TEXU KIM
Composer | Educator
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Korean-American composer Texu Kim (김택수)’s music transforms unconventional sources—ranging from everyday encounters to overlooked human stories—into sophisticated, culturally grounded works infused with clarity, wit, and nuance.
Texu's music has been programmed by the New York Philharmonic, LA Phil, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera, Oregon Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia, National Orchestra of Korea, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Alarm Will Sound, and Sejong Soloists, among others. Winner of the 2021 Barlow Prize, his music has earned honors and awards from the Fromm Foundation, Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Isang Yun Foundation, ASCAP/SCI, Ilshin Foundation, and Copland House. A tenured professor at San Diego State University, Texu has served as the Korean National Symphony Orchestra's Composer-in-Residence and the Busan Philharmonic Orchestra's Artist of the Year. 김택수 작곡가의 작품은 뉴욕 필하모닉, 샌프란시스코 오페라, 샌프란시스코 심포니, 오리건 심포니, 샌디에이고 심포니, 디트로이트 심포니, 미네소타 오케스트라, 세인트폴 체임버 오케스트라, 국립국악관현악단, 서울시립교향악단, 앙상블 모데른, 알람 윌 사운드, 앙상블 앵테르콩탱포랑, 등등의 단체에 의하여 연주되었다. 그의 음악은 버를로우 작곡상, 하버드 프롬재단, 치비텔라 라니에리 재단, 코플랜드 하우스, 윤이상 작곡상, 일신문화재단으로부터 입상하였다. 국립심포니오케스트라 상주작곡가, 부산시립교향악단 올해의 예술가 등을 역임한 김택수는 현재 샌디에이고 주립대학 (San Diego State University) 교수로 후학을 양성하고 있다. |
Music Samples |
2024-25 Performances7/1 Diptych on "Veni Creator Spiritus" Oakland, CA
7/18-19 Blow, Fly, Pop!! Plymouth, NH 7/24 Diptych on "Veni Creator Spiritus" Tønsberg, Norway 7/30-31 Birdsongs Pyeongchang, S.Korea 8/3 Diptych on "Veni Creator Spiritus" Oslo, Norway 8/10 Fanfare for PyeongChang Del Mar, CA 8/11 Ev'ry Corner Sings San Diego, CA 8/24 Sunset in Depoe Bay Seoul, S.Korea 8/24 with/out Seoul, S.Korea 9/12 Līlā Changwon, S.Korea 9/28 Welcome Home!! San Diego, CA 10/4 Dub-Sanjo Milwaukee, WI 10/5 Ominous Omnibus Seoul, S.Korea 10/12 Hiccups!! Ellensburg, WA 10/12 Sweet, Savory, Spicy!! Ellensburg, WA 10/12 Co. Ko. - un poco Loco Ellensburg, WA 10/12 Convivio Ellensburg, WA 10/17 Sudoku Divertimento Gangneung, S.Korea 10/23 산복도로 & 산속에서 Oxford, UK 10/25 Sweet, Savory, Spicy!! London, ON 11/16 Co.Ko. - un poco Loco Vermillion, SD 11/22 Sweet, Savory, Spicy!! Busan, S.Korea 11/26 Pahdo Seoul, S.Korea 11/29 Sori-Mori-Nori Seoul, S.Korea 11/29 Uhsrem Seoul, S.Korea 12/7 The New Year's Magpie Song Philadelphia, PA 12/9-10 Pansori Fantasy Seoul, S.Korea (2025 from here) 1/5 Infinity Loop San Francisco, CA 1/24 Co.Ko. - un poco Loco Newton, MA 1/29 Blow, Fly, Pop!! Syracuse, NY 2/1 Ongoing Seoul, S.Korea 2/6 Pansori Fantasy Kansas City, MO 2/8 Ritus Sanitatem III Louisville, KY 2/17 Sonata Amabile Ann Arbor, MI 2/20 Take 13 Manhattan, KS 2/22 Ciaconna di Stella Seoul, S.Korea 2/25 Co.Ko. - un poco Loco,Huntsville, AL 3/9 Co.Ko. - un poco Loco Palatine, IL 3/22 Shake It!! San Diego, CA 4/13 Ritus Sanitatem Minneapolis, MN 5/1 Lots of As and a Bunch of Bs Chicago, IL 5/3-4 Budding-Blooming Los Angeles, CA 5/17 Chopsalteok Boston, MA 5/17-18 Lots of As and a Bunch of Bs New York, NY 6/6 Ko-Oh Los Angeles, CA 6/8 Rhapsody in Blue (arr) São José, Brazil 6/12 Faithful Eckart Seoul, S. Korea 6/17 Inter-Intra Tokyo, Japan 7/31 Infinity Loop Stockholm, Sweden 8/23-31 Chimeric Suite Seoul, S. Korea |