ChanJi Kim
ChanJi Kim
“I found 9 Years for clarinet, cello and piano by ChanJi Kim to be one of the highlights of this collection. Her music is lively and attractive and seems to also speak to the music and moods of her native culture. In this case, the title refers to her first teacher in America, Dr. Ron Mazurek, and the number of years she studied with him. The music is heartfelt, mournful and even a bit “angry” in places but this piece is a solid addition to what is already a very rich oeuvre for this trio combination. I was most taken with the selections by Kim ...”
----- Classical CD Reviews by Daniel Coombs at audaud.com (web magazine for music), published on August 20, 2013
NEWS
Dear Umma (Mom) for chamber orchestra
Orlando Contemporary Chamber Orchestra
Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre at the Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts
August 29, 2020
La Passegiata for Bass clarinet and Bassoon
Music by Women Festival in Columbus, MS
March 5-7, 2020
Imaginary Lines for clarinet, electronics, dance, and live image
Academia Philamonica Romana in Rome, Italy
June, 28, 2019
Sijo, Midwinter Night for soprano, violin, cello, electronics, video, and dance
Symphony Space in New York, NY
October 19, 2018
Academia Philamonica Romana in Rome, Italy
July 7, 2018
La Passeggiata for clarinet and bass clarinet
Forum Neue Musik performed by Duo Namaste in Hamburg, Germany
September 29, 2018
고사목 (A Withered Elm Tree) for fixed media and video
Di Menna Center, Benzaquen Hall in New York, NY
October 21, 2017
Timelapse Intersection for woodwind quintet
Central Florida Composers Forum at Timucua White House in Orlando, Florida
October 15, 2017
Cityscape for string orchestra
Alternity Chamber orchestra Timucua White House in Orlando, Florida
August 20, 2017
Celebrating Women Who Compose Concert at Bamboo Arts Center in Winter Park, FL March 7 and March 17, 2017
Jong for fixed media and Night Colors for saxophone (alto & tenor)
Central Florida Composers Forum Annual Salon Concert at the Timucua White House in Orlando, FL
September 18, 2016
The collaborative opera Ballet Project, Shakespeare's The Tempest
The Rough Magic at Bari Music Conservatory in Bari, Italy
July 3~4, 2016
La Passeggiata for clarinet and bass clarinet premiered by Duo Namaste
at the XXVIII Festival de La Habana que se efectuará in Havana, Cuba
November 14~22, 2015
Jong for fixed media
Society of Composers Inc., 50th anniversary National Conference
University of Florida in Gainesville, FL
November 12~14, 2015
Night Colors for saxophone (alto & tenor) premiered at the
International Composers and Interactive Artist (ICIA) concert in Miami, FL
12 Nights concert series & FETA - Acoustica 21 concert series
Jong for fixed media
premiere performance at the Ennio Morricone Auditorium
Univ. of Rome, Tor Vergata in Italy
June 26, 2015
festa della musica europea 2014
Dal-chum for cello & fixed media, premiere performance by Kyung Mi Lee
Ennio Morricone Auditorium, Univ. of Rome, Tor Vergata in Italy
June 19, 2014
Ki-da-rim for alto saxophone & fixed media
performance by Frédéric Feys at Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature (KANTL) Conservatorium Gent in Belgium
June 20, 2014
2013 Concert Trip to Rome, Italy, June 18~25
festa della musica europea ki-da-rim for alto saxophone & fixed media
premiere performance by Enzo Filippetti at Auditorium di Mecenate in Rome
June 23, 2013
Night Raindrops for oboe & fixed media
premiere performance by Giovanni at the Ennio Morricone Auditorium
Univ. of Rome, Tor Vergata in Italy
June 20, 2013
Love is for Choir and String Orchestra premiere performance
at Bernard W. Simpkins Fine Arts Center in Cocoa, FL
April 18, 2012
Ta! Raindros performance at the Ennio Morricone Auditorium
of the University of Rome, Tor Vergata in Italy
March 13, 2012
Choral piece, Jajang-ga performance at 12th Annual Women Composers Festival in Hartford, CT
March 4, 2012
In Memoriam premiere performance at Symphony Space in New York City
February 24, 2012. This piece was dedicated to Dinu Ghezzo.
ChanJi Kim electroacoustic music concert “Sounds and Space” collaboration with dancers at Bernard W. Simpkins Fine Arts Center in Cocoa, FL
November 8, 2011
Sejong Music Competition Winners Concert on Jan 18, 2009
Jajang-ga (lullaby) Cello Senior division 1st place
Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University in Chicago
Concert Trip to Spain, March 9~14, 2009
9 years premiere performance by TRIO BARTOK
Supreme Music Conservatory in Seville Spain
Ta! Raindrops, Multimedia Concert in Centro Mutiuso Paraque Victoria
collaboration with Dr.Lisa Nugle (Univ. of California, Irvine)’s dance department
REVIEW
ChanJi Kim composes for dance, chamber ensembles, orchestra, and multimedia.
Originally from Seoul, Korea, Chan Ji studied at E-wha Women’s University, New York University, and received her Ph.D. in Composition from the University of Florida. Dr. Kim is Professor of Music at the Eastern Florida State College. Her research and music areas of interest include collaboration between composer and choreographer, Korean folk music, and interactive electroacoustic composition.
© 2010~2020 ChanJi Kim
ChanJi Kim’s YouTue site
Article “Music for Clara Schumann”
is published by Ji-hak Sa
in Seoul, Korea
February 2012