Er-Gene Kahng’s work came to light through her advocacy of African-American, Arkansan composer, Florence Price. Her recordings of Price’s Violin Concertos has been nationally and internationally cited as an important contribution to American classical music. Er-Gene is concertmaster of the Fort Smith Symphony and the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra, and has previously been involved with Albany, Lancaster, Eastern Connecticut, Baton Rouge Symphonies, She is co-Artistic Director of the Pierrot+ ensemble, Khemia, and has collaborated with Chineke!, Norfolk Symphony (UK), and the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore. Er-Gene is the President of the Asian Pacific Americans Impact Group at the University of Arkansas.