UMD TREBLE CHOIR

The UMD Treble Choir comprises soprano, alto and mezzo-soprano singers from throughout the campus community. Since 2001, the group’s membership has brought together undergraduate and graduate students from all of the major colleges and schools at the University of Maryland.

The choir sings art and folk repertoire for treble voices spanning eras, styles and genres from Renaissance to contemporary and across both Western and non-Western cultural traditions. Known especially for its exploration of choral music written by living composers, the UMD Treble Choir has commissioned and premiered works by Erik Esenvalds and presented acclaimed performances of music by Eleanor Daley, Györgi Orbán, Levente Gyöngösi, Rosephanye Powell, Moira Smiley and Sara Quartel, among many others.

Each year, the UMD Treble Choir presents a slate of performances including fall and spring showcase concerts and, in conjunction with Tactus (formerly known as the UMD Men’s Chorus), the annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in December at the beautiful UMD Memorial Chapel.

The ensemble has appeared with the NSO Pops at the Kennedy Center and in 2016 performed by invitation for the Eastern Division Convention of the American Choral Directors Association.

UMD Treble Choir Assistant Conductor

Eric Beomjin Kim

Contact: ekim0507@umd.edu

ERIC BEOMJIN KIM is a doctoral student and graduate assistant in choral conducting at the University of Maryland, where he serves as assistant conductor of the Chamber Singers and Treble Choir, and director of the Maryland Palestrina Choir. Eric introduces himself as a “nomadic conductor.” He has led performances with his ensemble Empathy across South Korea, Turkey, the Czech Republic, Iran, the Philippines, Romania, Kazakhstan and the United States. As the founder and Artistic Director of the Seoul Empathy Choir, Eric has conducted both children’s and adult choirs every summer since 2018. His passion for community engagement inspired the creation of the Empathy Choir Camp, a collaborative initiative with 20 staff members dedicated to teaching and empowering amateur choirs. Eric holds a master’s degree in vocal pedagogy and choral conducting, graduating with distinction from Westminster Choir College, and a bachelor's degree in music from Taylor University.