Ryan Spencer Kim is a double bassist from Los Angeles, California. Ryan is a third-year student at Harvard College and expects to graduate in 2023. Ryan has been a student of acclaimed double bass soloist, teacher and composer Nico Abondolo.
In the summer of 2019, Ryan attended his second consecutive summer at the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra in Switzerland. Ryan also attended his fourth consecutive summer at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI), where he has studied with Todd Seeber and Ed Barker of The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Ryan has played for the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO) as Principal Bassist. Ryan plays a modern instrument made by the Gold Medal winning Eastern European luthier Hejja Janos (Budapest 2004). Ryan's bow was crafted by the American luthier Reed Hudson. Ryan is a music editor at the Harvard Crimson. He specializes in writing news articles about rap music. |
Ryan Spencer Kim
The Road to Verbier
The road to Verbier, Switzerland, requires a plane ride to Geneva, two changeovers in trains and a tram to the top of a dizzying peak. I played in the double bass section with an international orchestra for three weeks. Top young musicians from all corners of the globe--twenty-three countries in all. Truly, a transformative experience. I learned how amazing European audiences embrace classical music.
Most of all, I witnessed first-hand the different ways gifted peers from diverse backgrounds approach classical music. Even though we did not speak the same language, music is a way to communicate without words. I experienced the thrill of working towards a common goal with a team of brilliant peers and mentors.
Barriers of language, race, culture and gender disappeared. All that was left was the music--which for me is how feelings sound.
Most of all, I witnessed first-hand the different ways gifted peers from diverse backgrounds approach classical music. Even though we did not speak the same language, music is a way to communicate without words. I experienced the thrill of working towards a common goal with a team of brilliant peers and mentors.
Barriers of language, race, culture and gender disappeared. All that was left was the music--which for me is how feelings sound.
For four consecutive summers, I immersed myself in orchestral training at Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI). I have had the privilege of studying with Todd Seeber and Ed Barker of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Recently, I discovered a Korean-born German composer named Isang Yun who combined Eastern and Western sounds. My hope is to explore the traditional instruments from Korea and other Asian countries. --Ryan Spencer Kim
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