Title: Instrumental Music Instructor
Department: Fine Arts/Hum, Soc Sci
Office: Black Hawk Hall 286
Phone: 319-296-2320 ext. 1208
Address
Hawkeye Community College
Black Hawk Hall 286
1501 East Orange Rd
PO Box 8015
Waterloo, IA 50704-8015
Dr. Nahyun Kim creates compositions that reference experimental concepts that lead the listener towards a new and revelatory experience. Her works come alive with vivid colors and beautiful sounds originating from an atonal palate. Through numerous conferences and festivals, her works have gained recognition in Austria, Poland, Greece, Spain, Ukraine, Italy, China, France, Korea, and throughout the United States.
She has also worked with ensembles and soloists such as Redi Llupa, Jonathan Levin, Jenny Lin, Transient Canvas, MIVOS Quartet, PUBLIQuartet, Ricochet Ensemble, Bruson Quartet, The Sylvanus Ensemble, The American Brass Quintet and among others. In addition, Dr. Kim has won many competitions and received performances such as the Kaleidoscope MusArt Concert in Miami, the Abundant Silence New Works Concert in Denver, the PUBLIQ Access Showcase Concert in New York City, and the Kiev New Music Festival. She also presented, “Development of the Original Korean Musical,” at the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities. In addition, she was a Distinguished Composer of Choral Music Activities at Kansas City Kansas Community College where she has been commissioned to write new works.
Dr. Kim has extensive teaching experience in a variety of areas, including: the music theory sequence (especially 20th century/contemporary), musicianship, music history, song writing, composition, and piano/keyboard skills. She has provided instruction at many different academic institutions and taught students of all ages, from beginners to graduate level. In recognition of her dedication to teaching, she received the TEACH award (Teaching Excellence And Colleague Honor) for creative, innovative and excellent work in the classroom at KCKCC.
As composer-in-residence for Grande Gioia Music, her current project is the completion of “GUMIHO an Opera in Two Acts.” Dr. Kim earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music (piano, voice, composition), and Master of Arts in music theory and composition from the State University of New York, Stony Brook, and a doctorate in composition at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.