c. Brief description: The choir is led by Sang-Gil Lee, who is the president of KFCM. Under Mr. Lee’s direction, the choir has quickly gained its reputation as one of the leading choirs in Korea. 15. Bucheon City Chorus a. Founded in 1988 b. Current conductor: Ick-Hyun Cho c. Brief description: Formally known as Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus, they collaborated a lot with the Bucheon Philharmonic orchestra. 16. Changwon City Chorale a. Founded in 1990 b. Current conductor: E.J. (Eui-Joong) Yoon c. Brief description: Changwon is located in the southern part of Korea. In July 2010, three nearby cities (Masan, Jinhae, Changwon) merged into Changwon City. As a result, choirs from the three cities also merged into Changwon City Chorale. The choir became the largest professional choir in Korea with 120 singers. 17. Choenan City Choir a. Founded in 1990 b. Current conductor: Young-Hoi Cha c. Brief description: The choir is known for its versatile ability to sing various repertoire. It is one of the leading choirs in Chongchung Province. 18. Pohang Choir a. Founded in 1990 b. Current conductor: Ki-Tae Kong c. Brief description: Pohang is a harbor city located in the southeastern part of Korea. The choir has 45 singers who all majored in vocal performance. 19. Chunchoen City Choir a. Founded in 1990 b. Current conductor: Chang Eun Lim c. Brief description: Chunchoen is located in Gangwon Province, in the eastern part of Korea. The choir is known for its varied repertoire. 20. Gangneung City Chorus a. Founded in 1992 b. Current conductor: vacant c. Brief description: Gangneung, a harbor city, is also is located in Gangwon Province in the eastern part of Korea. The choir has around 28 singers and is the smallest full-time civic chorus in Korea. 21. Ulsan City Choir a. Founded in 1993 b. Current conductor: Chun Koo c. Brief description: Ulsan is a harbor city located in the southeastern part of Korea. The choir performs around seventy-five (75) concerts a year which is the most of any civic chorus.
22. Ansan City Choir a. Founded in 1995 b. Current conductor: Shin-Hwa Park c. Brief description: One of the best choirs in Korea. The choir was selected as one of the Twenty-Two (22) Best Choirs in the World by IFCM. They were invited to sing for the 2012 ACDA Convention along with the Stuttgart Kammerchor. 23. Wonju City Choir a. Founded in 1997 b. Current conductor: Nam-Kyu Chung c. Brief description: The choir is one of three full-time civic choruses in Gangwon Province. Nam-Kyu Chung has been the conductor since it was founded. 24. Goyang Civic Choir a. Founded in 2003 b. Current conductor: Chung-Han Yi c. Brief description: Within a short time the choir has become one of the leading choirs in Gyunggi Province. 25. Yeosu City Choir a. Founded in 1971 b. Current conductor: Jae-Jun Lee c. Brief description: The choir began as an amateur choir and was promoted to full-time status in 2011 26. Dangjin City Choir a. Founded in 2006 b. Current conductor: Seung-Taek Chung c. Brief description: Dangjin is located in Chongchung Province. The choir began half-time and was promoted to full-time status in January, 2012. ii. Forty-Two (42) Half-Time Professional Choirs Sponsored by Local Government (as of October 2013, in order year founded [in parenthesis]) Iksan City Choir (1981), Namwon City Choir (1982), Mokpo City Choir (1985), Soonchun City Choir (1985), Chungeup City Choir (1985), Seokwipo City Choir (1987), Kimchun City Choir (1988), Gunpo City Women’s Choir (1988), Masan City Choir (1988), Kumi City Choir (1989), Sokcho City Choir (1989), Donghae City Choir (1989), Hanam City Choir (1990), Yeochun City Choir (1990), Jinhae City Choir (1990), Kimhae City Choir (1990), Sangju City Choir (1992), Kimpo City Women’s Choir (1994), Moonkyung City Choir (1995), Sanchuk City Choir (1995), Kyungju City Choir (1996), Kwachun City Women’s Choir (1996), Kwangmyung City Choir (2000), Asan City Choir (2000), Gimjae City Choir (2002), Pochun City Choir (2003), Yangsan City Choir (2004), Uijungbu City Choir (2004), Namyangju City Choir (2004), Dongduchun City Choir (2004), Siheung City Women’s Choir (2004), Nonsan City Choir (2006), Jinju City Choir (2006), Taebaek City Choir (2007), Kyungsan City Choir (2007), Paju City Choir (2007), Andong City Choir (2008), Yangju City Choir (2008), Kangyang City Choir (2010), Naju City Choir (2012), Seosan City Choir (2013)
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