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UCF professor gives back through ‘A Gift of Music’ program for underserved communities

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A University of Central Florida professor is giving back with the sound of music by helping underserved young people find their own beat through a music program for students.

Chung Park is the director of the UCF Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, head of string music education and an assistant professor in the Department of Music. “It’s a thing that young people can get attached to, that their hearts are into they go to school for that,” Park said.

The UCF professor says music was his lifeline when he grew up in Chicago, raised by a single mother alongside two other siblings.

Park said he brings those life experiences alongside his love of music to the classroom. “I wanted to help these kids avoid the same kinds of

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