Summerland - Music for Cello and Piano by Composers of African Descent

Duo Dolce, consisting of cellist Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun and pianist Phoenix Park-Kim, collaborate in performances praised for their beautiful tone and affecting expression. The duo has performed and given master classes throughout the United States, South Korea, Spain, Mexico and Taiwan. Particularly noteworthy engagements include lecture-recital performances at the College Music Society National Conferences and a featured ensemble performance for the Symphony of Brotherhood Concert in Los Angeles commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the 'I Have a Dream' speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., for which the duo received special congressional recognition by Congresswoman Karen Bass. In the 2011 Liszt-Garrison International Collaborative Artists Competition, Duo Dolce was one of three finalists and received Honorable Mention. Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun is active as a soloist, chamber musician, scholar and clinician. She has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Mesa University Orchestra, Indiana University Orchestra and abroad with the Korean Symphony Orchestra. Yun has toured in many countries, including France, Italy and Spain; in Mexico; and in China, Hong-Kong, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand, giving concerts and master classes. Yun, who has held positions in the Lafayette Symphony and Korean Symphony, is currently Co-Principal Cello in the Grand Junction Symphony. She has also won prizes in competitions around the world, including the 2008 IBLA World Competition in Italy. Yun has a Master's and a Bachelor's degree in Cello Performance from Seoul National University. She received a Doctor of Music on cello performance in 2012 from Indiana University at Bloomington, where she studied with Janos Starker. Yun, who performs on a French cello made by Guersan in 1766, is currently an Associate Professor at Colorado Mesa University. She previously taught at Indiana Wesleyan University, DePauw University, Indiana University String Academy and Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Phoenix Park-Kim began playing the piano at age five, giving her first public performance at seven. Park-Kim has appeared as a soloist with the Kansas City Philharmonia, Fishers Chamber Orchestra, University of Missouri-Kansas City Orchestra, Marion Philharmonic Orchestra and abroad with the Atlantida Symphony Orchestra in Spain and Korean Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. An avid chamber musician, she has performed with the Oxford String Quartet, Soprani Compagni and has appeared at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall as part of the Distinguished Concerts Artist Series. Park-Kim, who has been heard on radio in California, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey, Virginia and in Canada, has won top prizes at numerous competitions, including First Place at the Miami Concerto Competition, Jefferson City Concerto Competition and Kansas City Philharmonic Concerto Competition. Dedicated to increasing the exposure of lesser known repertoire, especially music by composers of African descent, she has made great strides in doing so, both on stage and in recordings. Park-Kim is currently Professor of Piano at Indiana Wesleyan University.
ASIN: B084DFZH99
VSKU: 4EKQOV0031BN_ns
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun (cello)|Phoenix Park-Kim (piano)
Binding: Audio CD
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