About

Sarah Kim was born in Alexandria, Virginia and was raised with a strong

Korean background. Although she did not start her musical career at a young age as

others, her talent for viola grew quickly as she started to play seriously in middle

school under the teaching of Young Park. Her skills rapidly developed under the fine

care of Ron Houston, a graduate of the New England Conservatory. In 2010, she

graduated from the Plano Senior High School as an alumna of several All- Region

orchestras, Texas All-State orchestras, and a six-year member of the Greater Dallas

Youth Orchestra.

She has also been principle violist since 2010 at the University of Texas at

Arlington Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Clifton Evans. During her

first years in school, she fell victim to carpel tunnel syndrome and spent the

following year recovering. Although she was recovering, she advanced to the finals

of the UTASO Concerto Competition. In the same year, she became a member of the

Fort Worth Sinfonietta, a group of professional musicians that put together recitals.

In 2013, she entered the Los Colinas Symphony Orchestra as a reserve. Today, Sarah

Kim is under the practices of Miss Catherine Forbes, a graduate of the New England

Conservatory of Music and student of Heidi Castleman.

Although she loves performing, she has also found a passion for teaching. As

a private lessons instructor for the past years, Sarah Kim has led private sectionals

to large ensemble coachings. In 2010, she was an ensemble coach at Credo, which is

serves as a sister branch to Prelude, led by Peter Slowick of the Oberlin College

Conservatory of Music. As a current private lessons teacher in the Allen ISD and

Plano ISD, she enjoys teaching young kids and helping them appreciate music with

the talents that were given to them.

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