Ye Eun Eom

Ye Eun (also known as Grace) is a collaborating artist from South Korea.

Grace loves collaborating and has performed with various artists around the world. Through out her professional collaborating life, she has been performing instrumental and vocal music from all period - Renaissance to contemporary repertoire. Each performing season, Grace actively participates in recitals and competitions with talented individuals, and also works with multiple choral, orchestral and wind band ensembles.

With years of experience in Opera and Musical theatre, she has built exceptional leadership, planning and building relationship which lead through the path to be the music director of Studio Connect Musical Theatre program with over 80 young artists at Music Connections Foundation in 2022-2023. As a répétiteur, she has worked with various artists from the Philippines, and from the United States, also served as a resident artist at MIOpera Inc. from season 2021-2024.

A passionate performer who also loves to teach, Grace has taught students at Casa San Miguel, Philippines and Klepak Foundation at Illinois Wesleyan University. She currently is a lead teacher at Music Connections Foundation in private lessons, group piano and string instrument.

Grace holds a bachelor's degree in Piano Performance from the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines and master's degree in Collaborative Piano and Viola Performance from Illinois State University.

DEAN'S LIST

- University of Santo Tomas (2010-2011, 2013-2015)

SCHOLARSHIP/ASSISTANTSHIP

- University of Santo Tomas: Santo Domingo Scholarship Program - Excellence in Fine Arts (2011-2017)

- Illinois State University: Piano Accompanying, Operational , Teaching Assistantship (2018-2021)

SEMINAR/CONFERENCE

- Faber Music Pedagogy, Philippines (2013)

- Thailand International Viola Conference (02/2016)

- Kindermusik Program (2022-)

COMPETITION

- Second prize (Violist)

University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music - String Quartet Competition (2016)

- Finalist (Violist)

Illinois State University - Concerto-Aria Competition (2021)

MASTERCLASS

PIANO

- Dr. Richard Shuster (08/2015)

- Mr. Aries Caces (02/2017)

- Mr. Orion Weiss (09/2019)

CHAMBER MUSIC

- Ms. Annie Fullard (02/2019)

- Ms. Hillary Nordwell (10/2019)

- Dr. Jessica McKee (10/2019)

VIOLA

- Dr. Ames Asbell (02/2021)

- Dr. Alex Smith (04/2021)

PERFORMANCES

Pasinaya Festival (2012-2017)

Violist

Performance Group: University of Santo Tomas Symphony Orchestra, Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Herminigildo G. Ranera

Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theatre) - Cultural Center of the Philippines

Paskong Pinoy: An evening of Filipino music featuring Serenatas (2018)

Violist

Featured Artists: John Daniel Rotap, Eman Jamisolamin, Nicole Cuevas,Ye Eun Eom, Ivy Buenaventura, Olivia Martinez- Sturges

Belvidere High School Performing Arts Center, Belvidere IL

Collaborative Piano Recital (2021)

Pianist

Featured composition:

Horn Sonata in F major, Op. 17 - Ludwig van. Beethoven

Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in C Minor, Op. 6 - Samuel Barber
I. Allegro ma non troppo

Dichterliebe, Op. 48 - Robert Schumann

Red Note New Music Festival (2022)

Pianist

Featured Composition: "and more and more and more and this" for two pianos and two percussion by Thomas Kotcheff

Performers: Ye Eun Eom & Somlee Lee, Piano/David Collier & Benjamin Stiers, Percussion

Center for the Performing Arts-Concert Hall, Illinois State University

MIOpera/Betty Jayne Center for the Performing Arts Young Artist Program (2022)

Pianist

Featured Artists: Lottie Heckman, Matthew Mancillas, Sidney Megeff, Macauley Allen, Ye Eun Eom

Betty Jayne Center for the Performing Arts, Peoria Heights IL

Gill Street Fundraiser Concert (2022)

Pianist

Featured Artists: Lottie Heckman, Matthew Mancillas, Sidney Megeff, Macauley Allen, Ye Eun Eom

Fox River Academy and Friends Recital (2022)

Violist - Ye Eun Eom /Pianist - Andrew Maya

Viola Sonata by Rebecca Clarke

I. Impetuoso - ma non troppo Allegro

II. Vivace

III. Adagio

Oswego Village Hall, Oswego IL

Fox River Academy and Friends Recital (2022)

Violist - Ye Eun Eom /Pianist - Andrew Maya

3 Fantasiestücke for Viola and Piano, Op.43 by Carl Reinecke

I. Romanze. Andante

II. Allegro molto agitato

III. Jahrmarkt-Scene: Eine Humoreske. Molto vivace

Oswego Village Hall, Oswego IL

MIOpera - Opera League Evening of Music (2022)

Pianist

Featured Artists: Evan Brown, Matthew Mancillas, Macauley Allen, Madison King, Ye Eun Eom

Betty Jayne Center for the Performing Arts, Peoria Heights IL

ORCHESTRA/LARGE ENSEMBLE

Violist (2011 - 2017)

University of Santo Tomas Symphony Orchestra

- Assistant Principal (2015 - 2017)

Conductor: Herminigildo G. Ranera

Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theatre) - Cultural Center of the Philippines

Guest Musician - Viola/Keyboard (2012 - 2017)

Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Olivier Ochanine, Yoshikazu Fukumura and Herminigildo G. Ranera

Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theatre) - Cultural Center of the Philippines

Pianist (2018-2021)

Illinois State University Concert Choir, Chamber Singers

Conductor: Karyl Carlson, Mark Grizzard

Center for the Performing Arts- Concert Hall, Illinois State University

Violist (2019 - 2021)

Illinois State University Symphony Orchestra

- Assistant Principal (2019-2020), Principal Violist (2020-2021)

Conductor: Glenn Block

Center for the Performing Arts- Concert Hall, Illinois State University

Pianist (2021)

Illinois State University Wind Symphony

Conductor: Anthony Marinello III

Center for the Performing Arts- Concert Hall, Illinois State University

Violist (2021)

Peoria Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: George Stelluto

Grace Presbyterian Church - Peoria IL

Pianist, Keyboardist (2021- 2023)

MIO Festival Orchestra

Artistic Director: Tracy Koch

Heartland Community College Astroth Auditorium

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Violist (2010-2012,2017)

Berkley Chamber Orchestra

Conductor: Sergio Z. Esmilla Jr.

Berkley Square, Philippines

OPERA/MUSICAL THEATER PRODUCTIONS

“Carmen” (2013) - Tutti Violist

Director: Laurice Guillen

Conductor: William Barkhymer

FEU Auditorium, Sampaloc, Manila

“Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) “ (2017) –Assistant Principal Violist

Director: Jerry Sibal, Edwin Jose

Conductor: Herminigildo G. Ranera

Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theatre) - Cultural Center of the Philippines

“A Hand of Bridge” (2019) - Pianist

Director: Justin Vickers

Conductor: Aaron Gomez

Kemp Recital Hall, Illinois State University

“Guys and Dolls” (2020) - Pianist

Director: Jimmy Chrismon

Conductor: Glenn Block, Aaron Gomez

Center for the Performing Arts-Theater Hall, Illinois State University

“Amahl and the Night Visitors” (2021) - Pianist

Director: Tracy Koch

Conductor: Dennis Gotkowski

Heartland Community College Astroth Auditorium

“Annie Jr.” (2021) – Stage Manager

Director: Grace Henderson, Katie Henderson

Heartland Community College Astroth Auditorium

"Legally Blonde" (2022) - Musician

Director: Britannia Howe

Conductor: Dennis Gotkowski

Center for the Performing Arts-Theater Hall, Illinois State University

"Dear Mr. C" (2022) - Pianist

Director: Janet Wilson, Maggie Marlin-Hess

Playwright: Tidtaya Sinutoke - winner of the 2022 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative

Performers: Sanhawich Meateanuwat, Satomi Radostits, Rosie Hauck, Zenon Zamora, Ye Eun Eom

Center for the Visual Arts, Illinois State University

"Dear Edwina Jr." (2022) - Music Director, Stage Manager

Director: Grace Henderson

Music Director: Ye Eun Eom (Grace)

Heartland Community College Astroth Auditorium

“Sound of Music” (2022) - Pianist/Keyboardist

Director: Tracy Koch

Conductor: Dennis Gotkowski

Heartland Community College Astroth Auditorium

“Carmen” (2022) - Pianist/Keyboardist

Director: Tracy Koch

Conductor: Tim Semanik

Heartland Community College Astroth Auditorium, Scottish Rite Theatre

"Bonnie and Clyde" (2022) - Pianist/Keyboardist

Music Director/Conductor: Matthew Vala

Center for the Performing Arts-Theater Hall, Illinois State University

"Mary Poppins the musical" (2022-2023) -Music Director

Director: Grace Henderson

Music Director: Ye Eun Eom

Heartland Community College Astroth Auditorium

"Hansel and Gretel" (2023) - Repetiteur

Director: Matthew Vala

Conductor: Glenn Block

Center for the Performing Arts-Theater Hall, Illinois State University

"The Addams Family" (2023) - Repetiteur

Director: Matthew Vala, Maggie Marlin-Hess

Conductor: Matthew Vala

Center for the Performing Arts-Theater Hall, Illinois State University

"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"

Director: Max Chernick, Tracy Koch

Conductor: Max Chernick

Bloomington High School Auditorium