Hye-Young Cho
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Hye-Young Cho (born 1969) is considered one of the leading composers in South Korea. Her works have been performed in almost every choir and commissioned by most major professional choirs in South Korea. Notably, she was commissioned to write Te Deum for the opening concert of the World Symposium on Choral Music (WSCM) held in Seoul, Korea (2014).
Currently, she is the residence composer for Incheon City Chorale. She has also been the resident composer for the Ansan City Choir and National Chorus of Korea. She is the former president of the Korean Choral Composer Association (KCCA) and has taught at Hanyang University, Konkuk University, and Kangwon National University. She received bachelor's and master's degrees in music composition at Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea.