Dr. Youngmi Kim, associate professor of Music, earned praise in German press for an exquisite Baroque song recital performing Elizabethan Melancholy and passionate early music

Dr. Youngmi Kim, associate professor of Music, earned praise in German press for an exquisite Baroque song recital performing Elizabethan Melancholy and passionate early music

From the recital on Jan.18, a review in the German newspaper OVB Heimatzeitungen highlights voice professor and soprano Youngmi Kim's moving Baroque performance in Kiefersfelden, featuring songs by Thomas Campion, John Dowland, Giulio Caccini, Robert Tailour and Barbara Strozzi with Annalisa Pappano on lirone and viola da gamba and Hans Brüderl on lute, archlute, and Baroque guitar. The article praises her expressive soprano, stylistic command of early music, and the compelling collaboration with archlute, gamba and lirone, calling the evening a true lesson in Baroque singing. It notes: "Her bright, flexible soprano soared effortlessly into ethereal heights, turning the evening into a true masterclass in Baroque singing and with expressive phrasing, flawless diction and passionate delivery, Dr. Youngmi Kim transformed Dowland's melancholy and Caccini's ardor into a moving lesson in Baroque vocal art."