Sun Chang desires to pet every dog, feels spiritual on mountains, and loves playing any kind of music with friends. 

Born in South Korea, Sun grew up playing and listening to classical music. After her move to the states at age 8, she studied piano with Dr. Peter Mack in the Seattle area, sang in many choirs (including jazz!), and played three band instruments. After that, she attended Northwestern University, where she became exposed to and interested in historical performance practices and took harpsichord lessons.

During her post-college job as a pianist in a quintet onboard Holland America Line ships, she met her now spouse, Ben, who added contemporary jazz, postmodern jazz, post-jazz musics, 70s funk classics, and other fun items to her listening horizons. She attended graduate school at the Royal Academy of Music, earning a masters in Historical Performance on harpsichord.

As a Chicago-based freelancer, she is happy to have collaborated with many talented groups and individuals. While it is unclear if her many varied musical interests will lead her to a “successful” career, it is currently true that she 1) gets to play many instruments professionally and as an amateur 2) gets to make music with her friends and 3) is generally having a good time.

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