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In Joon Jang is a native of Korea. He received a Bachelor of Music in piano performance at Kye-Myung University in Korea. He earned his Master of Music in voice degree in 1999 at UCLA, where he is currently completing a D. M. A. program. With Opera UCLA, he has sung the roles of Mr. Director and Presto in Poulenc’s Les Mamelles de Tiresias, Simone in Gianni Schicchi, Olin Blitch in Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah, Nardo in Mozart’s La Finta Giardiniera and the title role of Don Giovanni at Royce Hall. He has also sung the role of Bonzo in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl and Schaunard in the student matinee performances of La Boheme with the Los Angeles Opera. Mr. Jang was first place winner in the Loren L. Zachary Society National Vocal Competition, the Metrolopitan Opera National Council Western Regional Auditions 2002 and Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation Vocal Competetion. He joined the San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program in 2002.
In April 2003, he was a finalist for the Metropolitan Opera National Council in the Grand Final Auditions in New York City. His oratorio credits include Bach’s Magnificat, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Beethoven’s Symphony #9, Haydn’s Third Mass (The Imperial), Mozart’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah and Puccini’s Messa de Gloria. Mr. Jang was in the June 2004 performance of Mendelssohn’s Elijah where he sang the title role to great acclaim. “In Joon Jang, an impressive baritone of seemingly fathomelss talent and tone, whose voice filled Royce Hall with passion and persuasion”. Mr. Jang performed the Verdi Requiem with the Chorale in 2005 and the Dvorak Stabat Mater in 2008.
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