- The College of Saint Rose Music Department has moved in to new Massry Center for the Arts.  The new building is fabulous and we all enjoy very much these days!  The most exciting part for me was the delivery of three new Steinway Grand Pianos for the recital hall and two rehearsal halls as well as eight Boston pianos. It is a very exciting moment for all of us at St. Rose! 
 
- My student, Allen Yu, will be featured as a solo pianist on the National Radio Broadcast of NPR's 'From the Top' hosted by Christopher O'Riley on Oct. 11, 2008.

In addition, he received a prestigious scholarship, $10,000 Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Awards from 'From the Top' and Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Bravo Allen!

He will also be featured as a soloist with Schenectady Symphony Orchestra on Oct. 19 2008, 3PM at Proctor's Theater playing beloved Mozart Concerto No 23, K.488

He is a winner of 2008 Ithaca College Concerto Competition.  He will be featured as a soloist with Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra in Dec. 2008.

 
- I visited Steinway factory in Long Island City, NY twice this year (Feb. & Aug. 2008) to select one Concert Grand model D and two model Bs for new Massry Center for the Arts at The College of Saint Rose.  My former teacher, Lydia Artymiw, generously agreed to be a Steinway selection committee for St. Rose and accompanied me on Feb. trip.  We selected a beautiful model D for our new Picotte Recital Hall at Massry.
 
- I had a wonderful teaching experience at Konkuk University in July 2008.  It was their inaugural year of Young Gifted Musicians Academy. There were 60 gifted young musicians who received a full Music Scholarship from the City of Seoul.  For me, the memorable part was giving two lectures on a topic of "Music Education in US" 

Best wishes to Konkuk University and Young Gifted Musicians Academy!

 
- I performed Gershwin Concerto in F with Schenectady Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Schneider at Proctor's Theater.  The following is the review from Daily Gazette: "Fortunately, George Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F Major saved the day with a sparkling performance from Young Kim, a music professor at The College of Saint Rose.  Kim gave a poetic interpretation to the three movements with well sung melodies, clean technique, and a pacing that allowed her to shape the music into delicately etched arches. Her playing showed much thought. Not a note or nuance was out of control. Kim also took the role of collaborator rather than star, which made for seamless connections... The audience jumped to its feet with elation."
 
- My student, Minji Park won the second prize in Marian Garcia Piano Competition held by Penn State School of Music (Junior Division) on February 23, 2008
 
-I presented a Master Class for New York State Music Teachers Association District 6 on February 16, 2008 at The College of Saint Rose
 

- I have been appointed Assistant Professor of Piano at The College Saint Rose since the fall of 2007

- The College Saint Rose, Music Department will be moving into the new building, The Massry Center for the Arts in the fall of 2008
 
- My student, Allen Yu won the first prize in Empire State Piano Competition (NYSMTA) on October 20, 2007
 
- My student, Minji Park won the first prize in Ithaca College Piano Concerto competition on September 29, 2007. She will be playing Saint-Saens second concerto with the Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra in spring of 2008.
 
- My student Heidi Ching won the first prize in F. Chopin Competition (Masters Level) in Albany, N.Y. on September 2007