Hee Yun Kim
Composer
Artistic Director, Threaded Resonance
Paris: La Lettre du Musicien “Memoir of Dong-Hak is fully convincing. This masterfully orchestrated quintet makes every soloist radiate, and ends in a particularly bright lyrical way, after a very tense performance, …freeing herself from the rules and traditions of the European (Classical) Music…” Laurent Vilarem
FEATURED WORKS
Frozen Veils: Echoes of Poets
For mezzo-soprano, baritone, and string trio
Frozen Veils: Echoes of Poets is a multimedia chamber opera that traces a psychological journey of the soul. Conceived and composed by Artistic Director Hee Yun Kim, this world premiere unfolds a profound emotional arc across changing seasons. Moving from life's fullness through the winter of loss and grief to a resilient spring of renewed perception, the work grounds its narrative in a curated collection of classical poetry.
Calling of the Whales
For erhu, haegeum, and string quartet
This immersive chamber work explores cross-cultural sounds with multimedia to trace a pod of whales on their journey across the Pacific. Originally premiered at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, Wyly Studio Theatre, as part of the 2024/25 Elevator Project season, the work was recently featured at The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (January 10, 2026).
R.I.P. 2020
For soprano and Bb clarinet
A visceral narration of the catastrophes of 2020–from the global pandemic to the profound calls for social justice–this work expresses a deep longing for a better future and ends with an urgent message to act now. Featured on the album Voyage Within (Ravello Records, 2023), it reflects an expressive musical personality that seeks richness in timbre and relevance to our times.