Phoenix Park-Kim
Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun
John Malveaux of
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Part 19-LBCAA 30 year history
In 2011, an africlassical.blogspot.com announcement of a new CD titled DEEP RIVER by
pianist Phoenix Park-Kim of music by African American composers captured my
attention and expanded my appreciation of diversity.in classical music. After
befriending Phoenix Park-Kim, she introduced me to other Korean artists.
Phoenix Park-Kim and cellist Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun accepted
invitations to perform during August 18, 2013, 50th Anniversary
March for Freedom & Jobs & I Have a Dream speech concert (Part 18).
The April 29,
1992 Los Angeles Riots was the most destructive U.S. civil disturbance of the 20th century.
Bad relations between the Korean and African American communities persisted in
2014. MusicUNTOLD partnered with the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles and
cellist Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun to present an April 25, 2014 concert titled
“Symphony of Brotherhood” at the Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles hosted by
Dennis Bartel-KUSC Classical radio 91.5 FM. The intent and hope was to
improve relations between members of both communities. The first half of concert included excerpts from speech by Dr. King
and the video recorded world premiere of “Candle Light” composed by Joopoong Kim
and sung by soprano Jumi Kim in the Korean language from August 18, 2013
“Symphony of Brotherhood” concert. The second half of concert featured live performances
by cellist
Kristen Yeon-Ji Kim, violinist Alejandro Gomez Guillen, pianist Arthur
Houle from Colorado Mesa University. Congress woman Karen Bass and California Assembly member Richard
Bloom provided certificates of recognition to the three performing artist from
Colorado Mesa University, Dennis Bartel-KUSC Radio, Tammy Chung-Korean Cultural
Center and John Malveaux-MusicUNTOLD
MusicUNTOLD presented joint piano recitals by Phoenix Park-Kim and Hye-Young Suh in
Los Angeles at Wilshire United Methodist Church August 12 and Angelus Plaza
Senior Housing August 14, 2014. Hye-Young Suh performed works by
Korean contemporary composers during the first half of the recital and Phoenix
Park-Kim performed pieces by
American composers including African American composer R. Nathaniel Dett during
the second half of the recital. The concluding piece was “Sanjo” performed by
both artists with four hands on the piano.
On August 15, 2014,
MusicUNTOLD presented pianists Hye-Young Suh and Phoenix Park-Kim during the
spectacularly beautiful Bell Ringing Ceremony celebrating the 69th anniversary
of the Koran Liberation Day at the Korean Friendship Bell in San Pedro
See pic1 Phoenix Park-Kim, pic2-Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun, pic3-Invitation from Korean Friendship Bell Preservation Committee
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