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'''Saerom Park''', (박새롬, born June 23rd [[1981]]),is a German-based [[korean]] cellist. |
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The '''2006 Harris County, Texas hate crime assault''' refers to the [[Battery (crime)|beating]], [[torture]], and [[sexual assault]] of a [[Latino]] student, by two white youths during the early morning of [[April 22]], [[2006]] in an unincorporated section of [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]. The details of the attack lead to publication of the story in various media outlets in and outside of the United States.<ref>Monica Rhor: [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/05/AR2007010502151.html Teenagers, Racism And a Brutal Attack], ''[[Washington Post]]'', January 7, 2007</ref><ref>Marc Pitzke: [http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/0,1518,druck-491993,00.html Das lange Sterben des David Ritcheson], ''[[Der Spiegel]]'', July 3, 2007</ref> The victim of the assault, whose identity was not made public until months after the attack, committed [[suicide]] a year after the incident.<ref name="HC0701" /> |
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== The assault == |
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The incident occurred at a residence located north of the city of [[Houston]], with a [[Spring, Texas]] address, at a party held at the Sons family home. Two [[Klein Collins High School]] students, '''David Henry Tuck''' and '''Keith Robert Turner''', beat, tortured, and [[Sodomy|sodomized]] '''David Ritcheson''', a 17-year old fellow Klein Collins student and former [[running back]] for the school [[American football]] team.<ref name="HC2006">Mike Glenn & others: [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2006_4106702 Details of brutal beating revealed], ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'', April 28, 2006 (archive access requires registration</ref><ref name="HC0417">Paige Hewitt and Bill Murphy: [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4721124.html Moving on, and trying to shed 'victim' label], ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'', April 17, 2007</ref> |
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<p align="justify">Saerom Park's musical activities have already taken her across Europe, East Asia and South Africa in performances as both soloist and chamber musician. Born in 1981 to an artists-family in Korea, her education began at the age of 3 with piano studies switching to cello at 12. Her talent was recognized rapidly. She was awarded at numerous national competitions, shortly after in 1996 her major orchestral debut was made with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra.<p/> |
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Tuck and Turner, who were both under the influence of [[recreational drug]]s, said they were told that Ritcheson, also under the influence of drugs, tried to kiss a 12-year-old white girl, Danielle Sons.<ref name=usatoday>{{cite news|last=Stinebaker| first=Joe| title=Teen's suicide puzzles friends | publisher = The Dallas Morning News |url =http://www.khou.com/news/local/stories/khou070708_tnt_ritchesonsuicide.55ce8813.html | accessdate =2008-01-21}}</ref> Sons' statement threw Tuck into a rage, and Tuck punched Ritcheson. The first punch was so powerful it broke Ritcheson's cheekbone and knocked him unconscious, stated [[James "Red" Duke|Dr. Red Duke]], the emergency physician who treated him.<ref name=dallasnews>AP: [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-teen_31tex.ART.State.Edition1.3e75075.html Night of torture leads to lives in prison and pain], ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'', December 31, 2006</ref> |
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<p align="justify">During the senior year of highschool, Saerom moved to Germany to accomplish her studies at the [[Folkwang Hochschule]]-Essen where she studied both cello and chamber music with Young-Chang Cho and Andreas Reiner. Further advances were made under great influence of renowned tutors such as Bernhard Greenhouse, Boris Pergamenschikov, [[Alexander Kniazev]], and [[Matt Haimovitz]].<p/> |
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Tuck and Turner dragged Ritcheson outside, stripped him naked, burned him with cigarettes, and attempted to engrave a [[swastika]] into Ritcheson's chest.<ref name=usatoday>{{cite news|last=Stinebaker| first=Joe| title=Anti-hate law shifts to debate on gays | publisher = USA Today |url =http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-07-03-teen-suicide_N.htm | accessdate =2008-01-21}}</ref> Tuck kicked Ritcheson with [[steel-toed boots]] and kicked a [[patio]] [[umbrella]] [[PVC]] pole up his [[rectum]] several inches while yelling racial slurs. After the [[sodomy]] ended, the perpetrators poured [[bleach]] on the victim's body to conceal the evidence of the crime. The attack lasted for over an hour. Ritcheson was left lying behind the house for more than 10 hours before he was found and an ambulance was called.<ref name=msn /> Ritcheson suffered from extensive injuries including a [[Perforation|perforated]] [[Urinary bladder|bladder]].<ref name=dallasnews /> The night after the assault, Ritcheson's lungs failed, and the victim was placed on a ventilator. According to County prosecutor Mike Trent, the attackers may have poured bleach inside the pipe as high levels of toxins were found in Ritcheson's organs.<ref name=msn>AP: [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12530133/ No hate crime charges after brutal attack], ''[[MSNBC]]'', April 28, 2006</ref> |
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<p align="justify">In 2000, Saerom Park founded the piano trio "Trio Image" with violinist Gergana Gergova and pianist Pavlin Nechev. She was active member of the trio until 2007. In support of the European Chamber Music Academy ([[ECMA]]) the trio collaborated with primary musicians like Hatto Beyerle, Shumuel Ashkenazy, Erich Höbarth, Gábor Tacásc-Nagy, Johannes Meissl, Christoph Richter and Avedis Kouyoumdjan. Trio Image was the 3rd prize and the public prize winner at the 6th International Competition "Franz Schubert and Modern Music" held in Graz, Austria and scholarship holder of the "Werner Richard-Carl Dörken Foundation" for 2005/06 season.<p/> |
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==Aftermath== |
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===Conviction and legal punishment=== |
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After being contacted by the [[Anti-Defamation League]] (ADL) and agreeing to make his name public, Ritcheson went to [[Washington, D.C.]], and on [[April 17]], [[2007]], testified to the [[United States House of Representatives]] Judiciary Subcommittee about passing more stringent [[hate crime]] laws.<ref>[http://www.adl.org/Civil_Rights/Ritcheson.asp ''Hate Crime Victim Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee'']. ADL.org.</ref><ref name="HC0701">Murphy, Bill, Paige Hewitt and Jennifer Leahy. [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4376988 "Teen victim of Spring pipe attack dies after apparent jump from ship"]. ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'', July 2, 2007.</ref><ref name="HC0417">Paige Hewitt and Bill Murphy: [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4721124.html Moving on, and trying to shed 'victim' label], ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'', April 17, 2007</ref> |
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<p align="justify">An avid chamber musician, Saerom has appeared at various festivals. Most notably "Lockenhaus Kammermusikfest", "Pablo Casals Festival Prades", "Schubertiade Akzenbrugg", "International Cello Fest Beograd", "International Week Graz", "Festival de musique de chambre en Normandie", "International Music Festival Varna Summer" where she has performed with such distinguished artists as [[Claude Frank]], [[Joseph Silverstein]], Vladimir Mendelssohn, and [[Michel Strauss]]. Furthermore, |
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In December 2006, Tuck and Turner were both convicted of [[aggravated sexual assault]]. Tuck, who was described by prosecutors as a [[White supremacy|white supremacist]],<ref name="MSN1117">AP: [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15755620/ Teen gets life for attack on Hispanic boy], November 17, 2006</ref> was sentenced to [[life imprisonment|life in prison]],<ref name="MSN1117">AP: [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15755620/ Teen gets life for attack on Hispanic boy], ''MSNBC'', November 17, 2006</ref> and Turner was sentenced to 90 years.<ref>AP: [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16157168/ 2nd teen gets 90 years in brutal party attack], ''MSNBC'', December 11, 2006</ref> Turner unsuccessfully appealed his conviction to the 14th Court of Appeals for the State of Texas. On March 20, 2008, the Court of Appeals issued its opinion affirming Turner's conviction. Both Tucker and Turner must serve at least 30 years before becoming eligible for [[parole]].<ref name=usatoday>{{cite news|last=Stinebaker| first=Joe| title=Hate-crime survivor's death stuns family | publisher = USA Today |url =http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-07-03-teen-suicide_N.htm | accessdate =2008-01-21}}</ref> |
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she was recorded by WDR 3, ORF, Mezzo and TV3. |
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===Hospitalization=== |
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After a lengthy recovery, which included a three-month stint in the hospital and more than 30 surgeries,<ref name=usatoday /> Ritcheson refused professional counseling and never spoke about his experiences to his friends.<ref>Paige Hewitt & others: [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4377724 Teen's leap from ship recounted by passengers], ''Houston Chronicle'', July 3, 2007</ref> During an interview with ''The Houston Chronicle'', Richeson stated: |
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<blockquote>"I shouldn't care what people think or say. It's just the fact that everyone knows I'm the kid. It was bigger than Houston. It was bigger than Texas. It was bigger than America. Everybody in the world knew what had happened and everybody knew the details of it."</blockquote> |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.saerompark.com Official website] |
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On the morning of [[July 1]], [[2007]], Ritcheson committed [[suicide]] by jumping from the deck of the [[MS Ecstasy|MS ''Ecstasy'']], a [[cruise ship]] bound for the [[Mexico|Mexican]] resort island of [[Cozumel]].<ref name="HC0701"/><ref>[http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/khou070701_tnt_carnivalcruisedeath.329d3aba.html ''Cruise tragedy: Teen jumps ship'']. KHOU.com. July 1, 2007</ref> The Ritcheson family's attorney, Carlos Leon, confirmed his death.<ref name="HC0701"/> |
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* [http://www.myspace.com/saerompark Myspace] |
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* [http://judiciary.house.gov/HearingTestimony.aspx?ID=505 Testimony given by David Ritcheson] |
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Revision as of 01:07, 9 October 2008
Saerom Park, (박새롬, born June 23rd 1981),is a German-based korean cellist.
Saerom Park's musical activities have already taken her across Europe, East Asia and South Africa in performances as both soloist and chamber musician. Born in 1981 to an artists-family in Korea, her education began at the age of 3 with piano studies switching to cello at 12. Her talent was recognized rapidly. She was awarded at numerous national competitions, shortly after in 1996 her major orchestral debut was made with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra.
During the senior year of highschool, Saerom moved to Germany to accomplish her studies at the Folkwang Hochschule-Essen where she studied both cello and chamber music with Young-Chang Cho and Andreas Reiner. Further advances were made under great influence of renowned tutors such as Bernhard Greenhouse, Boris Pergamenschikov, Alexander Kniazev, and Matt Haimovitz.
In 2000, Saerom Park founded the piano trio "Trio Image" with violinist Gergana Gergova and pianist Pavlin Nechev. She was active member of the trio until 2007. In support of the European Chamber Music Academy (ECMA) the trio collaborated with primary musicians like Hatto Beyerle, Shumuel Ashkenazy, Erich Höbarth, Gábor Tacásc-Nagy, Johannes Meissl, Christoph Richter and Avedis Kouyoumdjan. Trio Image was the 3rd prize and the public prize winner at the 6th International Competition "Franz Schubert and Modern Music" held in Graz, Austria and scholarship holder of the "Werner Richard-Carl Dörken Foundation" for 2005/06 season.
An avid chamber musician, Saerom has appeared at various festivals. Most notably "Lockenhaus Kammermusikfest", "Pablo Casals Festival Prades", "Schubertiade Akzenbrugg", "International Cello Fest Beograd", "International Week Graz", "Festival de musique de chambre en Normandie", "International Music Festival Varna Summer" where she has performed with such distinguished artists as Claude Frank, Joseph Silverstein, Vladimir Mendelssohn, and Michel Strauss. Furthermore, she was recorded by WDR 3, ORF, Mezzo and TV3.