Selected Works
Inter-Disciplinary: Choreography/Multi-media, Chamber Music
* THOUSAND GATES, preview version (2013) 45’
Ensemble Rituel: Korean Ensemble (Percussion, Daegeum, Haegeum), Western Ensemble (violin, cello, clarinet/bass clarinet, percussion) and Visual Image.
Bohnchang Koo, Visual artist
Written in memory of Andrew Imbrie and family friends
Preview: Smithsonian Institute, Meyer Auditorium in Washington DC; Samsung Hall at Asian Art Museum, San Francisco; Recital Hall, University of California, Santa Cruz
* Rituel III (2004/5) Ca. 40’
Korean Choreography/percussion, Korean Ensemble (Janggo, Daegeum) and Western Ensemble (violin, cello, clarinet/bass clarinet, percussion), Multi-media.
Preview: Symposium for the International Musicological Society, Melbourne, Australia, 2004
Premiere: Walt Disney Hall, Los Angeles, 2005
* Rituel II (2002) Ca. 45’
Korean Choreography/Korean Percussion, Korean Ensemble (Chanting, Saengwhang, Hun, Yanggeum); Western Ensemble (Violin, Cello, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Percussion)
Premiere: “Korean Musical Ceremony”, UCSC Arts & Lectures Presents at Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, April, 2002
Premiere (Revised version): National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts, October, 2002.
* Rituel (2001) Ca. 35’
Korean Dance/Percussion and Violin, Cello, Clarinet, Percussion
Commissioned by the Other Minds Festival
Premiered by Korean dancer/percussionist, Park, Eun-Ha (National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts, Seoul, Korea) and Other Minds Ensemble, at the Other Minds Festival, 2001
Chamber Ensemble
* Isles of Light (2013)13’
Percussion Quintet: Violin (2), Viola, Cello, Percussion
Commissioned by Koussevitzky Foundation and
Chamber Music Society of Minnesota
Text by Korean Poet, KO Un; Image by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Premiered by the Borromeo String Quartet and William Winant at San Francisco International Arts Festival
*HAN SAN (2012), 12’30”
String Quartet
Commissioned by Fromm Music Foundation
Written for and Premiered by the Borromeo String Quartet
* Clarinet Quintet (2009), editing/completing, 12’30”
Clarinet, String Quartet
Completing unfinished last work of Andrew Imbrie
(Commissioned by Harvard Musical Association)
Premiere by Richard Stolzman and Borromeo String Quartet at Harvard Musical Association, Boston, 2009
* At the Edge of the Ocean (2001/2003), 21’
Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Percussion (2)
Commissioned by Meet the Composer/Commissioning USA Grant and the Chamber Music Society of Minnesota. Special project, “Hun Qiao” (Bridge of Souls)
Premiere by Yo-Yo Ma and the Chamber Music Society of Minnesota (Ordway Arts Center, St. Paul, Minnesota), 2001
* Trio “Sori” (2002), 12’
Daegeum, Clarinet and Cello
Commissioned by Sound Clock Contemporary Ensemble, New York,
Premiere: At the PAN International Music Festival in Seoul, Korea, 2002.
Premiered by John Sackett, Jean-Michel Fonteneau, Seungmi Suh
* Primitive Dance (1990/1999) 14’
String Quartet
Written for and Premiered by Alexander String Quartet
Dedicated to Sung-Jae Lee
Premiere by Alexander String Quartet, Arts & Lectures at U.C. Santa Cruz, 2002
* Breaking the Silence (1996) 12’
Violin, Cello, Piano
Commissioned by Earplay
Premiered by Earplay, Pacific Rim Music Festival, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1996
* Unknown Lives (1995) 15’
Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Percussion, Piano
Commissioned by San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
Premiered by San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 1996
*When You Rush (1991), 5’
Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trombone, Violin, Cello, Harp
Written for Tanglewood Ensemble
Premiered by Tanglewood Ensemble at Tanglewood Music Center, 1991
* What are Years? (1988/ 1991 revised) 2 movements, 13’
Soprano, Flute, Clarinet, Guitar, Violin, Double Bass
Commissioned by ISKRA Contemporary Chamber Ensemble , San Francisco
Premiered by ISKRA at the Berkeley Trinity Church, 1988
Tanglewood Ensemble at Tanglewood Music Center (revised version), 1991
* Short Dance (1987) 4’
String Quartet
*Encounter (1986) 10’
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Cello and Percussion
Premiered by UC Berkeley Contemporary Ensemble, Hertz Hall, Berkeley 1986
* Ari for Soprano & String Quartet (1983) 12’
Soprano, String Quartet
Premiered at U.C. Berkeley Noon Concert, 1983
Solo and Duo
*Melting Heart at the Westwind (2019)
Clarinet, Percussion
Written in honor of my mother, Chung-Hyun Ka Kim
Written for John Sackett, William Winant
*Untamed Brush I (2018) 12’
Viola Solo
Written for Ellen Ruth Rose
Premiere: EarPlay , by Ellen Ruth Rose, 2019
*Dal, Dal (2017)
Clarinet solo
Written for John Sackett
In memory of Sung-Jae Lee
*When He was Six Hundred Years Old (2010/2016), 14’
Ajaeng solo, 3 movements
Commissioned by and written for Sang-hun Kim
Premiere at NONG Music Festival 2010
*Untamed Brush II (2015/2018), 12’
Cello Solo
Written for Yeesun Kim of Borromeo String Quartet
Premiere at San Francisco International Arts Festival by Yeesun Kim
* EarBrush (2015), 2’45”
Viola solo
Written for EarPlay 30th Anniversary Celebration
Premiere: EarPlay, by Ellen Ruth Rose
* FOR RAE: “i am too excited to tell you”
Piano solo
Being written for Aki Takahashi and written in memory of Rae Imamura
(in progress)
* The Poet KIM SAT GAT: (2007/2010), 16’
Daegeum solo
Commissioned by Contemporary Music Ensemble Korea
Written for Jeong-Seung Kim in collaboration with Bohnchang Koo, visual images
Premiere at the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts, 2007
Premiere/revised version with visual images at the Pacific Rim Music Festival, 2010
*Secret Wine: (2008) 8’
Percussion solo
Written for Ward Spangler
Dedicated to Olly Wilson on the occasion of his 70th Birthday
Premiere at the April in Santa Cruz New Music Festival, 2008
* Two Years with the Seine (2007) 16’
Clarinet and Cello
4 movements
Written for Jean-Michel Fonteneau and John Sackett
Commissioned by the Arts Council Korea
Premiere at the Festival for Korean Gayageum and Western Instruments, 2007
* A Story: (2006) 12’
Gayageum solo
3 movements
Commissioned by Aeri Ji
Premiere at the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts, 2005
* Orange Pastel (2001/2009) 6’
Two Percussionists
Premiered by New Music Ensemble at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in April 2001.
Dedicated to Andrew Imbrie for his 80th Birthday
* Crystal Drops (2000/2003) 13’
Two pianos
2 movements
Commissioned by and written for Aki Takahashi and Rae Imamura
Premiere: At the Asian Music Festival, Jerusalem, Israel, 2004
* After the Fall (1998) 9’30”
Clarinet and Bass Clarinet
Written for John Sackett & Peter Josheff
Premiere: April in Santa Cruz New Music Festival, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1998
* Instant Breath: (1999) 8’
Flute solo
Written for Leta Miller
Premiered by Leta Miller at the April in Santa Cruz New Music Festival, UC Santa Cruz, 1999
* Reflection: (1985) 4’
Clarinet solo
*Intrigues (1985) 12’
Prepared Piano and Clarinet
3 movements
Premiered by John Sackett and Michael Seth Orland, Hertz Hall, Berkeley, 1985 (2 movements)
Premiered by Evan Ziporyn and Michael Seth Orland, at San Francisco Symphony New and Unusual Music Concert, 1988 (3 movements)
* Resistance 거항설 (1975) 6’
Soprano, Piano
Premiere: Seoul National University Music Hall, 1975
*Path way 오솔길 (1974) 6’
Piano solo
Premiere: Seoul National University, 1974
Orchestra and Choral Works
* The KING, 나랏님 (2019)
Korean Traditional Orchestra
Commissioned by the Korea National Gugak Center, and written for Korea National Gugak Center Contemporary Gugak Orchestra
Premiere: Performed by the Korea National Gugak Center Contemporary Gugak Orchestra at the National Gugak Center
* Requiem (in progress)
Chamber Orchestra & Chamber Choir
* Islands in the Bay (1993) 15’
Percussion Concerto
3.3.3.2. 4.3.3.1.1. 4 (per.). pn. hrp. Strings
3 movements
Premiere by Rohnert Park Symphony, conducted by Karla Lemon (3 movements)
University Symphony at University of California, Berkeley, conducted by Michael Senturia (1 movement)
*Conversation for Orchestra (1976) 6’
*Looking at the New Heaven and Earth (1976) 7’
mixed voice (s.a.t.b.) and piano
Premiere: Seoul National University, 1976
