Youngeun Kim, a native of South Korea, is a second-year doctoral student in choral conducting at the University of Arizona, where she has been studying with Elizabeth Schauer, Nicole Davis, and Thomas Cockrell. As part of her role as a graduate teaching assistant, she is currently the assistant conductor of the University Community Chorus. Additionally, she serves as music director at First United Methodist Church and as assistant conductor at Tucson Masterworks Chorale.

Youngeun completed a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Ewha Woman’s University in South Korea, where she also earned a Master of Music in Choral Conducting. During her studies, she received voice training from Mi-ja Park and learned Choral Conducting from Dr. Shin-hwa Park and Dong-hyun Son. Subsequently, she achieved a second master’s degree in Choral Conducting at the University of Louisville, studying under Dr. Kent Hatteberg and Dr. Wonjoo Ahn. In 2022, during her time at the University of Louisville, Youngeun was one of three conductors selected to conduct in the Southern ACDA Regional Conference conducting masterclass with Dr. Eugene Rogers.