Dr. Bogum Park

Biography

Bogum Park is a distinguished collaborative pianist and educator with a commitment to excellence in music performance and education. Beginning his musical journey at Sunhwa Arts School and Sunhwa Arts High School in South Korea, Dr. Park pursued his academic studies at Yonsei University before studying in the United States, where his passion for piano flourished. He earned a Master of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Texas at Austin, where he later achieved a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Collaborative Piano. He also completed a Professional Studies Certificate in Collaborative Piano from the Manhattan School of Music. Throughout his career, Dr. Park has demonstrated impressive achievements in international competitions, including victories at the Sid Wright Competition and the Osaka International Competition. A dedicated educator with over 15 years of private teaching experience, he has served at several prestigious institutions, including as Adjunct Faculty at Winston-Salem State University and a Collaborative Pianist at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dr. Park's unwavering dedication to music education is evident in his current roles as a Collaborative Pianist in the Strings Department at the University of Michigan and as a pianist at the Korean Presbyterian Church of Metro Detroit.

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