Byul “Bella” Seo, originally from Daejeon, South Korea, secured a position in the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in 2019, following the completion of her master’s degree at Indiana University.During her time at IU, Bella won the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Concerto Competition and subsequently performed the Brahms Violin Concerto with the Concert Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Thomas Wilkins.She received her bachelor’s degree from Seoul National University under the guidance of Prof. Kyung-Sun Lee and holds a master’s degree and performance diploma from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

Seula Lee joins the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in its 2023-2024 season.An avid chamber musician, Seula was recognized at the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, and Coleman Chamber Music Competition with Zora String Quartet. Seula was born in Seosan, South Korea and raised in the Dallas area, where she began playing the violin at age ten with Songyoung Kim. She studied at the Curtis Institute of Music, Indiana University, and University of North Texas with Ida Kavafian, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Steven Tenenbom, Grigory Kalinovsky, Philip Lewis respectively.

SPARK is a partnership with Downtown Indy @downtownindy the City of Indianapolis @indy_dmd and the Indiana War Memorials Commission – and funded by the Capital Improvements Board. It is a continuation of our work last year and in 2015 on the Circle.
At Big Car, we approach our work at the Circle as a site- and community-specific socially engaged art and creative placemaking project. The SPARK on the Circle pop-up park was collaboratively designed with Indianapolis-based Merritt Chase to be a restorative public place where people of all walks of life can relax, play, socialize, and engage with art and artists in the heart of our city.