20. A casual conversation with Dr. Soo Han

A casual conversation with Dr. Soo Han


This episode features a very special guest and my dear friend,
Dr. Soo Han. Soo agreed to come on the podcast if we could simply
have a conversation rather than an interview, so we did! We
discuss teaching during the pandemic, the future of music
education, and also engage in some personal conversation
including plans for Thanksgiving.


I hope you and yours will have a wonderful Thanksgiving!


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Dr. Soo Han is the director of orchestral
studies at Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music, a member of the
Board of Directors of the Midwest International Band and
Orchestra Clinic, a contributing editor for Hal Leonard’s
Essential Elements for Strings, a D’Addario Orchestral Strings
Artist, a Conn-Selmer Educational Clinician, program coordinator
and faculty member with Los Angeles Philharmonic’s summer YOLA
program and the former director of orchestras & department
chair of the William H. Duke Center for the Performing Arts at
Carmel High School in Indiana.


As an active conductor, he has appeared with Carmel Symphony
Orchestra, Cave Run Symphony Orchestra, Michigan State Opera
Theatre, Michigan State Symphony Orchestra, Valparaiso University
and Butler University Symphony Orchestra. He is an active
conductor for all-state, regional and honor orchestras appearing
in over 30 states and has conducted internationally in Austria,
China, Thailand and Australia. Han has collaborated with numerous
artists, groups, and conductors such as Lynn Harrell, David Kim
and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. He has produced multiple
recordings of complete symphonies and has premiered several
commissioned works for strings and full orchestras. He has
presented workshops and clinics internationally and for nearly
every major national and state music conference including:
Australian String Teacher Conference, Maryborough National
Australia Conference, Midwest Clinic, ASTA National Conference,
NAfME National Conference and Ohio University Summer String
Teacher Workshop.


Orchestras under his leadership experienced a great deal of
success including nine Indiana State School Music Association
(ISSMA) State Championships and being named Grand Champions at
the National Orchestra Cup at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall.
As a passionate supporter of public school music programs, he
continues to remain active in instrumental classrooms throughout
the country.


Han was previously the president of the Indiana American String
Teachers Association and the chapter was awarded the ‘Most
Improved Chapter’ during his time as president. He recently
served as the National American String Teachers Association’s
K-12 Committee Chair. He received his Bachelor of Instrumental
Music Education from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music,
Master of Science in Education from Indiana University School of
Education and his Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting from the
Michigan State University College of Music.


Contact Dr. Han:
https://www.bw.edu/academics/bios/han-soo


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Background music:


Ahrirang, arranged by Soo Han


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v4NHMxVehA


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