Jenna Park

Jenna Park is an active performer and teacher in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. She began playing the piano at age five, and the violin at age nine. From an early age, she appeared in many performances as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra player throughout South Korea, China, and the United States.

She is the former concertmaster of the Kammer Orchestra and the Modern Pops Orchestra in S. Korea. She has served as sectional violin for Skokie Symphony Orchestra(IL). Currently, she is a substitute violin for Plano Symphony Orchestra, Irving Symphony Orchestra, East Texas Symphony Orchestra, San Angelo Symphony Orchestra, and Midland-Odessa Symphony Orchestra.

As a chamber musician, she was a member of the Korean American Youth Symphony(KAYS) Ensemble in Seoul, and the Sonare String Quartet in San Francisco. Additionally, she has performed in multiple chamber music concerts and international music festivals, including the Summit Music Festival(NY), David Kim Orchestral Institute(PA), and Kuhmo Music Festival(KOR). As a pedagogue, she has served as faculty at various youth orchestras. Many of her students were selected for the All-Region Orchestras, All-State Orchestras, and Carnegie Hall Honors Students Series. Currently, she is conductor of DAAYO(Dallas Asian-American Orchestra)’s Junior Strings Orchestra and also serves as one of DAAYO’s chamber group coaches and an orchestra director at Plano ISD.

She has earned her Bachelor’s degree at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea, and completed dual Master’s degrees at University of North Texas (UNT) under the instruction of Dr. Felix Olschofka, and from Sookmyung Woman’s University. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate degree in Violin Performance under the instruction of Professor Philip Lewis at UNT. She is an accomplished violinist at UNT, and recipient of numerous awards and scholarships.