Sunhee Han,2006 Junior Division Winner

Jongsun Lim Young Artist Competition

The Jongsun Lim Young Artist Competition allows students in grades K-12 to compete for the opportunity to perform as a soloist with a professional orchestra. We strive to create an encouraging, beneficial experience for the students, while also promoting a high level of achievement in music.

Best Performance by a Fishers Resident

Fishers students entering each division of the Jongsun Lim Young Artist Competition will also be eligible to win a special prize only open to Fishers residents, the "Best Performance by a Fishers Resident" award. This award is not associated with a cash prize or performance opportunity, but winners will receive a certificate and be honored at the FCO Young Artistry concert.

Our Young Artist Competition is a bit unique. Please read the rules carefully.

• Rules and Application: YAC_Application_2008

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Dates to note:

• November 22, 2008 Applications and recordings must be postmarked
  
• December 10 , 2008 Finalists will be notified by mail
  
• January 10, 2009 Live Final Round
• March 1, 2009 1st Prize Winners perform with Fishers Chamber Orchestra Young Artistry concert

About the Jongsun Lim Young Artist Competition

The Jongsun Lim Young Artist Competition has two divisions; a senior division and junior division. The awards have been made possible by a generous gift from Dr. Bomie Han. Han’s daughter, Sunhee Han, was named as the competition’s Junior Division winner in the organization’s first annual Young Artist Competition in November 2006. At that time, a cash prize was offered only for the Senior Division winner, and was not offered for the Junior Division winner. Both division winners received the opportunity to solo with the Fishers Chamber Orchestra. Han recognized the need for a cash prize for future junior division winners as well as senior division winners. To date, Han has generously donated $1500, which has been matched by Eli Lilly Foundation. The donations have been used to create an endowment which will permanently fund both Jongsun Lim Young Artist Awards. Additional donations to the endowment may help increase the prize amount, and Fishers Music Society welcomes gifts to the fund from interested supporters.

The award is named in honor of Han’s wife, concert pianist and educator Jongsun Lim. Having received both a bachelor's and master's degree in Piano Performance from the Julliard School, Lim also pursued a doctorate at Boston University before motherhood interrupted her studies. A scholarship recipient at both schools, Lim has an impressive listing of international awards and recitals to her name. She was Grand Prize winner of the Jung Ang Competition in New York, NY; 1st Place winner of the Brazil Herald Competition, in Sao Paulo, Brazil; and 1st Place winner of The National Teenagers Competition, in Seoul, Korea. She has performed solo recitals in the National Theatre in Seoul, South Korea, and at the Lincoln Center in New York, NY, as well as many other locations throughout the world. Currently the organist and pianist at the Korean Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis, Lim is an accomplished accompanist, chamber musician, piano instructor, and soloist.