I remember my first experience playing in the band program at my elementary school. It was exciting and fun and from that point on I was hooked. I have been playing in different bands ever since, from classical quartets to small jazz groups, funk, blues and big bands.

Olivia realized she was a born musician at the age of four, when her parents found her playing the wedding march on the piano by ear.  Since then, she has developed her natural musical knack with a college degree, years of performance experience in a variety of genres, scoring almost a dozen of films and leading church music at a handful of churches.  When she's not playing music - she enjoys reading, cooking, crafting and biking with her husband.  

Yunjin currently resides in Rochester, New York teaching both piano and vocal students. After winning the Concerto Competition at the Eastman School of Music, she was featured as a soloist with the Eastman Philharmonia Orchestra for the performance of Messiaen’s “Poémes pour Mi” in the spring of 2012. Additionally, during her undergraduate study she was awarded the Frazier Soprano Scholarship and won the university’s Concerto Competition. She has also taken first place and received scholarships in other competitions including the Mu Phi International Fraternity Competition and the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). In addition to working with Arlene Elizabeth Sierra in preparation to perform one of her compositions, “Hearing Things” in a guest lecture recital, Yunjin has worked with Kevin Kennedy, Wieland Mueller, Sheron Chirstman, Rick Chirstman, and Fabiana Bravo. She was recently appeared as Elisetta in “Il Matrimonio Segreto” for Eastman Opera Theatre and selected to be the soprano soloist for the Eastman-Rochester Chorus’ performance of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. She has also participated in presentations of many opera productions and scenes such as: “Cosi Fan Tutte,” "Der Rosenkavalier," "The Rake's Progress," “Dido and Aeneas,” “Don Giovanni,” “Merry Widow,” “Mireille” and “Street Scene.” Her talents can be heard on a recently released album entitled, “A Thousand Burnt Offerings.”  As a professional musician, she teaches her Musika students with love and care.

I love explaining and sharing music with people. I love engaging with students and bringing them from their current level to a higher level of artistic knowledge and musicianship. As an opera singer, recitalist and musical theater performer-I bring a lot of experience and legacy to pass down to my students. I love being able to  empower them to do their very best. I am so blessed to be a teacher and performer!