Guest Recital: Michael Kimber, viola, with Jikyung Kam, piano
Michael Kimber teaches at Coe College and Kirkwood Community College, and is a member of the viola sections of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Iowa. He was a 2010 recipient of the American Viola Society’s prestigious Founders Award in recognition of his compositions for viola. Pianist Jikyung Kam is an adjunct faculty member at Kirkwood Community College and a doctoral student in piano performance and pedagogy at the University of Iowa. She has received several awards including the prestigious Advocates for Young Artist Scholarship, the Louie Trust Scholarship, and the Piano Division Award. They will perform an original composition by Kimber, as well as works by Schumann, Enesco, and Brahms this Oct 25th.