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ERIE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Chris Kim
Guest Conductor
Chris Younghoon Kim has been at Cornell
University as the director of orchestras since
2004. The League of American Orchestras and
ASCAP have awarded the first place award for
Adventurous Programming of Contemporary
Music to the Cornell Orchestras among all
collegiate orchestras in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
and 2012. Cornell Symphony Orchestra has
hosted two Meet the Composer New
Partnership residencies. He directs the Cornell
Chamber Orchestra, the Cornell Symphony
Orchestra, teaches conducting and works closely
with the DMA composers in presenting their
work in concert.
Boston-based groups such as the Firebird
Ensemble to the International Bartok Festival in
Szombarthely, Hungary, and Divertimento
Ensemble in Milan, Italy.
Born in Seoul, Korea and raised in England,
California and New Jersey, Chris studied at the
Juilliard School’s pre-college division and
trained as a music educator at Northwestern
University. After working in Quincy Public
school system for two years he received his
graduate degree in Orchestral conducting from
University of Michigan. Next stop was New
Orleans, Lousiana, where Chris served as the
assistant conductor of the Louisiana
Chris was recently chosen to participate in the
Philharmonic Orchestra for two seasons. Before
2012 Ensemble Moderne Academy at
coming to Cornell, Chris had a three year stay
Klangspuren in Austria. He is also a semi-finalist in Boston teaching at Tufts University and
for the 2013 Bruno Walter Conductor Preview
Harvard University. Now Ithaca is where Chris
hosted by the League of American Orchestras.
makes a home with his wife Kay and his three
Chris' guest conducting activities include
year old son Ian.