Meet the Team
Yoojin Jo, Co-President
Yoojin Jo is currently a senior at the Orange County School of the Arts in the Instrumental Music Piano Conservatory. She has been studying the piano for eleven years under Dr. Kookhee Hong and she is the recipient of the Bronze Award for Finland International Piano Competition, Second Prize in the Piano League Piano Star International Competition, and has been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall. Yoojin is particularly passionate about chamber music and the idea of sharing music with other fellow musicians as well as with the rest of the world. Through Barum, she hopes to reach a wider audience who may benefit and also fall in love with the beauty of music-making. |
Irene Oh, Co-President
Irene Oh is currently a senior at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School. She has been studying piano with Dr. Kookhee Hong for approximately seven years and can often be found swimming, spending time with her family, and baking. She has was won first place at the Southwestern Youth Music Festival, first place in the MTAC’s Branch Theme Festival, second place at the Satori Summer Music Festival, and honorable mention in the MTAC Piano Concerto Solo Competition. Irene views music as a pathway to freely express the vivid dispositions and imagery unique to each piece of work. She loves performing pieces to an audience, as it fuels a strong sense of exhilaration and pride. She aspires to serve her community by sharing the gift of music through solo and chamber performances, mentoring others, and spreading her enthusiasm for music. |