Ha-Yang Kim biography, Ha-Yang Kim discography
With Odd Appetite and FLUX Quartet.PM at Issue Project Room (www.PM at Apositsia Festival III at Music Hall
St.PM at Wood Street Galleries (www.Yang Kim was born in Seoul, Korea.Hailed as "phenomenal" and playing with "brilliant technique full of energy, concentration, musicality and..Kim has developed a unique language of extended string techniques and has created her own music based on this work, as well as collaborating on new pieces from other composers.Stars, composing for and performing at the Kwacheon International Theatre Festival in Seoul, Korea, a solo recital at the Hochschule fur Musik in Wurzburg, Germany, and broadcast recordings for the Bavarian Radio Network."Ama", a CD of her own compositions, is released on Tzadik.Yang Kim (cello) and Nathan Davis (percussion).Both classically trained in American and European conservatories, Odd Appetite composes, collaborates, and performs its own music written for this unique instrumentation as well as performing commissioned works by select composers.In addition to performing music from the West they have dedicated themselves to studying and performing music of Bali and of South India (Karnatic music), and use electronics to extend and exaggerate the acoustic properties of their instruments.Odd Appetite has traveled the world in search of new sounds and languages, and their music is a manifestation of the zeal that they have for the music of today and this world.Recent seasons included performances as soloists at Carnegie Hall (with a gamelan orchestra), at the Bali Arts Festival, At the Bang on a Can Marathon Festival in New York, and premieres of original compositions in Amsterdam, Istanbul, Belgium, Seoul (Korea), and the US.Yang Kim was born in Seoul, Korea.Mainpost, Germany), she performs new music as a soloist and with ensembles and artists in festivals and concert venues throughout the world.Kim has developed a unique language of extended string techniques and has created her own music based on this work, as well as collaborating on new pieces from other composers.Her music has been performed in the US, Turkey, The Netherlands, Belgium, Korea, and Germany.Stars, composing for and performing at the Kwacheon International Theatre Festival in Seoul, Korea, a solo recital at the Hochschule fur Musik in Wurzburg, Germany, and broadcast recordings for the Bavarian Radio Network.Petersburg and Moscow, Russia, Holland, Belgium and in the US.Princeton University, Brown University, Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Bates College, Brandeis University and at the Walden School for Young Composers.She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.Nathan Davis is an activist for new music as a composer and percussionist.Several of his microphone pieces (works for ordinary acoustic instruments amplified with handheld microphones and processed by computer) have recently been released on a solo cd, Memory Spaces.His acoustic music is published by Frog Peak.Yale University, the Longy School of Music, and UMass Amherst.Nathan earned Bachelors degrees in both composition and percussion at Rice University.He was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to study with Robert Van Sice at the Rotterdams Conservatorium in Holland, receiving an Artist diploma in marimba performance, and subsequently he received a Masters in Music from Yale University.Come visit the store at 342 Bowery, NYC.By immersing in the rich and deep musical traditions of Southeast Asian, African, and Karnatic music, each composer has created their own personal musical language and body of work which possesses the essence and utilizes various concepts from each tradition.However, rather than creating a superficial snapshot or a cheap imitation, each composer is creating an unclassifiable new distinctive music inspired from their own very personal relationships of having direct experiences and contact within these traditions.Western musical idioms in the creation of new music, and to celebrate the very spirit of music making.Kebyar Untai is scored for amplified cello and hammered dulcimer, tuned in microtones and partially prepared with objects between the strings.Western Africa as played on instruments such as the kora, balafon, or ngoni, a richly ornamented style of heptatonic music, the beauty of which has fascinated me since my first trips to Africa and has inspired my melodic imagination.Matthew Welch in the world premiere of a new work for cello+percussion duo Odd Appetite.Both pieces reflect her involvement and deep fascination in Balinese gamelan and South Indian classical (Karnatic) music, in addition to improvisation, electronic music and extended string techniques.January 25th event, Kim will also be performing as a special guest with the FLUX Quartet.Yang Kim (cello) and Lukas Ligeti (balafon) will perform in between sets.Ama, a CD of her own compositions is released on Tzadik.The New New Virtuosity: The Musicians of New Amsterdam Records feat.MATA Interval is proudly powered by WordPress Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS).New World, Bavarian Radio Network, Cold Blue, Bridge, and Innova.New England Conservatory and San Francisco Conservatory, and is on the faculty
at Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire.Recorded at The Townhouse Studios, London, England and Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland.Personnel: Freddie Mercury, Montserrat Caballe (vocals); Homi Kanga, Laurie Lewis (violin); Deborah Ann Johnson (cello); Barry Castle (horn); Mike Moran (keyboards); John Deacon (bass); Frank Ricoffi (percussion); Madeline Bell, Debbie Bishop, Lance Ellington, Miriam Stockely, Peter Straker, Mark Williamson, Carol Woods (background vocals).Bacharach and Hal David's premier vocal partner, Dionne Warwick.Only the lack of Warwick's "Promises, Promises," perhaps the trio's most exemplary work together, keeps THE VERY BEST OF BURT BACHARACH from being perfect.Although it took Imogen Heap seven years to follow up her solo debut with 2005's SPEAK FOR YOURSELF, the British vocalist was far from idle during the interim, having formed Frou Frou with producer Guy Sigsworth (Bjork, Seal).Other highlights include the glitchy, chiming "Goodnight and Go" and the urgent "Clear the Area," both of which exemplify this assured and intriguing record.Principally recorded at Chalet Studio, Ontario, Canada.Personnel include: John Phillips (guitars); Bill Cleary, Denny Doherty, Michelle Phillips, Terry Melcher, Cass Elliot (vocals); Eric Hord, David T.Recording information: Radical Sound, San Francisco, CA.Your full email address is never displayed and is not used for marketing purposes.Yang Kim: Lens, Oon, Samtak, Metasmatter CD.Check our review guidelines for specific details regarding customer review policy.Upon approval, your review will be published within a few days.If you have concerns of this nature, please contact customer service by filling out this form.
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