YU Chunma Art Center sponsorship fund Launch of cultural performances including domestic and international performances such as China and Austria Taking initiative in spreading cultural performances such as invited performances in China and Austria as well as performances for the underprivileged
[September 21, 2018]
Youth Choir ‘Chunma Youth Choir (leader Park Mi-ok) decided to donate KRW 50 million to YU as the development fund.
On the 21st, at 2 pm, four members of the Chunma Youth Choir including the director Park Mi-ok, the co-conductor Kim Mi-kyung, and 4 other Choir members visited YU and announced that they would donate 50 million won to the president Sur Gil-soo to sponsor the Chunma Art Center.
Director Park said, "Since the opening ceremony at Yeonnam University's Chunma Art Center in 2012, I have been performing with YU for many times at the Chunma Art Center. I hope YU and Chunma Youth Choir will continue to plan and perform various performances for the development of local cultural performances in the future."
The Chunma Youth Choir is a youth choir founded in June of 2012 to lead local cultural performances with youths who are the future leaders in the slogan 'Dream, Love, Vision and Peace'. The choir has been recognized for their solid performance as they received the ‘Gold Prize (1st place)’ in the 2017 Nationwide Daegu World Chorus Festival chorus contest, and the Grand Prize in the 20th National Environment Song Chorus in the section for all elementary, middle, and high school combined. They are also taking the initiative in spreading cultural performances in all levels, domestically and internationally, including regular concerts, invited performances in China and Austria, as well as concerts for the underprivileged and hospitality performances.