Dr. Joanna Hyeyoung Kim-Doyle, Steinway Artist, is Associate Chair and Professor of Piano at the University of North Georgia, where she leads the keyboard area and serves as Collaborative Pianist Coordinator across multiple campuses. A native of Seoul, South Korea, Dr. Kim-Doyle began her piano studies at age four, gave her first recital at seven, and won the National Young Artists’ Competition at age nine. She later received top honors at competitions worldwide, including the McDonald’s Young Artist Festival in Sydney, the American Protégé International Piano Competition, and was a national finalist in the Yamaha High School Piano Competition.
Her career as a concert pianist has taken her across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, with performances in celebrated venues such as Carnegie Hall (New York), Rachmaninov Hall (Moscow), Haydnsaal Hall (Vienna), Spivey Hall (Atlanta), and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.). She has appeared as a concerto soloist with major orchestras including the Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra (Korea), Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (Texas), North Sydney Symphony Orchestra (Australia), Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, UGA Symphony Orchestra, WVU Symphony Orchestra, New Atlanta Philharmonic, and the North Georgia Chamber Orchestra.
In addition to her performing career, Dr. Kim-Doyle is a nationally certified teacher of music (NCTM) and a noted specialist in piano pedagogy and group piano instruction. Her students have won numerous competitions, performed at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Spivey Hall, David Geffren Hall, and the Kennedy Center, and continued their studies at leading conservatories and graduate schools.
A respected leader in the profession, she has served as Vice President of Competition for Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Piano Division Chair for Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA), Program Chair for the Atlanta Steinway Society, Chairwoman for Collegiate Piano Competition for Georgia Music Teachers Association (GMTA) and Executive Board Member for the Georgia Music Teachers Association (GMTA). At UNG, she has been recognized with the Presidential Innovation Award, Professional Engagement Award, and Fostering Engagement Award for her contributions to teaching, service, and community outreach. In 2022, she was honored with the Steinway & Sons Top Music Teacher Award for her national impact on piano education.
She holds both Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Piano Performance from the University of Georgia, where she studied with Dr. Evgeny Rivkin and minored in Vocal Performance and Collaborative Musical Arts. She also studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney with Elizabeth Powell and earned an Honorary Performance Diploma from West Virginia University, where she studied under Dr. James Miltenberger.
Charlotte Jeong is a 16 -year-old violinist from Atlanta, Georgia, currently a sophomore studying at the Walnut Hill School for the Arts / New England Conservatory Preparatory in Boston, Massachusetts. She began violin studies at the age of five with Amy Chang and William Pu, a former associate concertmaster of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and now studies with Jin-Kyung Joen and Soovin Kim at NEC preparatory school.
Charlotte has received top prizes in numerous competitions, including MTNA, GMTA, the Augusta Symphony Concerto Competition, the Georgia Philharmonic’s Samuel Fordis Young Artist Competition, the Atlanta Community Symphony Orchestra’s Ruth Kern Young Artist Competition, the Youth Giovani Violinsti Cine e Italia International Violin Competition, the Waltham Philharmonic Concerto Competition, a second prized on NEC Prep Concerto Competition and most recently won first prize on Eleanor B. Nelson Concerto Competition by Quincy Symphony Orchestra in Boston. As a result of her winning, her solo debut in Boston is scheduled on April 2026 with Quincy Symphony Orchestra. In 2024, she was featured on 11Alive News as a YOU Award Music Honoree.
Charlotte made her solo debut with the Georgia Philharmonic in 2023 and has since performed at distinguished venues such as Carnegie Hall’s Weil Recital Hall, an appearance at Emory University’s Carlos Museum in the Atlanta Young Artists Concert Series, Jordan Hall, Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum in Boston, and Geoam Art Hall in South Korea. In 2025, she presented a sold-out solo recital in Atlanta and was invited to perform at the YellowBarn Music Festival and the Orvieto Festival of Strings in Italy. Charlotte has been selected as a violinist for NEC prep’s Chamber Music Intensive Performance Seminar (CHIPS) with a full scholarship and a principal second violinist of the NEC Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.
In addition to violin, Chalotte is passionate about the humanities, with particular interest in literature across all genres and travel, through which she explores anthropology and diverse cultures. She performs on a 1736 David Tecchler violin (Rome) and a bow by Eugene Sartory (c. 1930-35).
Solara Kim is a nine-year-old pianist currently attending Pace Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. She has earned top prizes in numerous national and international piano competitions, including First Prize at the 10th Carmel Klavier International Piano Competition, where she was invited to perform in the winners’ concert.
She also received First Prize at the 2024 Chicago International Music Competition and First Prize at the Settenote Piano International Competition in the same year. Solara currently studies piano with Dr. Brian Hsu and has participated in a master class with Blanca Uribe.
Beyond music, she is a competitive tennis player and an avid reader.
Helen Hwaya Kim made her orchestral debut with the Calgary Philharmonic at the age of six and has gone on to become a respected and sought-after artist. She has appeared as a soloist with the Boston Pops at Boston’s Symphony Hall, as well as with the Milwaukee and Atlanta Symphony Orchestras.
Ms. Kim earned her bachelor’s and master’s Degree from the Juilliard School, where her teachers included Cho-Liang Lin and Dorothy DeLay. While at Juilliard, she served as Concertmaster of the Juilliard Orchestra and was the winner of the Juilliard Concerto Competition at both the pre–college and college levels. She is the recipient of more than one hundred national and international awards. She won the prestigious Artists International Competition in New York and, as a result, gave debut recitals at Carnegie Weill Hall and the Aspen Summer Music Festival.
A native of Canada, Ms. Kim has been engaged by many of Canada’s leading orchestras, including the National Arts Center Orchestra, Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra,Vancouver Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, McGill Chamber Orchestra, and the Windsor, Regina, Victoria and Prince George Symphonies. She has also appeared with the DeKalb, New Orleans, Aspen and Banff Festival Orchestras, and with orchestras in the United Kingdom, Germany and Poland.
Ms. Kim has toured extensively throughout Canada and the United States, including performances at Alice Tully Hall and the Santa Fe and La Jolla International Music Festivals, where she performed with Cho-Liang Lin, Gary Hoffman, Andre Previn, and the Orion String Quartet. She performed Bach’s Double violin concerto with Hilary Hahn at the Amelia Island Chamber music festival. Other festival highlights include performances at the Highlands-Cashiers, Deia International festival in Mallorca, El Paso Pro Musica,
Northwest Bach, Banff, Zenith and Sitka International Chamber Music Festivals.
An avid performer of new music, she can be heard on the recent CD release of the works of Alvin Singleton on Albany records. Helen performed the world premiere of the “Concertino” by Chen Yi, scored for solo violin and orchestra that was commissioned especially for her and the KSU Orchestra and was recently released by Centaur.
Ms. Kim currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, where she served as Assistant and Associate Concertmaster for the Atlanta Symphony for three seasons. She is currently the Assistant Concertmaster of the Atlanta Opera Orchestra and serves as Professor of Violin and Chair of the String Area at Kennesaw State University’s Bobby Bailey School of Music.
She has performed with the New Atlanta Philharmonic under Maestro Eugene Lee in works including Mendelssohn, Bruch, and Bizet’s Carmen Fantaisie, receiving strong audience acclaim.
Maria McDaniel, mezzo-soprano, is recognized for her rich vocal timbre, expressive artistry, and compelling stage presence. She has appeared as a soloist in a wide range of orchestral, oratorio, and recital performances, earning acclaim for her musical sensitivity and interpretive depth.
Her repertoire spans major works of the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods, including performances of Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem, and other cornerstone works of the choral-orchestral tradition. Notably, she appeared as a mezzo-soprano soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 under the direction of Maestro Eugene Lee with the New Atlanta Philharmonic.
Equally at home on the concert stage and in sacred settings, she brings stylistic versatility and emotional nuance to each performance.
As an active performer in the Atlanta area, Ms. McDaniel collaborates regularly with orchestras, choirs, and chamber ensembles, contributing to a vibrant and growing musical community. Her work reflects a commitment to artistic excellence, thoughtful musicianship, and meaningful connection with audiences.
Maria McDaniel continues to develop her artistic voice through ongoing performance and collaboration, establishing herself as a distinctive presence among emerging vocal artists.
Dr. Canjingjing Cui, soprano, is praised for her luminous tone, expressive phrasing, and refined musicality. She has appeared as a soloist in a variety of orchestral, operatic, oratorio, and recital settings, captivating audiences with both vocal clarity and artistic sensitivity.
She holds a Master of Music degree from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Georgia, establishing a strong academic and artistic foundation.
Her repertoire spans major works of the operatic, oratorio, and symphonic traditions. In addition to cornerstone choral-orchestral works such as Handel’s Messiah and Mozart’s Requiem, she is also active as an opera singer, performing a wide range of operatic arias from the classical and romantic repertoire.
Notably, she appeared as a soprano soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 under the direction of Maestro Eugene Lee with the New Atlanta Philharmonic.
As an operatic performer, Dr. Cui has developed experience in staged productions and concert performances of opera arias, demonstrating both dramatic expression and vocal versatility across styles and languages.
Known for her versatility and poise, she brings both technical precision and emotional depth to her performances, whether on the concert stage, opera stage, or in sacred music settings.
As an active performer, she collaborates with orchestras, choirs, and ensembles, continuing to expand her artistic presence through diverse performance opportunities. Her work reflects a commitment to musical excellence and meaningful communication with audiences.
Dr. Canjingjing Cui continues to develop her artistry through ongoing study and performance, establishing herself as a compelling voice among emerging international sopranos.