Dr. Rachel Park

Assistant Professor of Piano
204 Mason Hall 
(256) 782-5049
kpark@jsu.edu

Dr. Rachel K. Park is an assistant professor of piano at the Jacksonville State University. Have given more than a thousand concerts and recitals with various soloists, ensembles, and orchestras throughout the States and overseas, including performing in Carnegie Hall, Isaac Stern Auditorium in New York, the Crystal Cathedral in California, and at the Embassy of Korea in Washington D.C. She dedicated herself to the piano performance and music education with practical applications and insight gained through her wide performance experience.

Park received her Doctoral of Musical Arts in Church Music and Piano Performance degree from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX where she earned her Master of Music degree. She graduated from the Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea for her Bachelor of Music degree. She has been a recipient of numerous awards throughout her career and named as an honorary ambassador for the nonprofit international organizations such as the Food for the Hungry International, the Africa Future Foundation in South Korea, and Good Neighbors in the USA. Besides of five CD recordings with the Pilgrim Ensemble and King’s Brass, Park released her piano solo album The Love and My Songs with her own arrangements.

Currently serving Alabama Music Teachers Associates as the First Vice President and the President-Elect, Park is also an active member of the MTNA, ASCAP, and Asian Society of Music in New York. She is looking forward to present her debut recital at Carnegie Hall in March 2023.