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.