Hee Yun Kim is a composer and artistic director whose music interweaves expressive lyricism with diverse cultural and contemporary perspectives. Her work explores musical timbre, texture, and narrative, engaging deeply with themes of nature, memory, and the psychological landscape. Most recently, her innovative multidisciplinary work Calling of the Whales was featured at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, highlighting her commitment to developing original, narrative-driven repertoire for the modern stage.

Kim’s compositions have been performed internationally by renowned ensembles including Ensemble Calliopée, New York New Music Ensemble, Orchestre de la Francophonie, Het Collectief, ALEA III, and SOLI Ensemble. Her 2023 album, Voyage Within (Ravello Records), has been broadcast on NPR stations nationwide; the record serves as a deep meditation on the self and society, born from her belief that artists serve as the primary emotional responders to our shared humanity.

As the founder and artistic director of Threaded Resonance, Kim originates immersive productions that reimagine the musical experience. This includes Strings Attached Across the Pacific, featured in the AT&T Performing Arts Center’s Elevator Project Series. Her projects have earned support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Seoul Foundation for Arts & Culture, and numerous ArtsActivate grants from the City of Dallas Office of Arts & Culture.

Recognized globally, Kim was named a laureate in the Pablo Casals International Composition Competition (France) and awarded second prize in the Tokyo International Chamber Music Composition Competition. Her current creative momentum includes 2026 artist residencies at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts and the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences.

Born in Korea, Kim holds degrees in composition from Seoul National University (B.M., M.M.), the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków (Doctoral Diploma), and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (D.M.A.). She has resided in Dallas, Texas, since 2016.