{{short description|South Korean composer}}
'''Sungji Hong''' ({{langx|ko|홍성지}}) (b. 1973) is a South Korean composer of contemporary music, based in the United States. Her work ''Missa Lumen de Lumine'', a setting of the Roman-rite Catholic Mass ordinary for three voices, was written for Trio Mediæval in 2002.<ref>Allann Kozinn (30 March 2007). [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/30/arts/music/30merk.html Listening to Then and Now (They Sound a Lot Alike).] ''The New York Times''. Accessed June 2017.</ref> The trio recorded it in 2005. In a review for ''The Gramophone'', Ivan Moody found it "rather a fragmentary affair", though with "some dazzling moments".<ref>Ivor Moody (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=a4A9AQAAIAAJ 'Stella Maris': ECM New Series 476 3021] (review). ''The Gramophone'' '''83''' (2): 113.</ref>
== Biography == Sungji Hong<ref>{{Cite web |last=ISCM |date=2022-12-07 |title=Sungji Hong: Shine |url=https://iscm.org/collaborative-events/sungji-hong-shine/ |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=ISCM – International Society for Contemporary Music |language=en-US}}</ref> received a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guggenheim Fellowships: Supporting Artists, Scholars, & Scientists |url=https://www.gf.org/fellows/sungji-hong/ |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=www.gf.org}}</ref> a 2022 Charles Ives Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters,<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Awards |url=https://www.artsandletters.org//awards |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=American Academy of Arts and Letters |language=en}}</ref> and a 2024 Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellowship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sungji Hong |url=https://civitella.org/fellow/sungji-hong/ |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=Civitella Ranieri |language=en-US}}</ref> She has received commissions from the Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition at the University of Chicago,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sungji Hong |url=https://cccc.uchicago.edu/people/sungji-hong |website=Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition, University of Chicago |access-date=2026-01-12}}</ref> the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sungji Hong |url=https://frommfoundation.fas.harvard.edu/people/sungji-hong-0 |website=Fromm Music Foundation, Harvard University |access-date=2025-07-10}}</ref> the National Flute Association,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commissions |url=https://www.nfaonline.org/programs/commissions |website=National Flute Association |access-date=2026-01-12}}</ref> the Texas Flute Society,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commission Project |url=https://www.texasflutesociety.org/events/commission-project/ |website=Texas Flute Society |access-date=2026-01-12}}</ref> the MATA Festival,<ref>{{Cite web |title=MATA Alumni – Composers |url=https://www.matafestival.org/mata-alumni#COMPOSERS |website=MATA Festival |access-date=2026-01-12}}</ref> the Tongyeong International Music Festival, the Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation,<ref>{{Cite news |title=금호아트홀서 '한국 신진작곡가 시리즈' |url=https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/001/0002335807?sid=103 |work=연합뉴스 |date=2008-10-27 |access-date=2026-01-12 |language=ko}}</ref> the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, and Ensemble TIMF. She was the Manson Fellow of Composition at the Royal Academy and was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in London.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 February 2022 |title=Royal Academy of Music announces Associate Honours |url=https://www.ram.ac.uk/news/royal-academy-of-music-announces-associate-honours |website=Royal Academy of Music |access-date=2025-10-07}}</ref>
She pursued her Ph.D. in composition at the University of York under the supervision of Nicola LeFanu, supported by the Vinson Award and the Chevening Scholarship.
Hong is currently an Associate Professor of Music Composition at the University of North Texas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sungji Hong |url=https://music.unt.edu/people/sungji-hong.html |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=music.unt.edu |language=en}}</ref>
== Education ==
* University of York, PhD in Music Composition (2000–2004) Studied with Nicola LeFanu, John Stringer, and Thomas Simaku * Royal Academy of Music, MMus in Composition (1998–2000) Studied with Paul Patterson and Robert Saxton * Hanyang University, BMus in Composition (1993–1997) Studied with Kyungsun Suh
== Awards and honors ==
* 2023 – Civitella Ranieri Fellowship, Civitella Ranieri Foundation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sungji Hong |url=https://civitella.org/fellow/sungji-hong/ |website=Civitella Ranieri Foundation |access-date=2026-06-01}}</ref>
* 2022 – Guggenheim Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sungji Hong |url=https://www.gf.org/fellows/sungji-hong/ |website=John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation |access-date=2026-06-01}}</ref>
* 2022 – Charles Ives Fellowship, American Academy of Arts and Letters<ref>{{Cite web |title=Awards |url=https://www.artsandletters.org/awards |website=American Academy of Arts and Letters |access-date=2026-06-01}}</ref>
* 2022 – Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM), Royal Academy of Music, London<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Academy of Music announces Associate Honours |url=https://www.ram.ac.uk/news/royal-academy-of-music-announces-associate-honours |website=Royal Academy of Music |access-date=2026-06-01}}</ref>
* 2021 – First Prize, Kazimierz Serocki International Composers’ Competition<ref>{{Cite web |title=Serocki 2021 Results |url=https://ptmw.art/serocki-2021-results/ |website=Polish Composers' Union |access-date=2026-06-01}}</ref>
* 2013 – First Prize, Franz Josef Reinl-Stiftung Composition Competition, Vienna, Austria
* 2012 – First Prize, IV Concurso Internacional Magistralia, Fundación Magistralia, Oviedo, Spain
* 2011 – Ilshin Composition Prize, Ilshin Foundation and Seoul Spring Festival<ref>{{Cite web |title=홍성지, 일신작곡상 수상 |url=https://vop.co.kr/A00000389464.html |website=민중의소리 |access-date=2026-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=홍성지 일신작곡상 수상 |url=https://www.segye.com/newsView/20110519003394 |website=세계일보 |access-date=2026-06-01}}</ref>
* 2010 – First Prize, International Composition Competition “Jesús Villa-Rojo,” Fundación Siglo Futuro, Guadalajara, Spain<ref>{{Cite web |title=Premio Internacional de Composición Jesús Villa-Rojo |url=https://villa-rojo.com/premio-internacional-de-composicion-jesus-villa-rojo/ |website=Jesús Villa-Rojo |access-date=2026-06-01}}</ref>
* 2008 – Second Prize, Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award<ref>{{Cite web |title=Martirano Awardees |url=https://music.illinois.edu/about-us/resources/scholarship-competitions-and-awards/martirano-award/martirano-awardees/ |website=University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Music |access-date=2026-06-01}}</ref>
* 2007 – Second Prize, Dimitris Mitropoulos International Competition for Composition, Athens, Greece<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prize Winners |url=https://www.mitropouloscompetition.gr/prize-winners-2/ |website=Dimitris Mitropoulos International Competition |access-date=2026-06-01}}</ref>
* 2005 – First Prize, Brave New Works Composers Competition, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
* 2003 – First Prize, International Competition for Original Ballet Music, ISCM World Music Days, Ljubljana, Slovenia
* 2003 – Theodore Front Prize, International Alliance for Women in Music<ref>{{Cite web |title=Search for New Music Winners Archive |url=https://iawm.org/snm-winners-archive/ |website=International Alliance for Women in Music |access-date=2026-06-01}}</ref>
* 2002 – First Prize, ACL Yoshiro Irino Memorial Prize, Asian Contemporary Music Festival, Seoul, South Korea
==Works==
=== Concerto === * 2008: ''Prismatic'' for piano and chamber orchestra<ref>{{cite web |title=빛의 서사로 이루어진 세계 – 홍성지의 〈프리즈마틱〉 |last=Shin |first=Yesle |website=Shinyes.kr (Independent music analysis site) |publisher=비평과 해석 사이 002 관현악: 사람과 세계의 창 |date=2019 |url=http://shinyes.kr/hongsungji/ |language=ko |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=금호아트홀서 홍성지 피아노 협주곡 초연 |url=https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/200810290165974483 |work=한국일보 |date=2008-10-29 |access-date=2026-01-12 |language=ko}}</ref> * 2023: ''Igerthi'' for piano and sinfonietta * 2024: ''Silence'' for oboe and orchestra
=== Chamber ===
* 2018: ''Elevatus'' for flute, clarinet, trombone, percussion, piano, violin and violoncello<ref>{{cite web |title=CONNECTIONS presented by Ensemble mise-en and ACFNY: Part 2 programs |url=http://www.koreanculture.org/performing-arts/2018/5/16/connections-presented-by-ensemble-mise-en-and-acfny |website=Korean Cultural Center NY |access-date=2020-06-21}}</ref> * 2023: ''Flamingly'' for 13 players<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Grossman Ensemble brings to glorious life four world premiere compositions |url=https://www.hpherald.com/arts_and_entertainment/the-grossman-ensemble-brings-to-glorious-life-four-world-premiere-compositions/article_ee574b4e-92cf-11ee-908c-fb712b2fdd33.html?fbclid=IwAR01ETgTFpI-WgirQPvcdszC_kBXDB9sYO6Q5jUklM69hUHPEGYjEmzb4vA |website=Hide Park Herald |date= |access-date=2025-10-07}}</ref>
===Ensemble===
* 2006: ''Shades of Raindrops'' for flute, bass clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano<ref>{{Cite news |title=젊은 작곡가 홍성지의 실내악 세계 |url=https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/200702202361200766 |work=한국일보 |date=2007-02-20 |access-date=2026-01-12 |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sungji Hong |url=https://frommfoundation.fas.harvard.edu/people/sungji-hong |website=Fromm Music Foundation, Harvard University |access-date=2025-07-10}}</ref> * 2008: ''Luminous Flux'' for flute, oboe, clarinet, piano, violin, and violoncello<ref>{{cite web |last=Cazacu |first=Ana-Maria |date=2019-05-23 |title=CRONICĂ: Călătorie sonoră pe tărâmul luminii |url=https://cimro.ro/calatorie-sonora-pe-taramul-luminii/?fbclid=IwAR1sBcs_KDxhY2M8qurbGy2xLez6SqYRYXLiPmzvOS5bNt4IoFqU89OkRn8 |website=cimro.ro |language=ro |access-date=2020-06-21}}</ref> * 2009: ''Resting in Light'' for clarinet, violin, viola, and violoncello<ref>{{cite web |last=Garrido |first=Juan |date=2008-08-09 |title=2nd International Prize for Musical Composition. 2009 |url=https://fundacionsiglofuturo.org/2o-premio-internacional-de-composicion-musical2009/ |language=es |location=Guadalajara}}</ref> * 2011: ''Bisbiglio'' for flute, clarinet, and piano * 2015: ''Et descendit'' for flute, viola and harp * 2015: ''Evlogimenos'' for clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano<ref>{{cite web |title=TrioPolis One Plays Modern Composers |website=The Art Music Lounge (Independent classical music review site) |date=2018-05-25 |url=https://artmusiclounge.wordpress.com/2018/05/25/triopolis-one-plays-modern-composers/ |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> * 2016: ''Lazare veni foras!'' for piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet, trombone, piano, violin & double bass * 2017: ''Lucem Vitae'' for clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano * 2018: ''Lux Mundi'' for oboe, violin, violoncello and piano * 2022: ''Estavrosan'' for flute, bass clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mendez |first=Amina |title=Ein Festival voller musikalischer Inspirationen aus Korea |url=https://www.berlin-mitte-zeitung.de/ein-abend-voller-musikalischer-inspirationen-aus-korea/ |work=Berlin-Mitte Zeitung |date=2023-11-02 |access-date=2026-01-12 |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sungji Hong |url=https://frommfoundation.fas.harvard.edu/people/sungji-hong-0 |website=Fromm Music Foundation, Harvard University |access-date=2025-07-10}}</ref> * 2023: ''Eplisthisan'' for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano<ref>{{cite news |date=2023-03-30 |title=TIMF앙상블 새 기획 5월 첫선 |url=https://www.knnews.co.kr/news/articleView.php?idxno=1400438 |website=경남신문 |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2023-04-16 |title=TIMF앙상블, 새 기획 시리즈 〈SPICE〉 5월 9일 첫 공�� 등 총 5회 예정 |url=https://www.hanryeotoday.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=58108 |website=한려투데이 |language=ko}}</ref>
===Solo & Duo=== * 2008: ''Flash'' for violin<ref>{{Cite news |title=금호아트홀서 '한국 신진작곡가 시리즈' |url=https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/001/0002335807?sid=103 |work=연합뉴스 |date=2008-10-27 |access-date=2026-01-12 |language=ko}}</ref> * 2016: ''Fruscio'' for piccolo * 2019: ''Agonia'' for flute and piano * 2019: ''Exevalen'' for bass clarinet<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGrath |first=James F. |title=Biblical Music Without Words |url=https://pressbooks.palni.org/thebibleandmusic/chapter/biblical-music-without-words/ |website=The Bible and Music |publisher=PALNI Pressbooks |access-date=2026-01-12}}</ref> * 2020: ''Vidimus stellam'' for flute<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commissions |url=https://www.nfaonline.org/programs/commissions |website=National Flute Association |access-date=2026-01-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McGrath |first=James F. |title=Biblical Music Without Words |url=https://pressbooks.palni.org/thebibleandmusic/chapter/biblical-music-without-words/ |website=The Bible and Music |publisher=PALNI Pressbooks |access-date=2026-01-12}}</ref> * 2020: ''Hxó'' for flute<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commission Project |url=https://www.texasflutesociety.org/events/commission-project/ |website=Texas Flute Society |access-date=2026-01-12}}</ref> * 2021: ''Proba me, Deus'' for violin * 2023: ''Silver Bells!'' for piano * 2023: ''Ruach'' for contrabass flute * 2023: ''Fatni'' for alto flute
===Choral=== * 2002: ''Missa Lumen de Lumine'' for three female voices (SSA)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marchand |first=Rebecca |date=2012-05-20 |title=Hong’s Missa Lumen: Lorelei’s Anchor |url=https://www.classical-scene.com/2012/05/20/hongs-missa-lumen/ |website=The Boston Music Intelligencer |access-date=2025-10-07}}</ref> * 2004: ''Emendemus in melius'' for mixed voices (SATB) * 2004: ''Pater Noster'' for mixed voices (SATB) * 2007: ''The Lord is my Shepherd'' for mixed voices (SATB) * 2013: ''Ficus enim non florebit'' for four female voices (SSAA)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lorelei: Fallen |url=https://www.classical-scene.com/2014/05/25/lorelei-fallen/ |website=The Classical Scene |date=2014-05-25 |access-date=2026-01-12}}</ref> * 2015: ''O nata lux'' for three female voices (SSA) * 2016: ''Postea scien Jesus'' for mixed voices (SATB) and organ * 2019: ''O sacrum convivium'' for mixed voices (SATB) * 2022: ''Lux Aeterna'' for girls’ choir (SSA)<ref>{{cite web |title=ISING SILICON VALLEY – Love & Light (AVIE, 2023) Review |website=Take Effect Reviews (Independent music review site) |date=2023-10-12 |url=https://takeeffectreviews.com/october-2023-1/2023/10/12/ising-silicon-valley |quote=9/10 rating for ''Love & Light'' album |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> * 2024: ''Missa Ichthys'' for three female voices (SSA)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trio Mediaeval closes out residency with a performance of luminous beauty |url=https://www.hpherald.com/arts_and_entertainment/trio-mediaeval-closes-out-residency-with-a-performance-of-luminous-beauty/article_f401bef7-7a2d-4eb6-9581-554e33007dd9.html |website=HP Herald |access-date=2026-05-05}}</ref>
===Electronics=== * 2005: ''Black Arrow'' for bass clarinet and fixed media<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Personal Guide to Bass Clarinet Repertoire |url=https://www.sarahkwatts.co.uk/ewExternalFiles/Sarah-Watts-Personal-guide-to-bass-clarinet-repertoire.pdf |website=Sarah Watts Official Website |access-date=2026-05-05}}</ref> * 2015: ''Shine'' for flute and fixed media * 2021: ''Ekvallein'' for bass clarinet and fixed media * 2021: ''Exepnefsen'' for oboe and electronics<ref>{{cite web |title=ALEKSANDRA PANASIK Review – OBOElectronics PGMaudio (2023) |website=Take Effect Reviews (Independent music review site) |date=2024-06-06 |url=https://takeeffectreviews.com/june-2024/2024/6/6/aleksandra-panasik |quote=9/10 rating for ''OBOElectronics PGMaudio'' release |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{Official website|sungjihong.com}}
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