Pianist Phoenix Park-Kim to perform on campus

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Pianist Phoenix Park-Kim will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, in Western Michigan University’s Dalton Center Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Phoenix Park-Kim

Phoenix Park-Kim is a professor of piano at Indiana Wesleyan University. She has given recitals throughout the United States and around the world, including performances in music festivals such as the Aspen Summer Music Festival, Piano Texas and the Summer Music School in Siena.

An avid chamber musician, Park-Kim has performed with the Oxford String Quartet, Duo Dolce, Soprani Compagni, and has appeared at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall as part of the Distinguished Concerts Artist Series. She is dedicated to providing more exposure to lesser-known repertoire, especially music by African-American composers. In this endeavor, she was awarded the Lilly research grant and also received congressional recognition by U.S. Rep. Karen Bass.

Her recordings are available on iTunes and cdbaby.com. To learn more about Park-Kim, visit phoenixparkkim.com.

For more information about the concert, visit wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667.

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