TEXU KIM 김택수
Composer | Educator

Korean-born American composer Texu Kim writes music inspired by everyday experiences, music about modern (south) Korea reflecting its multicultural nature.
Texu's works have been performed by the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Opera Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Oregon Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, New World Symphony, National Orchestra of Korea, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble Modern, Alarm Will Sound, Ensemble Intercontemporain, among many others. Winner of the 2021 Barlow Prize, his music has earned honors and awards from Civitella Ranieri Foundation and Copland House.
Currently teaching at San Diego State University as an associate professor, Texu served as the Composer-in-Residence of the Korean National Symphony Orchestra and the Artist-of-the-Year at the Busan Philharmonic Orchestra.
작곡가 김택수(1980)의 작품은 뉴욕 필하모닉, 샌프란시스코 오페라 오케스트라, 샌프란시스코 심포니, 오리건 심포니, 샌디에이고 심포니, 디트로이트 심포니, 미네소타 오케스트라, 뉴 월드 심포니, 국립국악관현악단, 서울시립교향악단, 앙상블 모데른, 알람 윌 사운드, 앙상블 앵테르콩탱포랑, 등등의 단체에 의하여 연주되었다. 그의 음악은 버를로우 작곡상, 치비텔라 라니에리 재단, 코플랜드 하우스, 전미 작곡가 협회 / 저작권 협회 주최 콩쿠르에서 입상하였다.
국립심포니오케스트라 상주작곡가, 부산시립교향악단 올해의 예술가 등을 역임한 김택수는 현재 샌디에이고 주립대학 (San Diego State University) 교수로 후학을 양성하고 있다.
Texu's works have been performed by the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Opera Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Oregon Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, New World Symphony, National Orchestra of Korea, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble Modern, Alarm Will Sound, Ensemble Intercontemporain, among many others. Winner of the 2021 Barlow Prize, his music has earned honors and awards from Civitella Ranieri Foundation and Copland House.
Currently teaching at San Diego State University as an associate professor, Texu served as the Composer-in-Residence of the Korean National Symphony Orchestra and the Artist-of-the-Year at the Busan Philharmonic Orchestra.
작곡가 김택수(1980)의 작품은 뉴욕 필하모닉, 샌프란시스코 오페라 오케스트라, 샌프란시스코 심포니, 오리건 심포니, 샌디에이고 심포니, 디트로이트 심포니, 미네소타 오케스트라, 뉴 월드 심포니, 국립국악관현악단, 서울시립교향악단, 앙상블 모데른, 알람 윌 사운드, 앙상블 앵테르콩탱포랑, 등등의 단체에 의하여 연주되었다. 그의 음악은 버를로우 작곡상, 치비텔라 라니에리 재단, 코플랜드 하우스, 전미 작곡가 협회 / 저작권 협회 주최 콩쿠르에서 입상하였다.
국립심포니오케스트라 상주작곡가, 부산시립교향악단 올해의 예술가 등을 역임한 김택수는 현재 샌디에이고 주립대학 (San Diego State University) 교수로 후학을 양성하고 있다.
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Events in the Current and Upcoming Seasons2022
9/7 Dub-Sanjo, Gimhae, S.Korea 9/9 fffanfare!! (WP),. San Francisco, CA 9/11 fffanfare!!, San Francisco, CA 9/17 Black Origami (arr), Bonn, Germany 9/23 Pahdo, Houston, TX 9/24 Dub-Sanjo, Seoul, S.Korea 9/25 Moto Perpetuo, Seoul, S.Korea 9/28 Dub-Sanjo, Stockholm, Sweden 9/30 Dub-Sanjo, Budapest, Hungary 10/2 Dub-Sanjo, Vienna, Austria 10/4 Co.Ko. - un poco Loco, Tuscaloosa, AL 10/9 Ma$HeD, Minneapolis, MN 10/23 Ma$HeD, Long Beach, CA 10/30 Dub-Sanjo, San Diego, CA 10/30 Three Latin American Dances (arr.), San Diego, CA 11/19 Good Morning!!, San Diego, CA 11/24 Chopsalteok, Bucheon, S.Korea 11/27 Ma$HeD, San Diego, CA 12/4 Spin-Flip, Boston, MA 12/9 Zzan!! (US Premiere), Berkeley, CA 12/10 Zzan!!, Berkeley, CA 2023 1/7 Pali-Pali!!, San Diego, CA 1/21 Homage to Anonymous Ancient Fiddlers, East Lansing, MI 1/26 Pali-Palli!! & Fantasy on Three Korean Bird Songs, Tampa, FL 2/5 Pali-Pali!!, Urbana, IL 3/3 Ritus Sanitatem (WP), Austin, TX 3/3 Good Morning!!, Orange, CA 3/9 Ritus Sanitatem, Washington, DC 3/17 Good Morning!!, Fullerton, CA 3/25 Three Latin American Dances (arr.), Fresno, CA 3/31 Good Morning!!, Long Beach, CA 4/15 Blow, Fly, Pop!!, San Diego, CA 4/20 Rhapsody in Blue (arr.), Baku, Azerbaijan 4/23 Convivio (WP), Amherst, MA 4/23 Beseeching (WP), Brooklyn, NY 4/23 Ma$HeD, Worcester, MA 5/6 Ritus Sanitatem, Durham, NC 5/12 Homage to Anonymous Ancient Fiddlers, New York, NY 5/13 Homage to Anonymous Ancient Fiddlers, Norwood, NJ 5/14 Homage to Anonymous Ancient Fiddlers, New York, NY 6/3 Good Morning!!, Long Beach, CA 6/11 Ritus Sanitatem, Lunenburg, NS 6/15 Bluebird (arr., WP), Busan, S.Korea 6/24 Phos Hilaron, San Diego, CA 6/24 Rhapsody in Blue (arr.), Honolulu, HI 6/25 Ritus Sanitatem, New York, NY 6/26 Ritus Sanitatem, New York, NY 6/29 Birdsongs (EU premiere), Ljubljana, Slovenia 7/6 Homage to Anonymous Ancient Fiddlers, Brunswick, ME 7/6 Sweet, Savory, Spicy!! (WP), Denver, CO 7/10 Pahdo, San Diego, CA 7/27 Līlā (WP), Colombia, MO 8/3 Sonata Amabile, Del Mar, CA 8/7 Flow and Composition, Del Mar, CA 8/12 Arirang Love Sonata, Del Mar, CA 8/14 Mir (WP), San Diego, CA 8/19 Ritus Sanitatem, Montreal, QC 8/28 America the Polarized (Asia Premiere), Seoul, S.Korea 9/22 Fantasy on Three Korean Bird Songs, (Asia Premiere), Seoul, S.Korea 9/23 Pahdo, Northfield, MN 9/23 (or 24) Pali-Pali!!, Northfield, MN 10/2 Pali-Pali!!, Muncie, IN 10/6 (7 or 8) Pali-Pali!!, Ellensburg, WA 10/22 Preces and Responses (WP), Atlanta, GA 11/2 Five Songs on Yi Sang, Seoul, S.Korea 11/4 Zzan!!, San Diego, CA 11/9 new piece (WP), San Diego, CA 2024 1/26 Līlā, Oakland, CA 3/8-9 Dub-Sanjo, Minneapolis, MN 3/10 Dub-Sanjo, New York, NY 3/18 Ritus Sanitatem, San Diego, CA 3/26 Līlā, New York, NY 4/12 new piece (WP), Portland, OR 5/22 with/out (WP), New York, NY 5/23-25 Līlā, St.Paul, MN 7/1 Diptych on "Veni Creator Spiritus" (WP), Oakland, CA October new piece, Lucerne, Switzerland |