Jennie Yukyung Byun
Soprano
Concert soloist, recitalist, collaborative artist, conductor, and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Active soprano soloist with the San Francisco Master Chorale and the San Francisco Christian Choir.
Music Director of Tri-Valley Presbyterian Church and Artistic Director of the Valley Voices Women's Choir.
Soprano solo repertoire in choral-orchestral works includes Vivaldi's Gloria; Bach's Cantata BWV 80; Handel's Messiah; Haydn's The Creation; Mozart's Missa Brevis, Mass in C Major, and Requiem; Mendelssohn's Lobgesang; Saint-Saëns' Christmas Oratorio; and Fauré's Messe Basse and Requiem.
Concert appearances have included the Grace Church Concert Series, Bethel Concert Series, and Covenant Chamber Music Concert Series.
Collaborative artist with the Our Polyphonic World Project and member of the Bay Area–based Melodique Ensemble.
Upcoming engagement as soprano soloist with the Stanford Summer Symphony and Stanford Chorus at Bing Concert Hall under the baton of Maestro Paul Phillips.
This season 2026, Davies Symphony Hall debut as the soprano soloist in Mozart's Requiem with the San Francisco Master Chorale and the Silicon Valley Philharmonic under Maestro Hyun Kim.
Voice educator and instructor in MTAC Voice, MTAC VOCE Solo & Ensemble, and ABRSM Voice, maintaining a thriving private studio; advanced studies in choral conducting with Maestra Magen Solomon reflect an ongoing commitment to artistic excellence.
Holds a Master of Music (MM) in Vocal Performance with Honors from the New England Conservatory and a Bachelor of Music (BM) in Voice with Honors & Scholarship from Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.