“Chun’s delicate precision... gave a dynamic interpretation to old favorites and lesserknown works alike,” Annarbor.com, Ann Arbor, MI, December 2010
“[In her all-Bach program Dancing with Bach], Chun immediately showed great poise at the console with a clean, articulated Baroque touch, even tempo, and steady “dancing” foot tapping energy... in perfect balance and measured touch.... The lightning fast arpeggios [in Piece d’Orgue] were executed brilliantly... Pastorella ... the most discerning interpretation... with the clean delicacy of dew on a quietly pasture at dawn... refreshing!,” Classical Sonoma, North Bay, CA, March 2010
“Chun’s playing was very precise and stylish with great care of articulation... Her interpretation and registrations, attracting listeners’ ears, perfectly corresponded with the periods when the pieces were written... very high artistic level,” Bialystok, Poland, 2008
“The Marilyn Mason Organ (Fisk Op.85) has outstanding clarity, and Shin-Ae Chun makes the most of it.... Bach’s Trio Sonata No.6, BWV 530 is particularly powerful, as is her reading of Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 550,” The Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor, MI, 2006
“The listener will hear that Shin-Ae Chun has mastered this instrument (Fisk Op.85).” Christian News, St. Louis, MO, 2005
“The recording (The Angels Dance) sounds particularly crisp and clear on the Mason Organ, upon which Shin-Ae Chun is clearly proficient,” The Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor, MI, 2005
“Shin-Ae Chun offers a sublime performance and shows remarkable technical skill while still performing with flair and conviction; her taste in registration, articulation and sense of the musical line captures the essence of the music,” Reclaim News, 2005
Dr. Shin-Ae Chun, a native of Incheon, South Korea, received her doctoral degree in Organ Performance (2006) and her master’s degree in Harpsichord Performance (2007) from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. During her study, she received various scholarships and fellowships and was invited to play at the Musashino International Organ Competition in Japan (2004) and the Dublin International Organ Competition in Ireland (2005). While in the harpsichord program, she was a harpsichordist for several early music ensembles.
As a concert organist and harpsichordist, Dr. Chun has given concerts in the U.S., Europe and South Korea on both organ and harpsichord. Her 2010-2011 concert engagements include Opera Gala at the Peristyle Theatre (Toledo, OH), All-Bach Organ Concert “Dancing with Bach” on Creative Arts Series (Santa Rosa, CA), Richard Srauss’ Opera Ariadne auf Naxos (Harmonium) at Valentine Theatre (Toledo, OH), Mozart and More (Organ Continuo) at Franciscan Theatre (Sylvania, OH), and Saint Seans’s Sympnhony No.3 (Organ Symphony) with Toledo Symphony Orchestra at Peristyle (Toledo, OH), Harpsichord Concert at Glacier Hills Senior Living Community (Ann Arbor, MI), Holiday Pipe Organ Showcase Concert sponsored by the Ann Arbor AGO Chapter at First United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor, Organ and Harpsichord Workshops and concerts at Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, AR), and Going Baroque with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, directed by Edward Parmentier (Jackson, MI). For more concert information, please visit here.
Having been a church musician since age six, Dr. Chun is currently organist, harpsichordist and pianist at Lord of Light Lutheran Church in Ann Arbor, MI, where she will start running a concert series in the fall, 2011. She also has passion in teaching students at all ages keyboard instruments.
Dr. Chun also holds a bachelor’s degree in Nursing Science, a bachelor’s degree in Church Music (Organ) and a master’s degree in Organ Performance from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. Her teachers were Marilyn Mason, Edward Parmentier, Tong-Soon Kwak and Kyung-Hee Jung.
She has two organ solo CDs with the music from the Lutheran heritage, released upon the request by Redeemer Lutheran Church in St. Clair Shores, MI: The Angels Dance (2005) and On Cherubim Wings (2006). The music selections from these CDs were featured on Pipedreams in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Contact: shinaechun@gmail.com