Kyong Mee Choi
Kyong Mee Choi | |
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최경미 | |
| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Employer | Roosevelt University |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (2008) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Spatial Relationships in Electro-Acoustic Music and Painting (2005) |
| Doctoral advisor | Guy Garnett |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Electroacoustic music |
| Label | Ravello Records |
Kyong Mee Choi (born 1971) is a South Korean composer based in the United States. A 2008 Guggenheim Fellow, she is currently the Program Director of Music Composition/Music and Computing, and a Professor of Music Composition at Roosevelt University in Chicago.. Choi is also a visual artist, painter, organist and poet, received several prestigious awards and grants including John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, Robert Helps Prize, Aaron Copland Award, John Donald Robb Musical Trust Fund Commission, Illinois Arts Council Fellowship, First prize of ASCAP/SEAMUS Award, Second prize at VI Concurso Internacional de Música Eletroacústica de São Paulo, Honorary Mentions from Musique et d’Art Sonore Electroacoustiques de Bourges, Musica Nova, Society of Electroacoustic Music of Czech Republic, Luigi Russolo International Competition, and Destellos Competition.