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If you turn the tv on and happen upon FOX, you might recognize Justin Williams. Since graduating IWU Justin has had a remarkable reporting career, and says, “new challenges await … stay tuned.” To read Justin’s story please click here.

On May 19 and 20, 2013, Maestro Sung Jin Hong conducted One World Symphony’s season finale concerts in NYC to critical acclaim. The symphonic program included all living composers such as John Adams, Andre Previn, and John Harbison, and concluded with the world premiere performance of Sung Jin Hong’s own original composition Edge (2013). Edge Is a monodrama for vocal soloist and full symphony based on Sylvia Plath’s final poem. The reviews can be found on http://www.oneworldsymphony.org/. 

Also, The Harlem Sound Project (HSP) commissioned Sung Jin Hong to compose a new work for a symphony of brass, percussion and saxophones. On May 5, 2013, HSP invited Sung Jin Hong to guest conduct the world premiere of his Harlem Fanfare (2013), which is inspired by Langston Hughes’ poem Harlem – Dream Deferred.