Free community concert this Saturday to feature sopranos and pianist

A free community concert will take place Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 300 Logan St. in Merrill.
The concert will feature two sopranos, Younwoo Seo and Sydney Fritzel, accompanied by pianist JeHae Kim-By. The trio will perform traditional Christian music and classical pieces.
Seo is a coloratura soprano who has performed leading roles including Susanna in “Le nozze di Figaro” and Romilda in “Xerxes,” among others. She earned her Bachelor of Music from Dongduk Women’s University in Korea and her Master of Music from Colorado State University. She has performed throughout Asia, Europe, and America. She serves as a hymn leader at First United Methodist Church of Wausau and sings with the Wausau Lyric Choir.
Fritzel earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in vocal performance from Pusan National University in South Korea and studied with a renowned soprano in Italy. She teaches accounting and taxation at Northcentral Technical College and is a member of the Wausau Lyric Choir and the choir at Highland Community Church.
Kim-By holds multiple degrees in piano and accompaniment and is an internationally active accompanist. She is a piano instructor at Wausau Conservatory of Music, a collaborative pianist at UW-Stevens Point, and serves at Covenant Community Presbyterian Church.
The concert is open to the public with no admission charge.