Jungyoon WIE: Apology
Performers: Matt Albert and
Apology (2024)
Instrumentation: violin and piano
Duration: 4:00
Program note:
Apology is a hard thing to do especially when it counts.
Apology can only qualify as one when the other party acknowledges it.
The journey is unpredictable, and you can't control the outcome of it.
Compositionally, there are two iterations of a musical section in piano.
However, violin goes through two very different journeys (or one extended journey) on top of the repeating materials in piano.
Certain musical elements, especially in violin, are left undecided
leaving them up to performers' interpretation for expression.
I invite you to make yourself comfortable, in a quiet, secure place, as you listen to this. If it's available to you, maybe close your eyes.
About Jungyoon Wie
Born in Seoul, South Korea, Jungyoon Wie is a composer, educator, and pianist based in San Francisco. Themes of identity, family, and personal story have been the center of her compositional journey. Her most recent works include A Prayer for Peace (2024) for string orchestra exploring different emotional progressions in her journey of immigration and Starlings (2025) for the Kronos String Quartet and string orchestra. For the 2025-26 season, her ongoing projects include a new work for the Del Sol String Quartet inspired by her experience of pregnancy and motherhood and a tuba concerto for Brendan Ige.
Wie has had the privilege of working with many artists and organizations including A Far Cry, New Century Chamber Orchestra, the Korean National Symphony Orchestra, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, the Wooster Symphony Orchestra, Next Festival of Emerging Artists, Summermusik, CityMusic Cleveland, American Composers Forum, Wildflower Composers, Magnus Lindberg and Avanti! Chamber Ensemble (Finland), PRISM Saxophone Quartet, Spring Wind Quintet, and Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble. In addition, she has collaborated with musical artist Ólafur Arnalds (Iceland) as an orchestral arranger.
She currently calls San Francisco her home with Kevin (husband), Mina (daughter), and Bingsoo (dog).
