Heesun Kim (PhD 2005) gave a concert of contemporary music featuring new compositions for the instrument kayagum (plucked long zither), on November 30, 2007 at the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts Hall, Seoul, South Korea. The concert was sponsored and supported by The Seoul National University Institute of Asian Music, Music Department; University of Pittsburgh Korean Alumni Association; Kent State University World Music Center; and Asia Research Institute National University of Singapore. She premiered five compositions by five composers from USA, U.K, Belgium, Korea, and Egypt.