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Korean & Korean-American Composers in USA

KCSB New Music Symposium
Texu collaborated with the Korean Cultural Society of Boston to curate the New Music Symposium, an online presentations series by leading musicians with Korean Ancestry or who embrace Korean culture in their music. Below are the links to the archived videos.
10/10/20 – Joo Won Park
10/17/20 – Jean Ahn (not available)
10/24/20 – Jihye Chang
10/31/20 – Donald Reid Womack
11/7/20 – Yoon-Ji Lee
11/14/20 - Juri Seo
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2/6/21 - Jen Shyu
2/13/21 - gamin
2/20/21 - Jeeyoung Kim
2/27/21 - Jin Hi Kim
4/3/21 - Some early 20c Korean composers
4/10/21 - Hyo-shin Na
4/17/21 - Kay Rhie
4/24/21 - Chihchun Chi-sun Lee & Michael Sydney Timpson
5/1/21 - Earl Kim & Donald Sur
Jihye Chang introduces solo piano works by Korean composers
Texu talks about some early 20th century Korean composers
List of Korean and Korean-American Composers in the USA
Click pictures to visit their websites (or other representative web pages).  This page is constantly being updated: any composer of Korean heritage based in the USA is welcome to contact me for (self-)recommendations.
미국에 거주하며 활동하는 한국계 작곡가들의 명단입니다. (링크 포함) 추천(자가 추천 포함) 환영하오니, contact란을 통해 연락 주세요.
Earl Kim (1920-1998)
Earl Kim 얼 킴 (1920-1998)
Byong-Kon Kim 김병곤
Byong-kon Kim 김병곤 (1929-2009)
Nam June Paik 백남준 (1932-2006)
Donald Sur 서영세 (1935-1999)
Hi Kyung Kim 김희경
KiYoung Kim 김기영
Jin Hi Kim 김진희
Hyo-shin Na 나효신
HyeKyung Lee 이혜경
Youngmi Ha 하영미
Misook Kim 김미숙
Eun Young Lee 이은영
Jeeyoung Kim 김지영
Beata Moon 베아타 문
Tae Hong Park 박태홍
Paul Yeon Lee 폴 연 리
Kay Rhie 이규림
Hyun-Kyung Lee 이현경
Kyong Mee Choi 최경미
Eyvind Kang 강윤석
Hee Yun Kim 김희연
Sung Jin Hong 홍성진
Sungji Hong 홍성지
Jae Hyeok Jang 장재혁
James Ra 제임스 라
ChanJi Kim 김찬지
Caroline KyungA Ahn 민경아
Okkyung Lee 이옥경
Soon Hee Newbold 순희 뉴볼드
Joungmin Lee 이정민
방(김)주리 Juri Kim Pang
Ka Young Rhee 이가영
Jean Ahn 안진
Pauline Kim Harris 김보련
Hyejung Yoon 윤혜정
Seong Ae Kim 김성애
Yoomi Paick 백유미
Dongryul Lee 이동렬
Jin Hee Han 한진희
Heeyoung Yang 양희영
Moon Ha 하문영
Soo Yeon Lyuh 여수연
Elliott Bark 박정영
Yoon-Ji Lee 이윤지
Joo Won Park 박주원
Bora Yoon 윤보라
Texu Kim 김택수
Jennifer Jolley 제니퍼 졸리
Juri Seo 서주리
Seunghee Lee 이승희
Solbong Kim 김솔봉
Jiyoung Ko 고지영
Jiyoun Chung 정지연
Binna Kim 김빛나
SinYoung Park 박신영
Hohyeon Kyung 경호현
Joungbum Lee 이정범
Jihyun Kim 김지현
Yuniya Edi Kwon
Sunbin Clara Kim 김선빈
Michael Lee 이명훈
Liliya Ugay 릴리야 우가이
Jung Yoon Wie 위정윤
Ian Y Chung 정연찬
Rin Seo 서린
Peter Shin 신세종
Nahre Sol 나래솔
Nicky Sohn 니키 손
Hansol Choi 최한솔
Roger Kim 김성필
Leo Chang 장현중
DoYeon Kim 김도연
Matt Pellegrino 이지훈 / 매트 펠리그리노
Soomin Kim 김수민
Euna Joh 조은아
Grace Ann Lee 이정윤
Joshua David Mitchell 조슈아 데이비드 미첼
Yeonsuk Chung 정연석
Jihwan Yoon 윤지환
SiHyun Uhm 엄시현

Other Composers of Korean Descent (click)
  • ​Isang YUN 윤이상 (1917-1995)
  • Sun-Nam KIM 김순남 (1917-1983)
  • Young-Ja LEE 이영자 (b.1931)
  • Sukhi KANG 강석희 (1934-2020)
  • Byungdong PAIK 백병동 (b.1936) - information only in Korean
  • Byungki HWANG 황병기 (1936-2018)
  • Young Jo LEE 이영조 (b.1943)
  • Yonghi PAGH-Paan 박영희 (b.1945)
  • LIM June-Hee 임준희 (b.1959)
  • Jie Sun LIM 임지선 (b.1960)
  • Unsuk CHIN 진은숙 (b.1961)
  • Sangjick JUN 전상직 (b.1963)
  • Il-Ryun CHUNG 정일련 (b.1964)
  • WON Il 원일 (b.1967)
  • Uzong CHOE 최우정 (b.1968) - information mainly in Korean
  • Shinuh LEE 이신우 (b.1969)
  • Seung Jae CHUNG 정승재 (b.1970)
  • Jeajoon RYU 류재준 (b.1970)
  • Sung-Kook KIM 김성국 (b.1971) - information only in Korean
  • Eun-Hwa Cho 조은화 (b.1973)
  • Bumki KIM 김범기 (b.1974)
  • Sun-Young PAHG 박선영 (b.1974)
  • Ji-Hye CHOI 최지혜 (b.1976) - information only in Korean
  • Jae Eun JUNG 정재은 (b.1976)
  • Dong-jin BAE 배동진 (b.1977)
  • YIruma 이루마 (b.1978)
  • Sirin NAH 나실인 (b.1979)
  • Jisoo LEE 이지수 (b.1981)​
  • Jee Soo SHIN (b.1981)
  • Youngjin LIM 임영진 (b.1982)
  • Donghoon SHIN 신동훈 (b.1983)
  • Eunho CHANG 장은호 (b.1983)
  • Eunsung KIM 김은성 (b.1984)
  • Yie-Eun CHUN 전예은 (b.1985)
  • Areum LEE 이아름 (b.1989)
  • Younje CHO 조윤제 (b.1990)
  • Young-Jun LEE 이영준 (b.1990)
  • Il Hoon SON 손일훈 (b.1990)
  • Dabeen Jeon 전다빈 (b.1993)
  • Jaehyuck CHOI 최재혁 (b.1994)
  • Shin KIM 김신 (b.1994)
  • Patrick Sangbin Rhie 이상빈 (b.1994)
  • Hankyoel YOON 윤한결 (b.1994)
  • Sunghyun LEE 이성현 (b.1995)
  • Jaeduk KIM 김재덕 (b.1995)
  • Jaebong RHO 노재봉 (b.1996)
  • Youshin GIM 김유신 (b.1997)
  • Laehwang JANG 장래황
  • Hanurij LEE 이하느리 (b.2006)
Other Asian-American & Pacific Islander Composers (Click)
  • CHOU Wen-Chung (1923-2019)
  • Paul CHIHARA (b.1938)
  • Chinary UNG (b.1942)
  • CHEN Yi (b.1953)
  • ZHOU Long (b.1953)
  • LAM Bun-Ching (b.1954)
  • Bright SHENG (b.1955)
  • TAN Dun (b.1957)
  • Miya MASAOKA (b.1958)
  • Jay Alan YIM (b.1959)
  • Karen TANAKA (b.1961)
  • Shih-Hui CHEN (b.1962)
  • P.Q. PHAN (b.1962)
  • Kui DONG (b.1966)
  • Ming TSAO (b.1966)
  • Jerod Impichchaachaaha' TATE (b.1968)
  • Ching-chu HU (b.1969)
  • Karim AL-ZAND (b.1970)
  • Dorothy CHANG (b.1970)
  • Yu-Hui CHANG (b.1970)
  • Susie IBARRA (b.1970)
  • Vanessa Van Anh VO
  • Ken UENO (b.1970)
  • ​Gabriela Lena FRANK (b.1972)
  • Lei LIANG (b.1972)
  • Kenji BUNCH (b.1973)
  • Vivian FUNG (b.1975)
  • HUANG Ruo (b.1976)
  • Raven CHACON (b.1977)
  • DU Yun (b.1977)
  • FANG Man (b.1977)
  • ​Nilo ALCALA (b.1978)
  • Angel LAM (b.1978)
  • Jen SHYU (b.1978)
  • XI Wang (b.1978)
  • Andy AKIHO (b.1979)
  • Ke-Chia CHEN (b.1978)
  • Nirmali FENN (b.1979)
  • Mdelissa DUNPHY (b.1980)
  • WANG Jie (b.1980)
  • Asha SRINIVASAN (b.1980)
  • Chen-Hui JEN (b.1981)
  • ZHOU Tian (b.1981)
  • Anthony CHEUNG (b.1982)
  • Pablo Santiago CHIN (b.1982)
  • WANG Lu (b.1982)
  • Reena ESMAIL (b.1983)
  • Mary KOUYOUMDJIAN (b.1983)
  • Leilehua LANZILOTTI (b.1983)
  • Paul WIANCKO (b.1983)
  • Takuma ITOH (b.1984)
  • Hong-Da CHIN (b.1985)
  • Igor SANTOS (b.1985)
  • Roger ZARE (b.1985)
  • Chin Ting CHAN (b.1986)
  • Emily KOH (b.1986)
  • Gity RAZAZ (b.1986)
  • Michael-Thomas FOUMAI (b.1987)
  • Saunder CHOI (b.1988)
  • Tonia KO (b.1988)
  • Shu-Ying LI (b.1989)
  • Liliya UGAY (b.1990)
  • Baldwin GIANG (b.1992)
  • Niloufar NOURbakhsh (b.1992)
  • Daniel SABZGHABAEI (b.1992)
  • Piyawat LOUILARPPRASERT (b.1993)
  • CHEN Yihan (b.1994)
  • Conrad TAO (b.1994)
  • Ania VU (b.1994)
  • Nina SHEKHAR (b.1995)​
  • Sam WU (b.1995)
  • Bobby GE (b.1996)
  • Cheng Jin KOH (b.1996)​
  • Oswald HUỲNH (b.1998)
  • Kian RAVERI (b.1999)
  • Anuj BHUTANI
Other Resources in english (click)
  • Asian Classical Music Initiative
  • The Living Composers Project
  • Institute for Composer Diversity
  • Sphinx Organization
 관련 한국어 사이트들 (클릭) ​Other Resources in Korea (click)
  • 한국 디지털 아카이브 작곡가 색인 Korean Digital Archives for the Arts - Composers
  • 오늘의 작곡가 오늘의 작품 (Korean Contemporary Composers of Compositions)

Updated in May 2025

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