Three one hour cello lessons with Cellist Hyun-Jin Kim, a native of South Korea, is currently a respected cello instructor in the Portland area. Most of her students performs with Portland Youth Philharmonics. She studied with Steven Doan and Pamela Frame at the Eastman School of Music where she earned her Masters in Cello Performance. She has participated in various music camps including the Idyllwild School of Music's Summer Festival in California. Hyun-Jin has performed in master classes with such distinguished artists as Yo-Yo Ma, Hans Jorgen Jensen, Jean Barr, David Ying, Rosemary Elliott and David Finckel, and has been coached by the Emerson, Ying, and Kumho-Asiana string quartets, and the American Chamber Players. Hyun-Jin has performed as principal cellist with the Brockport Symphony and Avon Symphony Orchestra in Rochester, New York, and is a founding member of the Pacifica Trio and Asiana String Quartet in Portland. She has performed in numerous concerts in New York and the Portland area including the Sherman Clay Moe's "Art for Ears" concert series.