The University of Oregon Clarinet Studio
Dr. Wonkak Kim is Associate Professor of Clarinet at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance and Artistic Director of the Oregon Clarinet Symposium. We offer both undergraduate (BA, BMME, BM) and graduate (MM, DMA, Certificate) degrees to students from all over the world. Our vibrant clarinet studio typically hosts around 18 clarinet majors with a few additional non-major students at a given time. We strive for the most inclusive and supportive environment while pursuing the highest level of artistry and realization of every student’s fullest potential. Please visit the following sites to find out more about our program. You can also contact Dr. Kim directly if you have questions regarding our scholarship audition and Graduate Employee (GE) opportunities.
Guest Teaching and Residencies
Dr. Kim is regularly invited as guest teacher and visiting professor at prestigious institutions around the world, including the Juilliard School, Yale School of Music, Korean National University of Arts. He has given master classes, clinics, and residencies at over 150 universities, conservatories, festivals, academies, and regional/national/international conferences.
Master Class at Yale School of Music (David Shifrin’s Studio) in 2018
Master Class and Clinic at Juilliard School Pre-College Division (Alan Kay and Larry Guy’s Studio) in 2017
Master Class and Artist Residency at Clarimania Festival in Wroclaw, Poland (2018)
Faculty Members of the 2019 Buffet Crampon International Academy in Jacksonville, FL
Master Class at Korean National University of Arts, Seoul, South Korea (Jerry Chae’s Studio) in 2019
Visiting Professor at Sichuan Conservatory of Music (Chengdu, People’s Republic of China) in 2019
Lectures
Dr. Kim frequently presents lectures and talks in wide range of topics, including artistry and musicianship, arts entrepreneurship, music, history and philosophy, acoustics, composer-performer collaboration, and various social and cultural issues. He appeared as guest speaker and lecturer at numerous universities as well as in documentaries and radio shows.
Lecture on the Universal Musicianship at Lowell Hall, Harvard University (2018)
Wonkak Kim’s Keynote Lecture and Performance was featured in “Slow News” Documentary (2020) produced by IK Produzioni (Milan, Italy)
Graduate Composers Seminar with Prof. Jury Seo - “Clarinet Microtones” at Princeton University (2018)
“Expanding the Compositional and Performance Horizons throughout Intercultural Collaboration” at Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul, South Korea (2019)
Summer and Virtual Study Opportunities
Dr. Kim teaches in summer clarinet workshops and chamber music festivals throughout the US, Asia, and Europe. In recent summers, he served as an artist-faculty at Buffet Crampon Summer Academy, Lift Clarinet Academy, and Chengdu International Festival in China. In addition, Dr. Kim teaches numerous Zoom-based clarinet classes, including ClickCoach, Buffet Crampon Pedagogics Project, and Inside Academy Workshop, connecting with students from all over the world. Many of his recorded clinics and master classes are available for free on YouTube. If you are interested in studying with Dr. Kim in one of these summer opportunities, please feel free to contact him directly.
