Bio
Hailed as “truly inspired” by Ludwig van Toronto for her composition work in collaboration with the University of Toronto Opera Division in 2018, composer Hanna Kim encompasses a wide range of traditional, neo-romantic, minimalistic, and improvisational styles for her compositional work. She is the recipient of several awards, including the 2020 MusCan Student Composition Prize, the 2020 Karen Kieser Award in Canadian Music, the 2019 Lothar Klein Memorial Fellowship in Composition, the 2019 St. James Cathedral Composition Competition, the 2014 Miriam Silcox Scholarship, and the 2013 Joseph Dorfman Composition Competition (Germany). Most recently in 2022, she was appointed as composer-in-residence for the Women Composers Festival of Hartford.
Dr. Kim has won numerous score calls, and has been asked to compose new works for concert performances across a variety of styles. Individual musicians and professional ensemble groups for whom she has written works include Andy Akiho, Antony Baryshevsky, the Tsilumos Ensemble, the Khorikos Ensemble (NY, USA), That Choir (Toronto), the Central Bucks High School-West Choir (PA, USA), the Choir of St. James Cathedral (Toronto) and Uvic Orhcestra (Victoria, BC).
Over the period of 2008 to 2012, Kim wrote several piano instruction books for children, at the publication request of KMS Music Publication (also known as Eumak Segye, in South Korea). Between August 2015 and 2016, Kim was offered a 1 year visiting scholar-in-residence at Penn State University, Pennsylvania. While at the University of Toronto, Dr. Kim was appointed as composer-in-residence for the gamUT Ensemble during the academic year of 2017 – 2018, and for the Guitar Orchestra from 2018 – 2019.
A native of South Korea, Dr. Kim received a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Kyung-Won University, South Korea (2006), a Master of Music in Composition from the Manhattan School of Music (2010), an Artist Diploma from the University of Hartford (2015), and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Toronto (2021). Her composition teachers over this period of study include Hae-Sung Lee, Soo-Jung Shin, Marjorie Merryman, Elizabeth Brown, David Macbride and Gary Kulesha.
In addition to her passion for being a scholar of music, Kim is also an active church musician. She currently serves as the Minister of Music at the Calvary Baptist Church in Toronto. Also, she is on the teaching staff of the City of Toronto.
French Bio
Saluée comme " véritablement inspirée " par Ludwig van Toronto pour son travail de composition en collaboration avec la University of Toronto Opera Division en 2018, la compositrice Hanna Kim englobe un large éventail de styles traditionnels, néo-romantiques, minimalistes et d'improvisation pour son travail de composition. Elle a reçu plusieurs prix, dont la bourse commémorative Lothar Klein en composition de 2019, le concours de composition de la cathédrale St. James de 2019, la bourse Miriam Silcox de 2014 et le concours de composition Joseph Dorfman de 2013 (Allemagne). Mme Kim a remporté de nombreux appels de partitions, et s’est vu demandé la composition de nouvelles œuvres pour des concerts de différents styles. De 2008 à 2012, Mme Kim a écrit plusieurs livres d'instruction de piano pour enfants, à la demande de KMS Music Publication (aussi connu sous le nom de Eumak Segye, en Corée du Sud). Entre août 2015 et 2016, Kim s'est vu offrir un poste de chercheur invité en résidence d'un an à la Penn State University, en Pennsylvanie. Pendant son séjour à l'Université de Toronto, Mme Kim a été nommée compositrice en résidence pour l'ensemble gamUT au cours de l'année scolaire 2017-2018, et pour l'orchestre de guitare de 2018 à 2019. Native de la Corée du Sud, Mme Kim travaille actuellement à l'obtention d'un doctorat (DMA) à l'Université de Toronto, au Canada. En plus de sa passion pour la musique, Kim est également une musicienne d'église active. Elle est actuellement Ministre de la Musique à l'Église baptiste Calvary de Toronto.
List of Works
Orchestra
2021 — Timbre Saturation for Chamber Orchestra (ca. 16’)
* DMA Thesis
2018 — Forgiveness, from Seven Words for String Orchestra (ca. 1’ 35”)
* Winning Score Calls for short orchestra scores by School of Music, University of Victoria
• Performance of winning pieces
Uvic Orchestra: New & Now, as part of the New Music & Digital Media Festival
Febraury 2, 2018, Farquhar Auditorium, University of Victoria, British Columbia
Uvic Orchestra | Cond. Ajtony Csaba
Voices and Chamber Orchestra
2018 — Scene 7: Train Station, Vengeance (Opera) (ca. 8’)
• A Student Composers’ Project directed by the U of T Opera Division
January 27, 2018, MacMillan Theatre, University of Toronto
Libretto, Director: Michael Patrick Albano
Full cast of the opera singers, UofT Opera Division
U of T Symphony Orchestra | Cond. Sandra Horst
Choral
2019 — Lord, How Much Madness and Foolishness for A cappella (SSAATTBB) (ca. 3’ 25”)
*Winning Entry: St. James Choral Composition Competition
• Competition Winner’s Concert
April 7, 2019, The Cathedral Church of St. James, Toronto
The Choir of St. James Cathedral | Cond. Robert Busiakiewicz
2018 — Psalm 104 for Mixed Chorus a cappella (SSAATTBB) (ca. 3’ 10”)
• Collective Composing Project: Canadian Composer Summit
April 14, 2018, Metropolitan United Church, Toronto
The Central Bucks High School-West Choir | Cond. Joseph Ohrt
2018 — On a Snowing Evening for Mixed Chorus (SSAATTBB) and Piano (ca.5’ 10”)
written for the Toronto Voice Lab
• Student Composers Concert, Premier
March 13, 2018, Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto
Toronto Voice Lab | Cond. Victor Cheng
2017 — The Cloths of Heaven for Mixed Chorus a cappella (SSAATTBB) (ca.5’)
*Winning a score call from That choir/ New Works Project, Toronto
written for Khorikos Choral Ensemble Concert in 2015, and the piece was revised in 2017
• January 30, 2017, Metropolitan United Church, Toronto, Canadian Premier
That Choir | Cond. Craig Pike
• April 15, 2015, Bliss Hall, Hartford, CT, Premier • April 16, 2015, Auerbach Auditorium, Hartford, CT
Khorikos Ensemble | Cond. Jesse Peckham
Medium Ensemble
2023 — Colour Study for Clarinet, Harp, Double Bass, and Percussion (ca. 2’)
• June 3, 2023, The Array Space
Colleen Cook, Clarinets; Sanya Eng, Harp; Travis Harrison, Bass; Michael Murphy, Percussion; David Schotzko, Conductor
2022 — Lullaby for Percussion Ensemble (ca. 2’)
• July 07, 2022, Roundhouse Community Centre Exhibition Hall
Driftwood Percussion
Katie Rife, Martin Fisk, Brian Nesselroad, Vern Griffiths, Julia Chien, Michael Jarrett, Luke Hildebrandt, Jaelem Bhate
2022 — Music Box Impromptu for Woodwind Quintet and Piano (ca. 8’ 30”)
* Composer-in-Residence for the 2022 Women Composers Festival of Hartford
• March 19, 2022, Women Composers Festival of Hartofrd
Hartford Independent Chamber Orchestra: Allison Hughes, Flute; Charles Huang, Oboe; Alexander S. Kollias, Clarinet; Cathryn Cummings, French Horn; Kristen Powell, Bassoon; Elisabeth Tomczyk, Piano
2019 — Pointillistic Momemtum for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano (ca. 7’)
*Winning Entry: The 2020 MusCan Student Composer Competition
• Han-Na Kim and Felipe Tellez DMA joint recital November 2, 2019, Walter Hall, University of Toronto
Terry Lim, Flute; Mark Kim, Clarinet; Jihye Kee, Violin; Benjamin Louwersheimer, Cello; Vivian Kwak, Piano | Cond. Matthew Poon
• Score Reading Session for the Ensemble Plus Contemporain De Montréal
November 10, 2018, Walter Hall, University of Toronto
Performe by the Ensemble Plus Contemporain De Montréal
2019 — A Love for Everything Loud, Fast and Crunch for Eight Guitars (ca. 5’ 40”)
*Composer-in-residence for the Guitar Orchestra from 2018 - 2019
• April 5, 2019, Lobby Concert at Edward Johnson Building, University Toronto
U of T Guitar Orchestra | Cond. Jeffrey McFadden
2018 — I dreamt the snow road was swept clean in 7 minutes for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Piano and Percussion (ca. 6’ 30”)
*Winning a score call from MUSCAN (Canadian University Music Society)
• June 6, 2019, Roy Barnett Hall, University of British Columbia, BC
The Nu:BC Collective Ensemble|Cond. Jonathan Girard
2016 — Stuck for Five Performers (Collaborating with the original choreography) (ca. 8’)
for Flute, Clarinet, Accordion, Violin, and One Percussionist
• Final Project for the class titled Composing for Dance
December 2nd. 2016, Geiger Torel Hall, University of Toronto
Choreographed by Angela Bloomburg
Flute: Tristan Durie, Clarinet: Juan Olivares, Accordion: Branko Dzinovic, Violin: Alice Hong, Percussion: Jonny Smith
2016 — Scrambled Crumbled Ambler for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano (ca. 4’ 45”)
• Score Reading Session for the Ensemble Plus Contemporain De Montréal
October 29, 2016, Walter Hall, University of Toronto
Ensemble Plus Contemporain De Montréal | Cond. Véronique Lacroix
Duet and Small Ensemble
2021 — Scrambled Crumbled Ambler 2.0 (ca. 6’ 25”)
• UofT Student Composers Concert (Virtual) March 30, 2021, UTEMS Electronic Music Studio, University of Toronto
Jin Cho, Flute; Julia Kin, Cello; Piano: Vivian Kwok, Piano
2019 — River Sprint for Percussion Quartet (ca. 8’)
* Honorable Mention, Left Edge Percussion Composition Competition
Artist Director, Left Edge Percussion: Terry Longshore
• Performance for the winning piece
SOU Percussion Ensembles: Live Concert “Evolution”
November 19, 2020, Oregon Center for the Arts, Ashland, Oregon
Southern Oregon University Percussion Ensemles | Director: Terry Longshore and Bryan Jeffs
• Han-Na Kim and Felipe Tellez DMA joint recital
November 2, 2019, Walter Hall, University of Toronto
Player 1: Jonny Smith; Player 2: Louis Pino; Player 3: Bryant Lutek; Player 4: Boyce Jeffries Jr. | Conductor: Matthew Poon
2019 — Seven Words for String Quartet (ca. 10’)
*Winning Entry: The 2020 Karen Kieser Prize in Canadian Music
• Han-Na Kim and Felipe Tellez DMA joint recital November 2, 2019, Walter Hall, University of Toronto
First Violin: Jihye Kee; Second Violin: Felipe Luzuriaga; Viola: Sam Edwards; Cello: Benjamine Louwersheimer | Conductor: Matthew Poon
• December 6, 2016, Room 330, University of Toronto
Sight-read by the Cecilia Quartet
2018 — Oh, That Fearful Night for Soprano and Piano (ca. 10’)
• Han-Na Kim and Felipe Tellez DMA joint recital November 2, 2019, Walter Hall, University of Toronto
Soprano: Charlotte Steward-Juby; Piano: Jessica YoonJee Lee
• Final Concert: Opera from Scratch Workshop August 19, 2018, Saint Matthew’s United Church, Halifax
Soprano: Laura Johnston; Piano: Barbara Pinchard
2018 — Miniature Roses for Violin and Piano (ca. 2’ 20”)
• Composers of the University of Toronto House Concert
March 21, 2018, Canadian Music Centre, Toronto
Violin: Jonathan J. Lee, Piano: Katharine Chiu
2016 — D note Rondo for String Trio (ca. 7’ 40”)
*Winning Score Calls from the Women Composers Festival of Hartford
• Women Composers Festival of Hartford
March 31, 2017, Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford, CT
The Forty/Sixty String Trio
Solo
2020 — No Clear Distinction between the Two for Baroque Flute (ca. 3’)
Commissioned by Flutist Jin Cho
• March 31, 2020, Toronto (Virtual Presentation due to Covid-19)
Performed by Jin Cho, Flute
2019 — Urbane Beast for Pipe Organ (ca. 9’)
• Han-Na Kim and Felipe Tellez DMA joint recital
November 2, 2019, Walter Hall, University of Toronto
Performed by Patrick McElcheran, Organ
2017 — Neo Kyrie for Solo Clarinet (ca. 3’)
• Fall Composition Workshop - Boston New Music Festival
September 23, 2017, The Record Company Co., Boston, MA
Performed by Yhasmin Valenzuela, Clarinet
2016 — Toronto Suite for Piano Solo (ca. 6’)
*Winning Score Calls from the ACWC (Association of Canadian Women Composers)
• Han-Na Kim and Felipe Tellez DMA joint recital November 2, 2019, Walter Hall, University of Toronto
Performed by Jessica YoonJee Lee, Piano
• ACWC Piano Collectice Concert
May 28, 2017, Conrad Grebel Chapel, University of Waterloo
Performed by Hanna Kim, Piano
• Student Composers Concert
February 14, 2017, Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Premiere
Performed by Jessica YoonJee Lee, Piano