A composer from South Korea, Ye-chong Jeon studied Master of Music in Composition at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she worked with P.Q. Phan and Don Freund. She completed her Bachelor of Music Degree at Seoul National University in South Korea, studying composition with Shinuh Lee, Uzong Choe, and Sebastian Claren. Her compositions have been featured in She Scores, RED NOTE New Music Workshop, and New Voices in Michiana, Vienna Contemporary Composers Festival, Zodiac Music Festival, and Electronic Music Midwest by Ensemble Dal Niente, Ensemble PHACE, Ensemble CONCEPT/21, Ensemble Switch~ and Ensemble for These Times.
She has composed not only for classical music, but also for Korean traditional instruments, juvenile dramas, musical theater, monodrama, and short film. As a leader and a composer of creative ensemble ‘Ongojisin,’ she designed new music concerts with subjects of ‘Coexistence & Symbiosis,’ ‘Landscape and Music,’ and ‘Four Seasons.’ Additionally, she was the regional artist working with the Bucheon Cultural Foundation, Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation, and Incheon Foundation for Arts & Culture. She draws inspiration from diverse music, cultures, and phenomena.