Chung Yoon Park

Conductor and Music Director

Chung Yoon Park was affiliated for many years with the Korean Broadcasting System Symphony Orchestra, the KBS Chamber Orchestra, and Conductor with the Seoul National Opera Company. Among the maestro's credits are performances of Bach's Saint Matthew Passion, Haydn's Creation and the Berlioz Requiem in addition to joint Northeastern University, City Wide Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and "do-it-yourself" Messiahs in both Chicago and Detroit. He conducted the Commemorative Concert for the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics and has performed orchestral programs in the Chicago area with the City Wide Symphony Orchestra and the Albany Park Symphony. Also a specialist in Korean classical music, he made his Chicago opera debut in 1983 in the five-act grand opera, Chun Hyang Jon, at the Civic Opera House. A former member of the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra, the conductor/cellist is Artist-in-Residence at KAES College and Founder & Director of the Chicago Conservatory for Youth. He studied in Europe, the Seoul National University and at Detroit's Wayne State University where he took a Master of Music degree. Mr. Park studied conducting in Europe and with Robert Culver (University of Michigan) and Marvin Ravin (University of Wisconsin). Chung Park became the conductor of the City Wide Symphony Orchestra in 1992 where he continues to bring his unique blend of patience, mentoring, inspiration, and passion to the orchestra.