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= Chaerin Kim =

A multi-instrumentalist, being one of the very few in the world who you can see performing as a soloist with two instruments on the same stage, internationally acclaimed harpist, pianist, composer, and professor Dr. Chaerin Kim is the winner of several international competitions.

She was the winner of the Special Prize of Best Performance of Russian Music at the International Harp Competition in Russia, the CFA Award and Department Honor Award from Boston University, the Garrett Award, Foundation Award, and Julia Leney Harp Prize in London, the Soloist Competition Winner at Ewha University, Kaywon School for the Arts, and Boston University, the Bronze Medalist for Solo Piano at the Walgan Music Competition, and winner of the Grand Prize from the Korean Student’s Newspaper.

She has been featured as a soloist on both instruments: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, Debussy Danses for Harp, Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto with UMB Orchestra, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 with Boston Chamber Orchestra, the Ginastera Harp Concerto with BU Symphony Orchestra, Ginastera Harp Concerto with Seongnam Philharmonic, a Guest Soloist of the International Music Festival broadcast live in Korea, Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro and Debussy’s Danses with Yonsei Sinfonietta, and the Pierne Harp Concerto with EU Orchestra. Her harp performance has been used for the British movie Kaleidoscope (Main actor Toby Jones), which was the winner of Best Performance at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. As a composer, her composition, Rendezvous, has 92 versions, including versions for orchestra, harp, piano, and voice, with lyrics written by her and translated into 80 different languages, and the orchestral version of Rendezvous had its world premiere in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Kim’s musical studies began when she was six years old. She majored in piano at the Yeiwon Music Middle School, while also beginning studies in cello and voice. After Yeiwon, she went on to attend Kaywon High School of Arts, where she continued to major in piano. In her last year, at the age of eighteen, she also started lessons on harp, and six months later won the Soloist Audition for Harp. She received her B.A. with Highest Honors from Ewha University in Seoul – then, while pursuing her master’s degree at Ewha, she was offered a scholarship for a PGD at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she graduated with “distinction.” She got her M.M. from Yale University on a scholarship, graduating summa cum laude. She was invited to the Artist’s Diploma program at Yale and Graduate Diploma Program at New England Conservatory – however, she decided to pursue her doctorate at Boston University, where she was offered a full scholarship. She was the “quickest recipient of a Doctorate” in BU Music School’s history, completing it in three and a half years.

Dr. Kim was formerly a professor at Eastern Nazarene College, where she taught harp, piano, music theory and music history classes, and was also the former Head of the Harp Department at Adagio Music Academy and South Shore Conservatory. Currently, she is an artistic director of UIMC, a professor of both instruments; harp and piano at University of Massachusetts Boston and harp through the Office of Arts at Harvard University.

Teaching Positions
Piano Faculty at University of Massachusetts Boston (January 2014 – Present) Harp Faculty at University of Massachusetts Boston (January 2012 – Present) Undergraduate Harp Instructor at Harvard University (September 2010 – Present) Artistic Director of the USA International Music Competition (September 2009 – Present) Harp Faculty at Eastern Nazarene College (January 2012 – August 2018) Harp Faculty at Youth and Must International Music Festival (August 2012) Harp Department Chair at South Shore Conservatory (2009 – 2013) Composition, Piano, and Harp Teacher at Beech Knoll School (2011 – 2013) Education Consultant of the Musical Journey II (2009 – 2010) Head of the Harp Department; Member of the Piano Faculty at Adagio Music Academy (2009) Teaching Assistant at Boston University (2008) Teaching Assistant at Yale University (2005)

Awards and Prizes
Winner of the Soloist Competition at Boston University (2008) Recipient of the Department Honor Award at Boston University (2008) A Special Prize Winner of the Best Performance in Russian Music Diploma for the Musical Skills from the International Harp Competition in Moscow, Russia (2005) Recipient of the CFA Award, Boston, U.S.A (2005) Winner of the M.A. Garrett Award, London, England (2003) Winner of the Foundation Award, London, England (2002) Winner of the Julia Leney Harp Prize, London, England (2002) Winner of the Soloist Competition at Ewha University (1998) Winner of the Soloist Competition at Kaywon High School (1996) Grand Prize of Korean Student’s Newspaper Music Competition as a Solo Pianist, Seoul, Korea (1989) Walgan Music Competition Bronze Medalist as a Solo Pianist, Seoul, Korea (1987)

Education
Boston University, USA – DMA in Harp Performance: graduated summa cum laude, Full Scholarship Recipient from the CFA; Minor in Piano; “Quickest recipient of doctorate in BU School of Music history” (2008) Yale University, USA – M.M. in Harp Performance, graduated summa cum laude (2005) Royal Academy of Music in London, England – PGD in Harp Performance: graduated with “Distinction”; Awarded scholarship for two years (2003) Ewha University, Korea – B.A. in Harp Performance – graduated with “Highest Honors” (2001) Kaywon High School of Music, Korea – Major in Piano & Harp (1996) Yeiwon Middle School of Music, Korea – Major in Piano (1994)

Solo Performances with Orchestra
World Premiere of own composition Rendezvous with University of Massachusetts Boston Chamber Orchestra (2018) Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 with University of Massachusetts Boston Chamber Orchestra (2018) Debussy’s Danses with University of Massachusetts Boston Orchestra (2014) Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 with Boston Chamber Soloists (2014) Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto with University of Massachusetts Boston Chamber Orchestra (2012) A. Ginastera Harp Concerto with Boston University Symphony Orchestra, as winner of the Soloist Competition (2008) A. Ginastera Harp Concerto with Seongnam Philharmonic, as Guest Soloist of the International Music Festival in Korea (2007), broadcast live in Korea M. Ravel Introduction and Allegro with Yonsei Sinfonietta, as Guest Soloist (2000) C. Debussy’s Danse with Yonsei Sinfonietta, as Guest Soloist (2000) G. Pierne Harp Concerto with Ewha University Orchestra, as winner of the Soloist Competition (1998)

Solo Performances
Marguerite douloureuse at rouet for the British film Kaleidoscope, with main actor Toby Jones; winner of Best Performance at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (2017) World premiere of People Town, composed by M. Maganuco in Boston (2008) Boston University, Concert Hall (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) World Premiere the Harp Concerto written for Chaerin Kim by I. Lisak in Boston (2007) Live Performances on Radio & TV in Seoul, Korea (2007) Three-Times Chamber Concert at Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Music Festival (2006) Yale University, Harkness Hall and Sprague Hall (2004 & 2005) Live Performances in Radio & TV in Moscow, Russia (2005) United States – Lexington, Massachusetts (2005) Royal Academy of Music in London, England (2003) Harp Ensemble & Harp Duo on Wales National TV, U.K. (2003) London, England – Salvi Concert (2002 & 2003) Chosun Newspaper Young Musician Concert, Korea (2001) Korea – Ewha University (2001) Seoul Baroque Music Course, Korea (2000) Korea – Seoul Art Hall (2000) Korea – Duet with Teacher in Young-san Arts Hall (1999) Department’s Honorable Student Concert at Ewha University (1997) Spring Concert as Best Performer of the Year at Kaywon High School, Korea (1996) Final Concert of the Susan MacDonald Music Course, Switzerland (1995) Conducted the Yeiwon Middle School Choir at the Jung-dong Church (1991) Solo Pianist at the Korea Young Musician Festival in Seoul, Korea (1990)

Masterclass / Guest Faculty
Visiting Piano Professor at Madras Music College, India (2019) Piano and Harp Masterclass at KM Music College, India (2019) Piano Masterclass at Strings Music Academy, India (2019) Piano Masterclass Loyola College, India (2018) Instructor at University of Massachusetts Boston (2017) Instructor at Eastern Nazarene College, USA (2011) Artist-in-Residence at Quincy Public School, USA (2011)

Music Festivals
Soloist of the Korean International Music Festival (2007) Tanglewood Music Festival (2006) World Harp Congress, Dublin (2005) Seoul Baroque Music Course, Korea (2000) Summer Hap Festival, Switzerland (1995) Soloist at the Korean Young Musician Festival in Seoul, Korea (1990)

Orchestral Experience
Boston Cantata Singers, under David Hoose (2007 – 2010 Seasons) Waltham Symphony (2009) Boston University Symphony (2005-2008) Boston College Symphony (2008) Boston Symphony Hall (2006 & 2007) Boston University Symphony at Carnegie Hall (2006) Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra Principal Harpist, under conductor James Levine (2005) Yale Philharmonic, under conductor Shin Ik Ham (2003 – 2005) Russian Philharmonic in Carnegie Hall (2004) Royal Academy of Music Philharmonic (2001 – 2003) Ewha University Symphony, under conductor Taek Ju Lee (1997 – 2000) KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) National Symphony Orchestra as a second Harpist (1998 & 1999) Seoul Youth Symphony Orchestra (1998)

Conducting Experience
Conductor and Artist-in-Residence at Silversounds Orchestra at Beechwood Knoll School (2011) Yeiwon Middle School Choir (1994)

Compositions
“Rendezvous,” written in various instrumentations including orchestra, harp, piano, and voice, with lyrics available in 80 languages. (2018) “The Fireworks” for solo piano (2006) “The Variation” for solo piano (2005)

Arrangements
G. B. Pescetti Sonata in C minor for flute and harp (2007)

Recordings
David Took on Harp by Albany Records Spin by Albany Records Dedicated Poem
 * June, 3, 2017
 * May, 1, 2013
 * Feb, 2, 2010