Artists
Voices we are honored to present.
Featured Artist
Jaeyeon Kim
Soprano
Jaeyeon Kim is a lyric soprano from South Korea whose voice has drawn notable critical praise. One prominent critic wrote of her singing: "...In a world in which sopranos sound so much alike, it was a special experience for us to hear a unique instrument..."
Ms. Kim is currently a featured soprano with the Hong Junghee Opera Company, with whom she performs internationally across Asia and the United States. In June 2026 she appeared with the company at KBS Hall in Seoul in Arirang, Moving the World, and upcoming engagements will take her to Jakarta and other cities in Indonesia, as well as Japan.
She also joined the project Prayer and Blessing, a virtual performance created for a Buick campaign in China under the direction of maestro Tan Dun, winner of both the Academy Award and the Grammy Award. She has also appeared as a soloist in symphonic repertoire throughout the United States and Europe.
On the operatic stage, Ms. Kim has sung Musetta with the Classique Orchestre de Montréal, Desdemona in Rossini's Otello, Mimì in Puccini's La bohème, Pamina in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, and Susanna in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro.
Her competition honors include the Grand Prize at the East Coast International Competition, Third Prize at the Castle Music Voice Competition, the Outstanding Performance Award at the 8th Metropolitan International Competition, Second Prize at the NJ Sinfonietta Competition, and the Best Vocal Technique Award at the Forte International Competition.
Ms. Kim received her Bachelor of Music from Ewha Womans University and her Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music. She is based in New York, where she also serves as a soloist at the New York Presbyterian Church and maintains an active voice and piano studio.
Featured Artist
Tamara Kim
Collaborative Pianist
Tamara Kim is a solo and collaborative pianist and music educator based in New York. She holds a Bachelor's and Master's of Music in Piano Performance from the Manhattan School of Music, where she was a recipient of the Vera Blacker Scholarship and a New York International Piano Competition Finalist.
She has performed in collaboration with vocalists and instrumentalists at Weill Recital Hall and Avery Fisher Hall in New York, WQXR New York's Classical Music Station and in Pilzen, Czech Republic. She has staffed as a vocal accompanist at the Manhattan School of Music. She also serves as the musical director of Savior Church in Queens. Her private piano studio is based in Manhattan and Queens.
She is the artistic director of Beatus Musica, a group that presents benefit concerts for the Queens community. Donations raised have been sent to support St. Mary's Hospital, Quality Service for the Autism Community, Joy Uganda, Compassion International, Expect Hope, and Boro Pregnancy Counseling Center.