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PROGRAM
April 7, 2008 Weill Hall at Carnegie

Sujung Kim, soprano
Kyung-A Yoo, piano

Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) Care selve from “Atalanta”
Piangero la sorte mia
from “Giulio Cesare”

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Ellen’s Gesang I, D. 837
Ellen’s Gesang II, D. 838
Ellen’s Gesang III, D. 839
“Ave Maria”

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Drei Lieder der Ophelia, Op. 67
Wie erkenn ich mein Treulieb vor andern nun
Guten Morgen,’s ist Sankt Valentinstag
Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloss

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Ariettes oubliees
C’est l’Extase
Chevaux de Bois
Green (Aquarelle)
Spleen (Aquarelle)

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Fiancailles pour rire
La Dame d’Andre
Dans l’herbe
Il vole
Mon cadavre est doux comme un gant
Violon
Fleurs

Sujung Kim
soprano

Ms. Kim, a graduate of the Seoul Art and Music High School and Seoul National University, also earned a master’s degree from The Juilliard School. She has performed with numerous opera companies including Pittsburgh, Opera Carolina, Opera Columbus, Baltimore, Virginia, Lake George, San Jose, Nikikai National Opera in Japan and the Korean National, Opera, New Seoul and Opera Korea. Sujung Kim’s many roles include Juliet (Romeo and Juliet), Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare), Violetta (La Traviata), Mimi (La Boheme), Micaela (Carmen), Gilda (Rigoletto), Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Nanetta (Falstaff) and Lucia (Lucia di Lammermor), among others. Along with regular solo recitals, Ms. Kim’s concert repertoire includes Handel’s Messiah, Mahler Symphonies, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Verdi and Brahms Requiems and Beethoven’s 9th, among others, with the Yale Symphony, KBS Orchestra, MBC Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic, Korean Symphony, Daejeon Philharmonic, Ulsan Philharmonic, Euro-Asian Symphony, to name a few. She is the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, including the Pavarotti and Puccini Foundation Competitions and the Metropolitan Opera International Competition which launched her career in the United States. Sujung Kim’s recordings include Handel’s Giulio Cesare on the Koch International label. Ms. Kim is represented by Pinnacle Arts Management and is currently a full professor at Anyang University.

Kyung-A Yoo
piano

Kyung-A Yoo, a versatile pianist, performs regularly in the New York metropolitan area. Her current projects include performances at the New Triad for Collaborative Arts, Joy in Singing, New York Composers Circle, Stonewall Chorale and Melodia Women’s Choir. A champion for new music, Ms. Yoo has premiered numerous works for piano and varied chamber music ensembles, including Requiem for the Living by Elliot Levine (2006) and Oyeme con los ojos by Allison Sniffin (2006). Recently Kyung-A Yoo has appeared at the United Nations, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and Merkin Concert Hall. She has served as a staff accompanist at the Summit Music Festival and Quartet Program. Last summer Ms. Yoo, as a full scholarship pianist, was invited to the Music Academy of the West at Santa Barbara. Kyung-A Yoo is currently a staff accompanist and vocal coach at the Manhattan School of Music, where she is also completing her doctoral degree as a scholarship recipient.