Dr. Sunha Kim studied music composition at Yonsei University in Korea, earned his B.M. and M.M. from the University of Houston, and completed his D.M.A. at the University of Texas at Austin. He has taught as a professor of composition at universities in Korea for over 30 years.
Dr. Kim’s works have been selected and premiered at numerous international music festivals, including the Asian Composers League (ACL), Music21, and the Korean Electro-Acoustic Music Society (KEAMS). His musicals have been commissioned by the Korean government and leading musical theatre companies such as Hyundai Theatre, and have premiered in the U.S., Korea, China, Japan, and Russia.
Internationally renowned conductor Dr. Hak-Won Yoon has professionally recorded several of Dr. Kim’s choral works.
In addition to his compositional work, Dr. Kim offers private lessons in sight-reading, music theory, composition, and piano. His sight-reading lessons help students develop fluency in reading music through hands-on piano accompaniment. His music theory instruction is designed to deepen students’ understanding of musical structure and expression.
