Earl Kim

Earl Kim (1920–1998; né Eul Kim) was an American composer, and music pedagogue. He was of Korean descent. Early life, education, and training Kim was born on January 6, 1920, in Dinuba, California, to immigrant Korean parents. He began piano studies at age 9, studying under Homer Grun, After the war, he returned to study at UC Berkeley under Ernest Bloch, and Roger Sessions; In 1971 and 1972, Kim collaborated with his wife dancer Mimi Kagan on the work “Exercises en Route”, which toured and featured text by Samuel Beckett, and soprano soloist performer Benita Valente. His art songs have been performed by Bethany Beardslee, Karol Bennett, Merja Sargon, Benita Valente, He died on November 19, 1998, of lung cancer at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 78. and Martha Potter (in 1977); and he had two daughters. Discography *Where grief slumbers. Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Elektra Nonesuch 79262-2 *Ophelia. Margit Kern, accordion; Deutschlandfunk/Genuin GEN 13267 *Two Bagatelles. Robert Helps, piano; Composers Recordings, Inc. CRI CD 874 *Earthlight. Merja Sargon, soprano; Martha Potter, violin. New World Records NW 237 *Exercises en route; Now and Then; Three Poems in French