Serra Hwang was born in Seoul, Korea and received her education in the United States. She received her MA and DMA in Composition from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Musical awards include the performance of her orchestral piece Pinariby the Hallé Orchestra for the BBC (British Broadcasting Company) Composer’s Platform and the winning of first prize in the International League for Women Composers’ Search for New Music Competition. Serra Hwang’s music has been performed in South America, Asia, Europe, and North America, including concerts more recently at the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts in Seoul and ICWM (International Conference for Women Musicians) in Beijing, China. Recent composition projects include writing for PEP (Piano and Erhu Project) and the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival. CD recordings include IEL (Innocent Eyes & Lenses) label’s Asian American Music Compilation CD Project, Boldly Expressive: Music by Womenon Albany, cellist Anthony Arnone’s Beckoning on MSR, and pianist Jessica Johnson's Sojourn: Music by Women on Albany label. Hwang has been on the faculty of Illinois Wesleyan University and Illinois State University. Currently she teaches composition at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.

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