Ian Yeonchan Chung is a composer who creates a distinctive voice by combining elements of classical, jazz, and non-Western music to transcend cultural boundaries and reach a diverse audience globally. Chung recently won numerous awards, including the James E. Croft Grant for Emerging Wind Band Composers, the Dr. Gerald Kemner Prize Orchestra Composition Competition, the ASCAP Louis Armstrong Scholarship, the Hitchcock Institute for Studies in American Music, and the Eighth Esko Linnavalli Big Band Composition Competition in Finland. He is currently pursuing a DMA in composition at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory under Dr. Chen Yi’s guidance. He completed his Master of Music at Brooklyn College under the supervision of Tania León and Jason Eckardt, where he cultivated his cosmopolitan approach to music composition. He also studied jazz composition with Michael Mossman, who helped to build his musical identity.
