Biography

SSG Esther Kang was born in Seoul, South Korea and earned a Master of Music in Voice from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where she studied with William McGraw as a full scholarship student, and a Bachelor of Music in Voice from Temple University where she studied with Dr. Philip Cho.

Kang has sung with Charlottesville Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Opera Saratoga, Queen City Chamber Opera, and internationally in Austria and Italy. Her oratorio resume includes works by Britten, Garcia, Vivaldi, Mozart, Gounod, and Handel in both Korean and English.

Before joining the Army, Kang spent nearly a decade as a music educator in public and private schools teaching choir, orchestra, general music, private voice, and more.

Career highlights with Pershing’s Own include singing solos at the Capitol for Colonel Puckett’s Lying in Honor, the White House, the Pentagon, headlining the Red, White, and Boom concert with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and singing for NATO’s 75th Anniversary Summit.