Hyunsu Yoon was born in a small town in South Africa called Ladybrand, just across the border of Lesotho. He is a flute player currently working on the DMA program at the University of North Texas. He has travelled and lived in many countries where he enjoys having experienced a wide range of cultures, academic curricula, and music. He loves to take a journey through music experiencing different genres. From a very young age Music of every genre has been central to his life with multiple recordings of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart in his mothers collections to his father playing an excerpt of Hendrix on his guitar (self taught guitar player).

Hyunsu has performed on various stages in the US and internationally. He was a finalist in a number of competitions including the Young Texas Artist competition, Rosen-Schaffel Competition, UNCSA Fall Concerti Competition, Rafa Artist Competition, Raleigh Symphony Orchestra competition, SEMFA Young Artist Competition, and the Osaka International competition.

His performance of the Nielsen concerto with orchestra has been reviewed as, “exuded professionalism, poise, technical mastery, and interpretive excellence throughout his impressive performance,” by the Classical Voice of North Carolina. As much as he enjoys performing solo recitals, he also takes part in chamber ensembles and loves to experiment with other musicians. His experience in chamber setting with the Woodwind Quintet at the Eastern Music Festival, the Chrysalis Wind Quintet (UNCSA), and performing baroque program as a guest artist for Lewisville Lake Symphony’s International Chamber Series concerts. The Chrysalis Wind Quintet were active in sharing the music with the community and participating in competitions, which advanced to the Division level of the MTNA chamber competition.

Hyunsu has chosen music theory for his related-field in his DMA studies. He approaches music theory with special emphasis on flute pedagogy. He has had three years of university-level experience teaching undergraduate students, both in a group classroom setting and in private lessons, and has taught the flute at various levels, from beginners to advanced, to both flute majors and non-majors as a full time teaching fellow. Hyunsu particularly enjoys teaching music literature at the local college as well as music theory to students preparing for the ABRSM theory examinations. As much as he has passion for teaching the flute, he emphasizes the value of historical and theoretical aspects of music to inform and guide his students.

Hyunsu currently works with Mary Karen Clardy at University of North Texas. His previous teachers are Amy Porter, Erika Boysen, Tadeu Coelho and Hiroshi Matsushima.