Meet the Artists of Concert No.4

Known for her enormous range and dominating stage presence, Meg Booker recently starred as Angelina in Trial By Jury at Northern Kentucky University. In 2020, she was accepted into the Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts for Vocal Music, as well as the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. She has won prizes in multiple international competitions and received an Honorable Mention in the prestigious Hal Leonard Vocal Competition. She currently studies under Dr. Kimberly Lazzeri. Ms. Booker attends Northern Kentucky University as a full-talent scholarship recipient and Vocal Performance major with an Entrepreneurial Studies minor. 

Yasmine Bougacha is an avid soloist and chamber musician whose performances are defined by extreme nuance and stylistic diversity. She has performed in three continents, recently gave her Carnegie Hall debut as a concertmaster and soloist and has also received many honorary positions such as the Sphinx Orchestral Futurist Fellowship and the ThreeArts Women’s Scholarship. As a violinist and human rights advocate with Mexican and Tunisian heritage, Bougacha is currently curating a series of recitals to shed light on underrepresented composers of Middle Eastern, North African, and Jewish descent with the kickoff concert being in the Spring of 2024. She graduated with her Master of Music in Violin Performance from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music under the instruction of Won-Bin Yim in April 2022 and will complete her Artist Diploma certificate in April 2024.

Noah is currently a junior, studying piano performance and pedagogy at Northern Kentucky University. Noah has performed at the Kentucky Music Teachers Association and the Northern Kentucky winter pedagogy conference. He has adjudicated events and teaches private lessons at multiple locations in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Focusing on making learning enjoyable and encouraging, Noah hopes to inspire his students to become both better musicians and people. Noah plans on teaching and accompanying after his undergrad. He hopes to study pedagogy and collaboration further in a master’s program.

Korean composer Saebyul Woo, still enchanted by Christmas miracles, weaves this magic into her musical identity. With childlike innocence, she channels this vision into her creations. Specializing in organ performance, she skillfully utilizes each instrument’s timbre, presenting captivating music. Currently pursuing Master’s in Music Composition at the University of Cincinnati, Saebyul holds a Bachelor’s in Church Music from Yonsei University, South Korea.