Background
Yim was born in Saint Louis, Missouri on April 24, 1958.
Yim was born in Saint Louis, Missouri on April 24, 1958.
He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1980. He also received a Master of Music in 1981 from the University of London and the Royal College of Music, with a Doctor of Philosophy from Harvard University earned in 1989.
During the 1995-1996 concert season, he served as Composer/Fellow for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He currently serves as a professor of music at Northwestern University. Former students include composers Marcos Balter, Kirsten Broberg, Rodrigo Cadiz, Aaron Cassidy, and Mark Engebretson.