Janet Sora Chung is a New York City-based organist, pianist, violinist, and conductor. In 2022, she co-founded the Christopher Street Collegium, an ensemble dedicated to bringing the sacred works of Schütz, Bach, Buxtehude, and Couperin to life in intimate settings.
A dedicated proponent of the keyboard works of J.S. Bach, the French symphonic tradition, and the music of Olivier Messiaen, Chung frequently arranges pieces for solo organ and organ-saxophone duo. Alongside saxophonist Jay Rattman, she has commissioned and premiered new literature from composers including Rachel Laurin and James Chirillo, in addition to performing arrangements of Duke Ellington and debuting her own transcriptions of works by Debussy and Bach.
Chung holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the Manhattan School of Music, where she studied with McNeil Robinson and received the Bronson Ragan Award for outstanding ability in organ performance.
