Texu(pronounced teck-soo) Kim writes music inspired by everyday experiences, music about modern(South) Korea, reflecting its multicultural nature, and music that is humorous yet sophisticated. His music also incorporates and expands Korean folk music elements and systems. An impressive roster of ensembles and performers has programmed Kim’s music, including the New York Philharmonic, LA Phil, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Philharmonia, Minnesota Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Oregon Symphony Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Oakland Symphony, New World Symphony, National Orchestra of Korea, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, New York Youth Symphony, Portland Youth Philharmonic, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Modern, Alarm Will Sound, Ensemble Reconsil Vienna, Sejong Soloists, New York Classical Players, Ensemble 212, the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia, C4: Choral Composer-Conductor Collective, NOTUS, Cardinal Singers, Verona Quartet, Red Clay Saxophone Quartet, Collage New Music, Soyeon Lee, Eric Huebner, Blair McMillen, Jaehyuck Cho, Jihye Chang, Ilya Rashkovskiy, etc. In 2014-16, he served as the Composer-in-Residence of the Korean National Symphony Orchestra, and he launched its Composers’ Atelier program that commissions, mentors, and performs other Korean composers’ orchestral works. An associate professor and Presidential Research Fellow at San Diego State University, Kim has received awards and honors from the Fromm Music Foundation, the Barlow Prize, the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Copland House, SCI/ASCAP, American Modern Ensemble, Ilshin Composition Prize, and Isang Yun International Composition Prize. He also won a Silver Medal in the 1998 International Chemistry Olympiad. Kim earned his D.M. from Indiana University and prior degrees from Seoul National University.