Oboist Jung Choi is an active recitalist, educator, lecturer, adjudicator, solo, chamber and orchestral musician.
She was the associate principal oboist for the Korean National Symphony Orchestra for eight seasons and the principal oboist for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra in Springfield, MO for two seasons. She taught oboe at the Nazareth College, Seoul National University and the Missouri State University.
As an avid chamber musician, she performs actively as a member of ensemble Sunyul based in Seoul, Korea and co-founded ensemble Noree in order to promote music by composers of underrepresented groups. Her passion also lies in commissioning works to composers from the marginalized groups in order to diversify and expand oboe repertoire.
She actively gives masterclasses nationally and internationally. She has given classes in schools such as Eastman School of Music, University of Southern California, Mahidol University, University of Michigan, and University of Colorado Boulder, to name a few. She is regularly invited to national and international conferences and concerts as a performer, competition judge and a lecturer. Her oboe playing was heard internationally including Seoul, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, France, Czech Republic, Germany, Canada and the United States.
She is currently serving as the Assistant Professor of Oboe at the University of North Texas and is the principal oboist for the Richardson Symphony in Richardson, TX and the Abilene Philharmonic in Abilene, TX.