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Dr. Stella Sung on composing, technology and UCF Create's precollege plans

Orange County Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs · May 4, 2026
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Summary

On Artfully Orange, UCF Create director Dr. Stella Sung discussed her trajectory from piano student to composer, her long-term use of digital projection and new experiments with AR/VR and AI, and plans to grow UCF Create's precollege summer intensives into a larger outreach division.

Vicky Landon, administrator for Orange County’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, introduced Dr. Stella Sung on Artfully Orange and asked the composer about her early musical influences, work at UCF Create and experiments with digital technology in performance.

Dr. Stella Sung, composer and director of UCF Create, said she began piano lessons at about age 8 and attended what was then the National Music Camp (now Interlochen Arts Summer Camp) at age 12, an experience she described as decisive: “I knew at that time that doing music was what I wanted to do.” She recounted earning a bachelor’s degree in piano performance at the University of Michigan, a master’s in composition at the University of Florida in Gainesville, and doctoral piano work at…

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