Emil Kang

Emil J. Kang
Born 1968
New York City
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Rochester
Occupation Arts Administrator
Spouse(s) Lisa Marie Kang
Children Emma Kang

Emil J. Kang (born 1968 in New York City) serves as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's first Executive Director for the Arts, a senior administrative post created to help unify and elevate the performing arts at the University.[1][2][3] In his first season, Emil Kang introduced the University’s first major performing arts series, inaugurated in conjunction with the grand re-opening of the University’s main performing arts venue, Memorial Hall.[4][5][6] Emil Kang also co-teaches courses in artistic entrepreneurship[7] and performance theory.[8] Kang is also a member of the music faculty and currently serves as Professor of the Practice.[9]

In May 2016, Kang was appointed Special Assistant to the Chancellor for the Arts at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Prior to coming to Chapel Hill, Emil Kang served as President and Executive Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO).[10][11] Emil Kang has also held positions of Vice President of Operations for the DSO, Orchestra Manager for the Seattle Symphony, and Orchestra Management Fellow with the American Symphony Orchestra League (ASOL).[12] As an Orchestra Management Fellow, Kang worked with symphony orchestras in San Francisco, Houston, and Grand Rapids, Michigan.

He is a frequent speaker and has led numerous local, state and national outreach efforts. He has also chaired panels for the National Endowment for the Arts,[13][14][15][16] the Pew Charitable Trusts,[17] the Full Frame International Documentary Film Festival,[18] and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, among others.

On Tuesday, May 8, 2012, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate him, pending U.S. Senate confirmation, as a Member of the National Council on the Arts. He replaces Benjamin Donenberg, whose term was expiring. Kang's term will last until September 3, 2018.[19]

On September 22, 2012, Kang was confirmed by The United States Senate to a six-year term on the National Council on the Arts.

Emil Kang was the youngest and first Asian-American to hold the top administrative post of a major symphony orchestra. Kang was recently named "Tar Heel of the Week" by the News and Observer (NC).[20] Kang was selected by Crain’s Detroit Business “40 under 40,” is a graduate of Leadership Detroit, and has served on national boards including Henry Ford Hospital[21] and United Neighborhood Centers of America.

He serves as a member of the board of directors of the Martha Graham Dance Company and EMCarts. Kang has served on the boards of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP),[22] North Carolina Symphony[23] the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.[24] Kang has also been a member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and completed the Strategic Perspectives in Non-Profit Management program at Harvard Business School. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Rochester in New York.

References

  1. ↑ UNC News release – Kang named first executive arts director. Unc.edu. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
  2. ↑ http://provost.unc.edu/policies/orgchart
  3. ↑ http://media.www.dailytarheel.com/media/storage/paper885/news/2004/11/18/Arts/A.Common.Goal-1361898.shtml
  4. ↑ Archived December 4, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Invest in Carolina | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Carolinafirst.unc.edu. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
  6. ↑ Invest in Carolina | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Carolinafirst.unc.edu. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
  7. ↑ Carolina Entrepreneurial Initiative. Kenaninstitute.unc.edu. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
  8. ↑ 29469.indd. (PDF) . Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
  9. ↑ Archived February 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ Detroit Symphony Orchestra Celebrates New Home. NPR (October 10, 2003). Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
  11. ↑ A Veteran Vanquishes His Younger Contenders To Lead the Symphony. New York Times (November 2, 2003). Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
  12. ↑ Symphony Magazine – League of American Orchestras. Symphony.org. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
  13. ↑ NEA: FY 2007 Music Grants Panelists. Nea.gov. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
  14. ↑ NEA: FY 2005 Music Grants Panelists. Nea.gov (May 10, 2004). Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
  15. ↑ NEA: FY 2009 Music Grants Panelists. Nea.gov. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
  16. ↑ NEA: FY 2011 Presenting Grants Panelists. Nea.gov. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
  17. ↑ Archived October 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  18. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070802174657/http://www.fullframefest.org/festival/juries.php. Archived from the original on August 2, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2007. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/08/presidential-nominations-sent-senate
  20. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080917053206/http://www.newsobserver.com/166/story/832689.html. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ↑ People | Crain's Detroit Business. Crainsdetroit.com (April 7, 2003). Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
  22. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090129180914/http://www.apapconference.org/seven-new-directors.html. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ↑ Press Releases – North Carolina Symphony. Ncsymphony.org (October 14, 2011), Henry Ford Hospital's Detroit Campus, and the United Neighborhood Centers Association. He currently serves on the Board of Advisors of Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
  24. ↑ http://kenanarts.org/about-kenan-det.asp?service-id=622327581
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