Sarah Kim

Sarah Kim was born in Alexandria, Virginia and was raised with a strong Korean background with musical influences. 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. At the University of Texas at Arlington, Sarah Kim practiced under the care of Miss Catherine Forbes, a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music and student/teaching assistant 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.