Performed by Ensemble Dal Niente in RED NOTE New Music Workshop 2024

March 26, 2024
Illinois State University Kemp Recital Hall

Andrew Nogal, Oboe
Ammie Brod, Viola
Ben Melsky, Harp

[Program Notes]
Writing this piece, I've explored my own heterotopia—it could be my hometown, school, room, or park. These places hold specific meanings intertwined with memories, transforming into spaces that exist as both real and alternative realities. Coined by French philosopher Michel Foucault, the term ‘heterotopia’ suggests ‘worlds within worlds,’ merging time and space within a single location, mirroring and challenging external realities. Despite its introduction in Foucault's essay Of Other Spaces: Utopias and Heterotopias, the concept's precise definition remains elusive.

Heterotopia for Oboe, Viola and Harp (2024)

A composer from South Korea, Ye-chong Jeon is pursuing a Master of Music in Composition at Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music, where she is working with P.Q. Phan and Don Freund. She completed her Bachelor of Music Degree at Seoul National University in South Korea, studying composition with Shinuh Lee, Uzong Choe and Sebastian Claren. She also had masterclasses with worldwide composers including George Lewis, Chen Yi, Giorgio Tedde and Jung-Hae Lee.
	She has composed not only for classical music, but also for Korean traditional instruments, juvenile dramas, musical theaters, monodrama and short film. As a leader and a composer of creative ensemble ‘Ongojisin,’ she designed new music concerts with subjects of ‘Coexistence & Symbiosis,’ ‘Landscape and Music’ and ‘Four Seasons.’ Additionally, she played a role of regional artist working with Bucheon Cultural Foundation, Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation and Incheon Foundation for Arts & Culture. She draws inspiration from diverse music, cultures, and phenomena. She has gained insights into both herself and the human experience while exploring the world with music.