Hi Kyung Kim
Hi Kyung Kim is a South Korean composer.Life
Hi Kyung Kim was born in South Korea. She graduated from Seoul National University with a BA and the University of California, Berkeley, with an MA and PhD, where she studied composition with Andrew Imbrie, Olly Wilson, Gérard Grisey, and Sung-Jae Lee. As a benefit of the U.C. Berkeley’s George C. Ladd Prix de Paris, she worked at Institut de Rechéreche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique and École Normale Supérieure in Paris from 1988-1990.
After completing her studies, Kim took a position as assistant professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She returned to Korea in 1985 and 1998 for research and study of Korean music, and also researched the music of Elliott Carter at the Paul Sacher Foundation in Basel, Switzerland.Honors and awards
Selected works include:
- Thousand Gates Korean and Western choreography, Korean ensemble, Western ensemble and multi-media
- Rituel III Korean choreography/percussion, Korean ensemble and Western ensemble, multi-media
- Rituel II Korean choreography/Korean percussion, Korean ensemble ; Western ensemble
- Rituel Korean dance/percussion and violin, cello, clarinet, percussion
- When He was Six Hundred Years Old haegeum, clarinet, cello
- Isle of Eeo violin, viola, cello, percussion
- Clarinet Quintet, clarinet, string quartet, editing of unfinished work of Andrew Imbrie
- At the Edge of the Ocean flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, percussion
- Trio “Sori”, Korean daegeum, clarinet and cello
- Primitive Dance string quartet
- Breaking the Silence violin, cello, piano
- Unknown Lives flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, percussion, piano
- When You Rush flute, clarinet, bassoon, trombone, violin, cello, harp
- What are Years? 2 movements, soprano, flute, clarinet, guitar, violin, double bass
- Short Dance string quartet
- Encounter clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, cello and five percussion players
- Ari for soprano & string quartet
- Satisfaction chamber ensemble
- Musical Gathering flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn
- Crash string quartet
- Resistance soprano, piano
- FOR RAE: “I am too excited to tell you” piano solo
- The Poet KIM SAT GAT: daegeum solo
- Secret Wine: percussion solo
- Two Years with the Seine 4 movements, clarinet and cello
- A Story: gayageum solo 3 movements
- Orange Pastel two percussionists
- Crystal Drops 2 movements, two pianos
- After the Fall clarinet and bass clarinet
- Instant Breath: flute solo
- Reflection: clarinet solo
- Intrigues 3 movements, prepared piano and clarinet
- Dialogue violin, piano
- Path way: piano solo
- Requiem chamber orchestra & chamber choir
- Islands in the Bay, percussion concerto, 3 movements
- Conversation for Orchestra
- Looking at the New Heaven and Earth mixed voice SATB and piano
- Step for computer/tape
Her music has been recorded and issued on CD, including:
- Crystal Drops: Music By Hi Kyung Kim
- Tribute To Andrew Imbrie In Celebration Of His Eightieth Birthday
- Solos And Duos: Music By Andrew Imbrie And Hi Kyung Kim
- Tribute To Chou Wen-Chung
- Kim: Unknown Lives
