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. Her compositions have been featured in She Scores, RED NOTE New Music Workshop, and New Voices in Michiana, Vienna Contemporary Composers Festival, and Zodiac Music Festival by Ensemble Dal Niente, Ensemble PHACE, and Ensemble CONCEPT/21.
She has composed not only for classical music, but also for Korean traditional instruments, juvenile dramas, musical theater, 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 was the regional artist working with the Bucheon Cultural Foundation, Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation, and Incheon Foundation for Arts & Culture. She draws inspiration from diverse music, cultures, and phenomena.