KNSO Composers’ Atelier
- Program Period
- January 2021 to December 2021
- Program Director
- Texu Kim(ppointed as a composer-in-residence at the Korean National Symphony Orchestra from 2014 to 2016., tanding professor of Composition and Music Theory Dept. at San Diego State University)
- Mentors
- Derek Bermel, Nina C. Young
- Participating Composers
- Jungyoon Wie, Youngjin Lim, Min-Jae Jeon, Yie-eun Chun, Hyun-sik Chung
Mentors
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Texu Kim
- Won the award for composition of the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung, etc.
- Appointed as a composer-in-residence at the Lucerne Festival, and taught composition at the music academy.
- Appointed for the BBC Radio 3, the Munich Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, etc.
- Standing professor at the Lucerne School of Music.
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Derek Bermel
- Composer and clarinetist
- Earned B.A. and D.M.A. degrees from Yale University and the University of Michigan.
- Received the Alpert Award, Rome Prize, the Academy Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, etc.
- Founded the New York Youth Symphony’s Composition Program, and mentors young composers through ACO’s educational programs.
- In charge of Copland House's CULTIVATE emerging composers institute.
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Nina C. Young
- Graduated from McGill University and MIT, and completed her D.M.A. at Columbia University.
- Associate professor of Composition at the USC Thornton School of Music.
- Co-artistic director of New York’s Ensemble Échappé.
- Won the Rome Prize.
- Conducted various projects, such as the NY Philharmonic’s Project 19, The Glow that Illuminates for the American Brass Quintet, and an immersive audio-visual installation version commissioned by EMPAC.
Participating Composers
She is well-accomplished with both talent and skills.
Her different colors and interesting textures in music are noteworthy.
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Jungyoon Wie / 위정윤
- Earned her B.A. in Music Theory and Composition at the College of Wooster.
- Received her D.M.A. in Composition at the University of Michigan.
- Won the ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award in 2020.
- Awarded the Rackham Fellowship from the University of Michigan in 2020.
- The Del Sol String Quartet won the Just Intonation: Call for Proposal in 2019.
A trustworthy composer you can entrust work to get done right.
She is highly skilled in her field and exhibits romantic imagination.
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Youngjin Lim / 임영진
- Earned his B.A. in Composition at Sangmyung University.
- Received his M.A. in Composition from the Royal College of Music in London.
- Studied the Meister Klasse of Electronic Music Composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
- Won 2nd prize (tie for 1st prize) at the 2019 Franz Josef Reinl Foundation International Music Competition.
- Won 3rd prize (tie for 2nd prize) at the 2018 Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition.
- Won a prize at the 2018 Seoul International Computer Music Festival 2018 Call for Works.
- Won a runner-up prize in the Orchestral Category at the 1st Agape International Church Music Composition Competition & Festival in 2016.
I am eagerly looking forward to his future musical accomplishments.
His colorful imagination within a free form and flow of music garners a keen interest.
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Min-Jae Jeon / 전민재
- Studied Composition at the Korea National University of Arts and the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich.
- Composer-in-residence at Ujung Art Center in 2014.
- Selected one of the top 10 artists for the next generation by Auditorium monthly magazine in 2013.
- Won a participation prize the 7th Daewon Music Awards in 2013.
- Won the Youngest Musician Prize at the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition in 2009.
- Lecturer at the Korea National Institute for Gifted in Arts, and the Korea National University of Arts.
She has a well-rounded, solid musical foundation.
Her music built on her solid foundation makes one eager to hear more.
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Yie-eun Chun / 전예은
- Earned her B.A. in Composition at Seoul National University.
- Earned her M.A. in Composition at Eastman School of Music.
- Earned her D.M.A. in Composition at Indiana University,
- Won a prize in the Music Category at the 1st Young Artist Award of the National Academy of Arts, ROK in 2022.
- Won the Young Composer Prize at the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards in 2013.
- Appointed as a composer-in-residence and chosen for a full scholarship at the Tanglewood Music Festival in 2013.
- Lecturer (Composition and Music Theory) at Seoul National University, Yonsei University, etc.
She’s got a talented ear for music.
I am curious about how her time sense and balance will harmonize with orchestral music.
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Hyun-sik Chung / 정현식
- Earned his B.A. in Composition at Yonsei University.
- Performed at the Chosunilbo Debut Concert in 2017.
- Won 3rd prize (tie for 2nd prize) at the Jungang Music Concours in 2015.
- Won the 1st-place prize at the Music Association of Korea Concours in 2008.
- Co-planner and performer for the Some Music Series project.
KNSO Composers’ AtelierCURRICULUM
Lecture
Today’s Music, Tomorrow’s Classical Music – Lecturer: Heekyung Lee (Musicologist)
The world of music works focused on major orchestral works of composers - Lecturer: Derek Bermel (composer & clarinetist), Nina C. Young (composer)
Meeting with a Mentor & Mentoring
- Mentor: Texu Kim (composer & director of the program Composers’ Atelier)
Orchestra Reading
Orchestra reading and feedback program in which the creative music works are composed by the five participating composers.
