Music Director & Conductor, Dr. Jae-Hyeong Park
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Dr. Jae Hyeong Park, a native of South Korea, is the founder and music director of Collegium Musicum of Ohio. He holds several key leadership and faculty positions across Central Ohio, including Director of Music Ensemble at Hocking College, Cover Conductor for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra (OH), CMS faculty member at The Ohio State University, faculty at Heart of Ohio Classical Academy, and Music Director at Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Dr. Park’s musical journey began at the age of 8 when he started piano lessons, advancing rapidly to Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata within two years. By 13, he had already begun composing. Though he initially pursued a degree in Economics at Ajou University, his passion for music led him to fully commit to his artistic path at age 23. |
After just eight months of intense preparation, he was accepted into Korea National University of the Arts (KNUA), one of Asia's premier music conservatories where brought world artist like Yun Chan Yim. At KNUA, he studied Choral Conducting with the distinguished German conductor Martin Behrmann from 2005 to 2010. He later earned a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting under Michael Palmer at Georgia State University (2015-2017) and completed his Doctor of Musical Arts under Miriam Burns at Ohio State University (2020-2023).
Throughout his career, Dr. Park has conducted a wide array of orchestras, choruses, musicals, and operas. His credits include conducting the AMA Symphony, KOAM Philharmonic Chorus, orchestras at Korean National University of Arts, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, and Hanllym University Medical School, as well as directing the Romance Opera Company, Gangseo Youth Orchestra, and Gangseo CEO Chorus. He has also led Musical Theatre at Seoul Women's University. Most recently, Dr. Park has assisted in conducting with Opera Columbus and the Columbus Symphony for productions of Eugene Onegin and Rigoletto. He has also worked with the Westerville Symphony and was a conducting fellow at the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s Premiere Orchestral Institute in 2020. Dr. Park has sustained mentorship regularly with renown conductors such as Kenneth Kiesler, Miriam Burns, Peter Starford Wilson, Toshi Shimada, Russel C. Mikkelson, Michael Palmer, Markand Thaker, Im Sang Yun, and JongWhi Vakh.
In addition to his conducting achievements, Dr. Park has composed and arranged music for South Korea's major broadcasting systems, KBS and MBC. His church music compositions have been published by Vitnara Publisher and Sunmin Music. In 2024, he secured an agreement with Vitnara Publisher for the publication of his piano music. Over the years, he has collaborated with various prominent artists, including pianist Daydream, soprano Youngok Shin, violinist Ji Hae Park, and K-pop vocalists Sun-Hee Lee and Young-Ae Han. One of his notable orchestral works, Stepping on the Rainy Street—originally a piano solo commissioned by Daydream—was premiered by the Prague Philharmonia at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall. His chamber orchestra arrangements are regularly performed by numerous ensembles.
Throughout his career, Dr. Park has conducted a wide array of orchestras, choruses, musicals, and operas. His credits include conducting the AMA Symphony, KOAM Philharmonic Chorus, orchestras at Korean National University of Arts, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, and Hanllym University Medical School, as well as directing the Romance Opera Company, Gangseo Youth Orchestra, and Gangseo CEO Chorus. He has also led Musical Theatre at Seoul Women's University. Most recently, Dr. Park has assisted in conducting with Opera Columbus and the Columbus Symphony for productions of Eugene Onegin and Rigoletto. He has also worked with the Westerville Symphony and was a conducting fellow at the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s Premiere Orchestral Institute in 2020. Dr. Park has sustained mentorship regularly with renown conductors such as Kenneth Kiesler, Miriam Burns, Peter Starford Wilson, Toshi Shimada, Russel C. Mikkelson, Michael Palmer, Markand Thaker, Im Sang Yun, and JongWhi Vakh.
In addition to his conducting achievements, Dr. Park has composed and arranged music for South Korea's major broadcasting systems, KBS and MBC. His church music compositions have been published by Vitnara Publisher and Sunmin Music. In 2024, he secured an agreement with Vitnara Publisher for the publication of his piano music. Over the years, he has collaborated with various prominent artists, including pianist Daydream, soprano Youngok Shin, violinist Ji Hae Park, and K-pop vocalists Sun-Hee Lee and Young-Ae Han. One of his notable orchestral works, Stepping on the Rainy Street—originally a piano solo commissioned by Daydream—was premiered by the Prague Philharmonia at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall. His chamber orchestra arrangements are regularly performed by numerous ensembles.
