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NORI III (2009)
for percussion quartet with/without electric komungo: 12 minutes.
Commissioned by New Haven Symphony Orchestra Percussion Ensemble for Meet The Composer Music Alive. Premiered on October 15, 2009.

NORI II (2008)
for Bb clarinet, soprano saxophone, two percussionists and with/without electric komungo: 15 minutes.
Revised NORI for NewEar Ensemble. Premiered on April 26, 2008.

MONK DANCE (2007)
for Korean barrel drum set and orchestra: 10 minutes.
[winds at 2.2.2.1; brass at 1.1.1.0; 2 ensemble percussion; strings at 8.6.6.4.2; and solo percussion] Commissioned by New Haven Symphony Orchestra. Premiered on March 24, 2007.

ETERNAL ROCK II (2006)
for Korean barrel drum set and orchestra: 20 minutes. [winds at 2.2.2.1; brass at 2.2.2.0; 3 ensemble percussion; strings at 10.8.6.6.4; and solo percussionist] Commissioned by Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Premiered on March 10, 2006.

ONE SKY (2005)
for string chamber orchestra [6 .4.4.3.2] and electric komungo: 18 minutes. Commissioned by Great Mountains Music Festival. Premiered by the Festival Orchestra with Ms. Kim as soloist in South Korea on August 7, 2005.

NORI (2002)
for two percussionists, winds (Bb clarinets, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone), keyboard synthesizer and with/without electric komungo: 20 minutes.
Commissioned by Meet The Composer's Commissioning Music/USA for Zeitgeist.
First Performance: Walker Art Center, MN.S

THOUSAND YEARS VIVAT (2002)
for Bb clarinet, keyboard synthesizer, two percussionists, komungo and pipa: 5 minutes.
First Performance: Walker Art Center, MN.

ETERNAL ROCK (2001)
for orchestra and komungo: 12 minutes.
[winds at 2.3.2.1; brass at 2.2.2.1; timpani; 4 percussion; strings at 14.10.8.8.6; and komungo]
[winds at 2.2.2.1; brass at 2.2.2.1; timpani; 4 percussion; strings at 12.8.6.6.4; and komungo]
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra.
First Performance: Carnegie Hall, NY.

GARDEN OF VENUS (1999)
for Korean komungo, Chinese pipa, Japanese yokobue and Balinese gender/voice: 20 minutes.
Commissioned by The Asia Society for “Asian Women in Music Today”.
First Performance: The Asia Society, NY.

AGATE SLICE (1998)
for violin, cello and percussion: 10 minutes.
Commissioned by the Festival Nieuwe Muziek.
First Performance: Festival Nieuwe Muziek, The Netherlands.

VOICES OF SIGIMSE (1996)
for flute, clarinet, viola, cello, bass and komungo:13 minutes.
Composed for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
First Performance: Lincoln Center Summer Festival, NY.

KEE MAEK #4 (1995)
for cello solo: 9 minutes.
First Performance: Crane Festival of New Music, SUNY College at Potsdam.

YOEUM (1995)
for baritone and Korean male kagok singer: 13 minutes.
Commissioned by Thomas Buckner.
First Performance: Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

TCHONG #2 (1995)
for flute/bass flute and Korean daegum: 10 minutes.
First Performance: Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

PIRI QUARTET (1993)
for English horn/oboe and three Korean piri: 15 minutes.
Commissioned by Meet The Composer/Reader's Digest Commissioning Program.
First Performance: Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

NONG ROCK (1992)
for string quartet and komungo: 15 minutes.
Commissioned by Lincoln Center for the Kronos Quartet.
First Performance: Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NY.

LIQUID MIGRATION (1990)
for viola, cello and prepared piano: 10 minutes.
Commissioned by the Fidelio Trio.
First Performance: Crowell Hall, Wesleyan University, CT.

TCHONG #1 (1988)
for prepared flute/alto flute: 8 minutes.
First Performance: Experimental Intermedia Foundation, NY.

KEE MAEK #3 (1988)
for viola and cello: 11 minutes.
First Performance: Alternative Museum, NY.

DASRUM (1988)
for clarinet, cello and komungo: 8 minutes.
Commissioned by Inoue Ensemble.
First Performance: Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Center, NY.

LINKING (1986)
for string quartet: 15 minutes.
Commissioned by the Kronos Quartet.
First Performance: Herbst Theater, San Francisco.

KEE MAEK #2 (1986)
for solo violin: 9 minutes.
First Performance: Experimental Intermedia Foundation, NY

KEE MAEK #1 (1986)
for violin and cello: 11 minutes.
First Performance: San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

X4 FOR SOLO VIOLIN (1985)
for prerecorded tape and live performance: 9 minutes.
First Performance: New Performance Gallery, San Francisco.

X5 FOR SOLO FLUTE (1985)
for prerecorded tape and live performance of alto and soprano flutes and piccolo: 10 minutes. First Performance: Mills College, CA.

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Digital Buddha (2007)
Performers: komungo/electric komungo, percussion, video mandalas and video mix: 70 minutes.
First Performance: Korea Festival, Seoul, S. Korea.

SANJO ECSTASY (2003)
Performers: electric komungo, kayagum, heagum, janggo, drum set and a shaman trance dancer: 90 minutes.
First Performance: Sanjo Festival in Jeonju, S. Korea.

DONG DONG TOUCHING THE MOONS (2000)
Performers: electric komungo, Indian tabla, Korean kagok singer, Indian kathak dancer, Chinese modern dancer, digital animation designer, multimedia designer, and lighting designer: 70 minutes.
First Performance: The Kitchen, NY.

JUPITER’S MOONS (2000)
Performers: electric komungo, kagok singer and computer: 10 minutes.
an excerpt from TOUCHING THE MOONS.

DONG DONG DARI (2000)
Performers: kagok singer and computer: 10 minutes.
an excerpt from TOUCHING THE MOONS.

DRAGON BOND RITE (1997)
Performers: Japanese otsuzumi drum and Japanese noh singer, Korean janggo drum and Korean kagok singer, Indian mizhavu drum, Indonesian kendang drum and Indonesian dalalng singer, Tuvan throat singer, Korean mask dancer, Indonesian topeng dancer, Indian kudyattam dancer, Japanese noh dancer and English noh singer.
Duration: 90 minutes. First Performance: Japan Society, NY.

DANCE OF MEDITATION (1997)
Performers: Indian kudyattam dancer, Japanese noh dancer, Korean komungo, Japanese otsuzumi drum and Tuvan throat singer: 8 minutes.
an excerpt from DRAGON BOND RITE.

ELECTRIC JANGGO PERMUTATIONS (1994)
Electric janggo drum and computer: 9 minutes.
Created at PASS (public Access Synthesizer Studio), NY.

36 STRINGS (1993)
Komungo with five video channels: 20 minutes.
Co-created with Joseph Celli at iEAR Studios, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY.

VIDEO PASSAGE (1992)
Electric komungo and video installatioN: 7 minutes.
First Performance: Kjell Bjorgeengen ‘s video installation at Ostsee Biennale, Rostock, Norway.

REFRACTED CONFLUENCE (1991)
Performers: komungo and computer: 25 minutes.
First Performance: University of Victoria BC, Canada.

MOVEMENT AND RESONANCE (1985)
Solo dancer with 10 Asian gongs: 10 minutes.
First Performance: Mills College, CA.