JULIAHNA PARK
Piano
Pianist Juliahna Park is a composer-performer and educator who is passionate about sharing her love of music with both her students and audiences.
Displaying unique musical gifts of playing by ear, writing and performing her own music for fun since the first piano lesson at age 6, she has been ardently promoting self expression and neurological development through music. As a devoted music educator for over 15 years, Juliahna is a firm believer of positive and supportive approach to bring out the best in the students while developing skills for excellence.
Celebrated for her colorful lyricism and passion, Ms. Park has performed as a soloist and chamber musician at notable venues, including the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and The Juilliard School as well as at music festivals, including the Parnassus International Music Festival and Bowdoin International Music Festival.
She has been recognized as the winner and top prize winner in competitions such as the South Orange Orchestra Concerto Competition, the Westminster Choir College Piano Competition, and the Korean Piano Teachers Association Competition leading to scholarships and appearances with orchestras. She also has been recognized by Who’s Who in Music and Alpha Epsilon Rho Honor Society.
Her original works have premiered at The Juilliard School, the Society of African Missions, and St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in the New York Metropolitan Area. Ms. Park also has been commissioned by the Salesian Mission Youth Ministry, Reborn Young Christ and chosen as a winning composer at the Roman Catholic Church of Korean Martyrs, NJ. In 2023, her original work was selected at the CPBC Catholic Song Writing Contest in South Korea and performed by faith organizations in the States.
A multifaceted musician, Juliahna has been collaborating with musicians as a founding member of the Ensemble Caritas, music director, producer, and recording artist as well as an arranger, improvisation artist, church organist, vocalist, ensemble coach and accompanist in the United States and South Korea.
The eclectic and innovative artist, born in Seoul, Korea, raised in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Juliahna has been under the tutelage of eminent artists such as Ilana Vered, Martin Canin, Richard Fabre, Marina Municek, and Mitsuko Ichimura for piano performance; Andrew Thomas for music composition; Lewis Kaplan, Donald Lituchy, Jon Klibonoff, and Mitsuko Ichimura for chamber music.
She is an alumna of the Juilliard School, as an advanced standing student in the Columbia-Juilliard Exchange Program and the Pre-College Division, and Rutgers University, for a Bachelor of Music with graduate credits in music theory. Juliahna was accepted for graduate studies with Constance Keene at the Manhattan School of Music during the audition. Most recently she has garnered a Doctor of Pharmacy from Temple University and served as a clinical pharmacist.
During her spare time, Juliahna loves to write and bake for her family while fervently advocating youth ministry and holistic well-being.