Texu Kim

Texu Kim’s works have been performed by Minnesota Orchestra, National Orchestra of Korea, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Modern, Alarm Will Sound, Ensemble Reconsil Vienna, New York Classical Players, AsianArt Ensemble Berlin, Ensemble Mise-en, C4: Choral Composer/Conductor Collective, Red Clay Saxophone Quartet, Verona Quartet, and fEARnoMUSIC, among others.

He was invited to PyeongChang Music Festival and School, Bruckner Festival, June in Buffalo, Aspen Music Festival, SCI National Conferences, etc., and has earned awards and honors from the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, American Modern Ensemble, Copland House, SCI/ASCAP Commission Competition, Indiana University, Isang Yun International Composition Prize, to name a few.

Having received a doctorate in music composition from Indiana University, Texu is teaching music theory and composition at Lewis & Clark College and Portland State University. He also served as the Composer-in-Residence of the Korean Symphony Orchestra from May 2014 to March 2018.