You-Seong Kim

Education

DMA, Voice, College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati
MM, Voice, Seoul National University
BM, Voice, Seoul National University

Profile

In some senses, Dr. You-Seong Kim envies music students who get to study at North Park. “Chicago is a perfect place to experience a myriad of musical performances ranging from world-class opera to small performance organizations,” she says. “When I was a student, I used to drive hundreds of miles with my friends to watch a concert at Lyric Opera or the Ravinia Festival.”

Kim has extensive, global performance experience. As a soprano, she has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Austria, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, and her native Korea with Florentine Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Bloomington Early Music Festival, Korean National Opera Studio, University of Cincinnati Opera, Indiana University Opera Theatre, WDR-Rundfunkorchester Köln, and Kentucky Symphony.

Before coming to North Park in 2015, Kim spent eight years as full-time voice faculty at Ohio University, and she was a guest artist and clinician at American and Korean universities. In addition to teaching, Kim serves as head of North Park’s voice department and director of the master of music in vocal performance program.

Honors & Awards

Dr. Kim has been a top prize winner at the prestigious German art song competition Internationaler Wettbewerb für Liedekunst (2004) and at Concours Chimay Chant Baroque (Chimay Baroque Singing Competition) in Belgium (2000). She was a finalist at several singing competitions including the International Singing Competition in Cologne, Germany, and International Opera Competition by Center for Contemporary Opera in New York. She was also a three-time district winner and the second place tri-state regional winner at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.