Yoon-il Auh

 


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Yoonil Auh is also an active performer (violin), conductor and composer. He taught at Juilliard Pre-College and Manhattan School of Music in NYC. He studied with Dorothy Delay for twelve years at Juillard, Charles Treger for four years, Shirley Givens, and studied composition with Vincent Persichetti at Juilliard. He was the first violinist of Cantabile String quartet for six consecutive years (1980 - 86) under the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Management (Sposored by the Juillird School management ). Yoonil Auh gave solo performances at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Main Hall, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Recital Hall, Symphony Space, Ho-Am Art Center in Seoul, Korea, Aspen Music Festival and Waterloo Music Festival.  His musical compositions have been extensively performed in the US and Korea. His composition "Micro Carnival (1993) op. 10" was performed at the 1997 San Antonio International Piano Competition by Dr. MiJung Im, who won the first prize of that year. His composition, "Fantasy for Violin and Piano with the accompaniment of string orchestra and percussion (1987) op. 6" was premiered at Symphony Space of New York City in the North and South Korea Reunification Concert.

He performed with a fusion rock band based in Michigan, 'Classic Graffitti'. In 2005, Yoonil received the award for 'Best Jazz Instrumentalist' in Michigan.

 

 

 

Yoonil also conducts AKERI Youth Orchestra. The orchestra plays exclusively music transcribed and composed by Yoonil.

Pianist performing a composition by Yoonil Auh: "Rhapsodi for Piano and String orchestra based on the theme by Paganini and Rachmaninov"

"Classic Graffitti" Temple Theatre, Michigan (2004)


Musical Compositions by Yoonil Auh      top


Orchestral Works

  • Fantasy for Violin and Piano with the accompaniment of string orchestra and percussion (1987) op. 6
  • Theme and Variations From Korean Folk Song (1989) op. 7
  • The Sailor And The Sea for Cello and the string orchestra (1978) op. 1
  • Eternity
  • Once upon a Time
  • Country Dance Suite

Piano Works

  • Eastern Suite (1993) op. 8
  • Micro Carnival Music for Piano (1993) op. 10
  • Liberty Suite (1995) op. 11
  • Summer Fantasy (1993)
  • Rhapsodi for Piano and String orchestra based on the theme by Paganini and Rachmaninov

Works for String

  • Duo Suite for Violin and Piano (2002) - Singing in the Blue Lake / Blue Yodeler
  • Moto Perpetuo Bravissimo for Viola (1999) op.14
  • Suite for Violin and Piano (1997) op. 12
  • Twelve Caprices (1979) op. 2
  • Twenty Four Duets (1984) op. 3
  • Fantasia For Viola (1993) op. 9

Chamber Music

  • Theme and Variation on Korean Folk song for String Quartet (1987) op. 4
  • Paganini Caprice No. 24 for String Quartet. Transcription (1987) op. 5
  • Fantasia for String Quartet (1982)

Misc.

  • Fantasy For Timpani and String Orchestra (1993)

Popular Music (Progressive Fusion)

  • The Seven Little Souls
  • Eagle's Trail
  • Flying with the Eagle
  • Serendipity
  • Remembrance
  • Midnight Express
  • The Dancer
  • The Last Tango
  • Meet me in Santiago

Burt's Cafe in Detroit (2004)


Paintings by Yoonil Auh

"Dancer"

"Four Dancers"

"Dozen Roses"

"Raw Wood Carving"

"Musical Contour"

This is where I paint (Michigan, 2002)