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Education
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Orchestral Experience
Awards
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James Yeolim Yoon

Queens,NY

Summary

Based in New York City, Korean-American violist James Yeolim Yoon quickly established themself as an advocate for the arts through performance and teaching. Hailed as “overwhelmingly satisfying and lyrically elegant...” (Herald Tribune), James is a graduate of the Yale School of Music, receiving their Master of Music degree and their Bachelor of Music degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music. As a chamber musician, James has worked with musicians including Midori, Garry Hoffman, Nils Mönkemeyer, Hillel Zori and members of the Orion, Brentano and Leipzig string quartets, among others. James has been awarded in multiple competitions, including the first prize at the KRB International Competition and the Grand Prize at the New York International Music Competition. Invitations and appearances at festivals include Aspen Music Festival, Lake George, Schleswig-Holstein, Keshet Eilon, Sarasota Music Festival, Krzyżowa-Music, IMS Prussia Cove and many more. James plays on a 2013 Grubaugh & Seifert viola through the generosity of the Virtu Foundation.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Music Coordinator

City and Country School
West Village, NY
06.2023 - Current

Music program:

  • Developing and overseeing the Music Curriculum of Groups IIs through XIIIs
  • Liaison for students and parents for anything related to Orchestra and Chorus

Event scheduling, organization, coordination, and lead:

  • Assemblies: Harvest, Winter, and Spring Assembly
  • Singalongs: Morning singing with parents after breaks, IVs/XIIs sing together, Xs/Vs sing together.
  • Concerts: US Chorus and Orchestra Winter and Spring Concerts, Xs Spring Concert and Singing at the Church Pantry
  • Private Lesson Recitals: Winter and Spring
  • Graduation

Outreach:

  • Music trips aligning with social studies curriculum in each grade level
  • Partnered up with the Juilliard School Morse Program to invite guest musicians and teachers

Music Room, equipment, instrument logistics and budgeting:

  • Music budget: purchase of new instruments, sheet music and other music materials
  • Coordinate with Strings Teachers the rental and purchase of violins, cellos and guitars for students home practice

Viola Faculty and Chamber Music Coach

Luzerne Music Center
Lake Luzerne, NY
07.2023 - Current
  • Oversaw auditions and coordinated with the Vice President of Operations & Artistic Planning
  • Developed and implemented lesson plans for teaching viola fundamentals, scales, arpeggios, and techniques.
  • Provided feedback on student performance during individual lessons.

Strings and Music Teacher

City and Country School
Greenwich Village, NY
01.2021 - Current
  • Created individual lesson plans for each student based on their skill level and interests in music.
  • Organized and conducted weekly group classes to teach basic music theory and performance skills.
  • Maintained a positive learning environment by providing encouragement and constructive criticism during lessons.

Teaching fellow

Music in Schools Initiative
New Haven
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • Serving as a teaching fellow to New Haven Public Schools students committing to fostering cultural leadership and ensuring an active music life for students in the New Haven area.

Teacher-artist in residence

Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland School of the Arts
01.2017 - 01.2019
  • In Partner with the Cleveland Institute of Music, served as a string ensemble coach and viola teacher at the Cleveland School of the Arts; a minority high school striving for diversity in the arts.

Education

Master of Music in Viola -

Yale University, School of Music

Bachelor of Music in Viola (Transfer) -

Cleveland Institute of Music

Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Dual Degree) -

Queens College, CUNY

Skills

  • Curriculum Development and Lesson Planning
  • Orchestral Conducting
  • Music Theory and History
  • Dalcroze Eurythmics
  • Music Technology (Noteflight, Sibelius, Finale)
  • Music Arrangement

Solo Performances

  • Bartok Viola Concerto (soloist with the Queensboro Symphony Orchestra) 2017
  • Walton Viola Concerto (soloist with the New York Milal Promise Philharmonic) 2016
  • Bruch Romanze (soloist with Queens College Chamber Orchestra) 2015
  • Weber Andante and Hungarian Rondo (soloist with Queens College Chamber Orchestra) 2015
  • Mozart Sinfonie Concertante (soloist with the LaGuardia Arts Symphony) 2013

Orchestral Experience

  • New World Symphony Orchestra 2019-current
  • The Cleveland Orchestra, Substitute Viola 2019-2020
  • Akron Symphony Orchestra, Substitute Viola 2018-2019
  • Canton Symphony Orchestra, Section Viola 2018-2019
  • New York Youth Symphony, Assistant Principal 2014

Awards

  • Virtu Foundation (Grubaugh and Seifurt '13 viola) 2015-current
  • Queens College Viola Merit Award (V&W Wells and Felderman) 2015
  • Children Foundation in the Arts 2015
  • First Place at American Protégé Music Competition 2014
  • Grand Prize at New York International Music Competition 2014
  • First Place at KRB International Competition 2014
  • LaGuardia Arts Merit Scholarship (Ralph Oxman) 2013
  • LaGuardia Arts Concerto Competition (Mozart Sinfonie Concertante) 2013
  • CMS Lincoln Center Young Musicians Winner 2012 & 2013

Languages

Korean
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

Viola Faculty and Chamber Music Coach

Luzerne Music Center
07.2023 - Current

Music Coordinator

City and Country School
06.2023 - Current

Strings and Music Teacher

City and Country School
01.2021 - Current

Teaching fellow

Music in Schools Initiative
01.2019 - 01.2021

Teacher-artist in residence

Cleveland Institute of Music
01.2017 - 01.2019

Master of Music in Viola -

Yale University, School of Music

Bachelor of Music in Viola (Transfer) -

Cleveland Institute of Music

Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Dual Degree) -

Queens College, CUNY

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