralia (1st Prize), the Seoul Spring Festival Composition Competition (1st Prize), the Jesus Villa-Rojo (1st Prize), the European Competition of the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki (1st Prize), the Temple Music Composition Prize (1st Prize), the Crwth Competition (1st Prize), the international competition for original ballet music at the ISCM World Music Days – Slovenia (1st Prize), the Montserrat International Camera Music Composition Competition (1st Prize), the Theodore Front Prize (IAWM) and the Yoshiro Irino Memorial Prize (ACL). Her works have been commissioned by the Fromm Music Foundation (Harvard University, USA), the Tongyoung International Music Festival (Korea), the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (Korea), the Keumho Asiana Cultural Foundation (Korea), the Foundation for Universal Sacred Music (USA), the International Isang Yun Music Society (Germany) and the MATA Festival (USA). Her music has been performed in over 42 countries and 145 cities throughout Europe, the United States and Asia. Her music has been widely broadcast in more than 17 countries (35 channels) and has been recorded and released on the Soundbrush, Elektramusic, Atoll, Dutton label and by ECM Records. Sungji Hong, born in South Korea in 1973, studied composition in Seoul before moving to England where she completed her Master in Music at the Royal Academy of Music in London and a PhD in composition with Nicola LeFanu at the University of York in the UK. Sungji Hong’s tracks Elevatus by Sungji Hong published on 2021-04-10T17:58:45Z Lazare Veni Foras! by Sungji Hong published on 2021-02-06T14:09:24Z Lux Mundi by Sungji Hong published on 2021-02-04T16:30:35Z Shine by Sungji Hong published on 2016-07-14T16:32:31Z Et Descendit by Sungji Hong published on 2016-07-14T16:10:17Z Evlogimenos by Sungji Hong published on 2016-07-14T16:00:11Z Amabile Saki - Music for prenatal [Duo - vn pf] by Sungji Hong published on 2015-06-05T17:51:53Z Super Caelos [Solo - organ] by Sungji Hong published on 2015-06-03T17:28:36Z The Annunciation [Duo - ob perc] by Sungji Hong published on 2015-06-03T17:24:37Z Sweetness of Stars [Solo - flute] by Sungji Hong published on 2015-06-03T15:22:10Z