Biography
Yejin Kwon
A Korean composer in Montreal blends orchestral, traditional Korean, and electronic music.
Yejin Kwon is a Korean composer and orchestral arranger based in Montreal, distinguished by a refined sensitivity and a fluid crossing of genres and instrumentations.
She earned a B.A. in Composition at Dankook University in Seoul, studied film music at École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in Paris, contemporary composition at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Paris (CRR de Paris), and an M.A. in Composition and Sound Creation at the Université de Montréal under François-Xavier Dupas. Her thesis, Beyond Boundaries: A Multilayered Journey through Eastern Traditions and Western Modernity across Orchestral and Hybrid Music, explored the dialogue between Eastern traditions and Western modernity.
In 2022 she released her orchestral album Biblioteca. In 2024 her orchestral work White-Clad was premiered by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra at the Winnipeg New Music Festival. In 2025 she was selected as one of seven composers for the 3rd Character Market at the 54th Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC) in Montreal.
She is a member of the Association of Canadian Women Composers (ACWC) and an associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre (CMC).