Emeth Ensemble
The Emeth Ensemble is...
Mikyung Sung attended Sunhwa Arts School, was admitted to Korea National University of Arts as a gifted pre-college student, and received her Artist Diploma from The Colburn School in Los Angeles. She won the grand prize, audience prize, and several special prizes at the 2010 J.M. Sperger Competition, the Thomas Martin prize for best performance of a work by Bottesini and 2nd place overall at the 2015 ISB Competition, and the internet-voted prize and Honorable Mention overall at the 2017 Bradetich Competition, as well as 1st prize at several Korean competitions. She has been invited to perform as soloist with the Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt, Seongnam Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonic, Philharmonie Baden-Baden, Philharmonia Corea, Colburn Orchestra, KNUA Orchestra, and Caesura Youth Orchestra, as well as in numerous recitals. She has been featured on Korean national radio and television. She performed as a Principal Double Bass with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and taught at the Shanghai Orchestra Academy. Instagram: @mikyungbass
Jaesun Park graduated from Korea National University of Arts and has been a guest member of the Cheongju City Symphony Orchestra. Instagram: @jaesun_park
Seongsu Hong attended Korea National University of Arts and graduated from the University of Music in Essen, Germany, where he served as the NRW Orchestra's Brazilian and Italian tour lead. He was a member of the Lubeck Philharmonic training academy and performed as a guest member of the Dusseldorf and Neuer Philharmonic Orchestras. Instagram: @hssbass
Hyungwook Jo attended Yonsei University College of Music where he won the Yonsei University Concerto Night Collaboration and was orchestra prinicipal. He won 1st prize in the International Haydn Competition, Seoul Baroque Ensemble Competition, and chamber music section at the Korea Contrabass Association Competition. Instagram: @cbhu777
Seungkyu Choi Instagram: @victorykyu_
Videos
Finnish Tango - Baden-Baden Potpourri - Emeth Ensemble [Life & Sharing Concert]
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Seungkyu Choi, double bass
Baden-Baden Potpourri – Finnish Tangos (arranged by Peter Grans)
Tony Osborne: All in a Day's Work - Emeth Ensemble
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Hyungwook Jo, double bass
Tony Osborne: All in a Day's Work
Piazzolla: Oblivion (Emeth Ensemble in conjunction with Seoul Arts Center)
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Hyungwook Jo, double bass
Piazzolla: Oblivion (arranged by Junseok Yang for double bass quartet)
Dvořák Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" (SAC on Screen)
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Hyungwook Jo, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World", 2nd movement (arr. Dominik Wagner)
Emeth Ensemble: Morricone's love theme from "Cinema Paradiso"
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Hyungwook Jo, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Morricone: Love Theme from "Cinema Paradiso" (arr. Junseok Yang)
Finnish Tangos (arr. Peter Grans)
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Baden-Baden Potpourri – Finnish Tangos (arranged by Peter Grans)
Schubert: Erlkönig (877th The House Concert)
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Manki Kim, double bass
Schubert: Erlkönig (arranged for double bass quartet by Junseok Yang)
Brumby: Suite for Double Basses (877th The House Concert)
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Manki Kim, double bass
Brumby: Suite for Double Bass Quartet
Piazzolla: Oblivion (877th The House Concert)
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Manki Kim, double bass
Piazzolla: Oblivion (arranged by Junseok Yang for double bass quartet)
Finnish Tangos - Baden-Baden Potpourri (877th The House Concert)
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Manki Kim, double bass
Baden-Baden Potpourri – Finnish Tangos (arranged by Peter Grans)
Morricone: Cinema Paradiso (877th The House Concert)
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Manki Kim, double bass
Morricone: Love Theme from "Cinema Paradiso" (arr. Junseok Yang)
Rachmaninoff: String Quartet No. 1 (877th The House Concert)
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Manki Kim, double bass
Rachmaninoff: String Quartet No. 1 (arranged for double bass quartet by Junseok Yang)
Bach: Air on the G String (877th The House Concert)
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Manki Kim, double bass
Bach: Air on the G String, from Orchestral Suite No. 3
Lauber: Quartet for Double Basses (877th The House Concert)
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Manki Kim, double bass
Lauber: Quartet for Double Basses
Emeth Ensemble: Bach's Air on the G String
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Rohun Ko, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Manki Kim, double bass
Bach: Air on the G String, from Orchestral Suite No. 3
Osborne: All in a Day's Work (MCM Korea Livestream)
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Jung Su Lee, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Manki Kim, double bass
Tony Osborne: All in a Day's Work
Oblivion from MCM Korea Instagram Livestream
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Manki Kim, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Jung Su Lee, double bass
Piazzolla: Oblivion (arranged by Junseok Yang for double bass quartet)
Vivaldi: Spring from The Four Seasons (MCM Korea livescast)
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Jieun Seo, double bass
Rohun Ko, double bass
Manki Kim, double bass
Vivaldi: 'Spring' from The Four Seasons
Pokerface (IBK recital encore)
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Jieun Seo, double bass
Rohun Ko, double bass
Dowoong Chung, double bass
Manki Kim, double bass
Hoon Lee, double bass
Schäfer: Fancy Basses for 6 Double Basses - Pokerface
Emeth Ensemble Encores: Tony Osborne and Giorgi Makhoshvili
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Emeth Double Bass Ensemble
Tony Osborne: Pink Elephant
Giorgi Makhoshvili: Organic
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Past Concerts
Kyobo Life FP Choir's '16th Charity Concert'
Daesan Hall, Kyobo Life Building, Seoul
Jaesun Park, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Taewan Kim, double bass
Su-jung Park, double bass
Morricone: Love Theme from "Cinema Paradiso" (arr. Junseok Yang)
Tony Osborne: All in a Day's Work
Piazzolla: Oblivion (arranged by Junseok Yang for double bass quartet)
(Mikyung did not perform in this concert.)
The Double Bass World brunch concert - Emeth Ensemble in Andong
Swan Hall, Andong Arts Center, Andong, Korea
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Hyungwook Jo, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World", 2nd movement (arr. Dominik Wagner)
Tony Osborne: All in a Day's Work
Lauber: Quartet for Double Basses
Morricone: Love Theme from "Cinema Paradiso" (arr. Junseok Yang)
Emeth Ensemble at Life and Sharing Concert
Lotte Concert Hall, Seoul, Korea
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Seungkyu Choi, double bass
Ik-hyeon Cho, conductor
Happy Tree Philharmonic Orchestra
Piazzolla: Oblivion (arranged by Junseok Yang for double bass quartet)
Baden-Baden Potpourri – Finnish Tangos (arranged by Peter Grans)
Emeth Ensemble at Eunpyeong Culture and Arts Center - Live in the Forest - Double Bass
Eunpyeong Foundation for Culture and Arts, Seoul, South Korea
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Emeth Double Bass Ensemble
Jaesun Park, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Hyungwook Jo, double bass
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World", 2nd movement (arr. Dominik Wagner)
Tony Osborne: All in a Day's Work
Lauber: Quartet for Double Basses
Morricone: Love Theme from "Cinema Paradiso" (arr. Junseok Yang)
Brumby: Suite for Double Bass Quartet
Baden-Baden Potpourri – Finnish Tangos (arranged by Peter Grans)
Emeth Ensemble at Ulju Culture and Arts Center
Ulju Culture and Arts Center Concert Hall, Ulsan, South Korea
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Hyungwook Jo, double bass
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World", 2nd movement (arr. Dominik Wagner)
Tony Osborne: All in a Day's Work
Faure: Pavane in F-sharp minor, Op. 50
Brumby: Suite for Double Bass Quartet
Morricone: Love Theme from "Cinema Paradiso" (arr. Junseok Yang)
Baden-Baden Potpourri – Finnish Tangos (arranged by Peter Grans)
Schubert: Erlkönig (arranged for double bass quartet by Junseok Yang)
Emeth Ensemble at Gunsan Arts Center Culture Day
Gunsan Arts Center, Gunsan-si, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Emeth Double Bass Ensemble
More information (in Korean)
The Double Bass World - Emeth Ensemble at Last Stradeum
Last Stradeum, Itaewon, Seoul
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Hyungwook Jo, double bass
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World", 2nd movement (arr. Dominik Wagner)
Tony Osborne: All in a Day's Work
Faure: Pavane in F-sharp minor, Op. 50
Brumby: Suite for Double Bass Quartet
Morricone: Love Theme from "Cinema Paradiso" (arr. Junseok Yang)
Baden-Baden Potpourri – Finnish Tangos (arranged by Peter Grans)
Tickets and more information (in Korean)
The Double Bass World - Emeth Ensemble Concert at Uijeongbu
Uijeongbu Arts Center, Uijeongbu, South Korea
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Hyungwook Jo, double bass
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World", 2nd movement (arr. Dominik Wagner)
Tony Osborne: All in a Day's Work
Faure: Pavane in F-sharp minor, Op. 50
Brumby: Suite for Double Bass Quartet
Morricone: Love Theme from "Cinema Paradiso" (arr. Junseok Yang)
Baden-Baden Potpourri – Finnish Tangos (arranged by Peter Grans)
Tickets and more information (in Korean)
Emeth Ensemble at 877th The House Concert
Daehakro Artist's House, Seoul, South Korea
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Manki Kim, double bass
Schubert: Erlkönig (arranged for double bass quartet by Junseok Yang)
Lauber: Quartet for Double Basses
Baden-Baden Potpourri – Finnish Tangos (arranged by Peter Grans)
Bach: Air on the G String, from Orchestral Suite No. 3
Brumby: Suite for Double Bass Quartet
Rachmaninoff: String Quartet No. 1 (arranged for double bass quartet by Junseok Yang)
Morricone: Love Theme from "Cinema Paradiso" (arr. Junseok Yang)
Piazzolla: Oblivion (arranged by Junseok Yang for double bass quartet)
October House Concert in Ulsan: Talk & Concert
Ulju Culture and Arts Center Concert Hall, Ulsan, South Korea
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Junseok Yang, double bass
Egilsson: An Olde Fashioned Bass Piece - 1st movement
Baden-Baden Potpourri – Finnish Tangos (arranged by Peter Grans)
Piazzolla: Oblivion (arranged by Junseok Yang for double bass quartet)
Along with a talk by "The House Concert" managers Seonae Kang and Jinhee Han, and a performance by the Inseop Song jazz trio (Hyunwoo Jung piano, Joonyoung Song drums, Inseop Song double bass).
Tickets and more information (in Korean)
Search for "소심음감" (timid sound) on YouTube, Naver Audio, iTunes, or podbbang (팟빵에서).
Sonus Arts Sound Series Concert 10
Shinyoung Chamber Hall, Seoul, Korea
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Inja Choi, piano
Manki Kim, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Seongsu Hong, double bass
Bottesini: Elegy No. 2 (Romanza Drammatica)
Piazzolla: Ave Maria
Piazzolla: Kicho
Lauber: Quartet for Double Basses
Baden-Baden Potpourri – Finnish Tangos (arranged by Peter Grans)
Emeth Ensemble at IBK Chamber Hall, SAC Artist Lounge series
IBK Chamber Hall at Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Rohun Ko, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Manki Kim, double bass
Bottesini: Passione Amorosa
Tony Osborne: All in a Day's Work
Lauber: Quartet for Double Basses
Brumby: Suite for Double Bass Quartet
Baden-Baden Potpourri – Finnish Tangos (arranged by Peter Grans)
Piazzolla: History of Tango
MCM "Summer Breeze" Digital Kunst Project Bass Quartet Instagram Live Concert
MCM Cheongdam Headquarters, Seoul, Korea
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Manki Kim, double bass
Jaesun Park, double bass
Jung Su Lee, double bass
Tony Osborne: Pink Elephant
Time is Seoul time.
Recital at IBK Chamber Hall
IBK Chamber Hall at Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Ilya Rashkovskiy, piano
Schubert: 'Ständchen' from Schwanengesang
Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 58
Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata, Op. 19
Concert audio recording: Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata
YouTube playlist: Mendelssohn Cello Sonata No. 2 (IBK Chamber Hall recital)
YouTube playlist: Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata (IBK Chamber Hall recital)
Included encores with Emeth Ensemble double bass quartet and sextet.
KBS Classic FM Music Room Broadcast with Bass Quartet
KBS Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Mikyung Sung, double bass
Manki Kim, double bass
Jieun Seo, double bass
Rohun Ko, double bass
Tony Osborne: Pink Elephant
Tony Osborne: All in a Day's Work
Bach: Air on the G String, from Orchestral Suite No. 3
Giorgi Makhoshvili: Organic
Vivaldi: 'Spring' from The Four Seasons
- Pink Elephant 2:45
- All in a Day's Work 18:24
- Bach Air from 3rd Orchestral Suite 38:02
- Giorgi Makhoshvili Organic 41:17
- Vivaldi "Spring" from The Four Seasons 51:54