Paul Sanho Kim

Gigue for Woodwinds and Piano

for woodwind quartet and piano (2007)

Premiere: Brevard Music Center, Brevard, North Carolina, 2007. Katie Valadez, flute. Rachel Messing, oboe. Mark Cramer, clarinet. Tracy Jacobson, bassoon. Mieun Lee, piano.

Duration: 5.5′

Gigue for Woodwinds and Piano is one of several attempts by Paul Kim to bridge classical and contemporary musical styles.  It is a one-movement work that blends elements of jazz, rock, classical, and Celtic music.  Though non-programmatic, the work is idealistic in nature, promoting a general enthusiasm for life even when such enthusiasm may sometimes be difficult to sustain.