KIM ANGELIS
New World Beat, Fridays from 6:00-8:00pm. (Alternates hosting with Brian
Johnstone and Jeremy Hirsch.)
Kim Angelis is an internationally acclaimed violin virtuoso and
composer who has successfully transcended artistic boundaries - a free spirit
blazing a melodic trail through the territories of classical,
world, and multi-cultural music. Kim’s vision of a “Gypsy chamber
music”, liberally flavored with passion, is exciting and inspirational.
Kim Angelis has enthralled concert audiences from Ancud, Chile, to
Alaska and over the seas to Asia with her dazzling virtuosity, romantic
writing, and exuberant stage presence.
Kim majored in music at the University of California, Irvine, where she
studied with the best violinists in the Los Angeles Philharmonic, including
New World Beat, Fridays from 6:00-8:00pm. (Alternates hosting with Brian
Johnstone and Jeremy Hirsch.)
Kim Angelis is an internationally acclaimed violin virtuoso and
composer who has successfully transcended artistic boundaries - a free spirit
blazing a melodic trail through the territories of classical,
world, and multi-cultural music. Kim’s vision of a “Gypsy chamber
music”, liberally flavored with passion, is exciting and inspirational.
Kim Angelis has enthralled concert audiences from Ancud, Chile, to
Alaska and over the seas to Asia with her dazzling virtuosity, romantic
writing, and exuberant stage presence.
Kim majored in music at the University of California, Irvine, where she
studied with the best violinists in the Los Angeles Philharmonic, including
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concertmaster Sidney Harth and Ivan Galamian protegee Lori Ulanova. She won every available scholarship, and was
featured soloist with the UCI Symphony, performing major works by Vivaldi and Saint-Saens.
After graduating Magna Cum Laude, the violinist met and later married guitarist Josef Gault, who introduced her to
World Music. “Josef really broadened my outlook,” she enthuses. “One hundred years ago music was confined to the
areas in which it developed. But today, with modern recording and the internet, we are able to listen to music from
every different culture. I like to collect the sonic images evoked, and write a new ‘Gypsy chamber music’.”
The music of Kim Angelis has been heard on network TV, PBS, NPR, and in the award-winning documentary film,
Saviors of the Forest. The independent film, Sweet Nothings, exclusively features music by Kim Angelis, which was
nominated for Best Original Score by the California Independent Film Society; the same film was also nominated for Best
Score by the International Independent Film Tour. Recently, Angelis signed an exclusive publishing agreement with DSM
Producers, one of the entertainment industry’s top placers of music in major films and network television. Her 1996 CD,
Esperanza, was selected as a “Choice Recording” by prestigious Strings magazine, and was nominated by Just Plain
Folks for Best Instrumental Album. Kim’s most recent CD, Gypsy’s Odyssey (2005), has made “Top Ten” lists in places as
diverse as Santa Cruz, CA, and Herford, Germany!
Some of the violinist’s most memorable experiences took place on foreign soil; Kim treasures her two concert tours
of Taiwan - replete with humorous situations - which culminated in multiple-encore appearances at Taipei’s prestigious
National Concert Hall. A pair of extended concert engagements in Chile, which included performances at universities,
galleries, and the spectacular Palacio Vergado, provided fertile ground for the composer’s imagination. One of the most
exciting “performances” of Kim’s music was at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, when world champion gymnast
Kui Yuanyuan of China used music by Kim Angelis for her floor exercise. NBC gave Kui Yuanyuan’s performance prime-
time coverage, thus exposing Kim’s music to the “world’s largest audience”.
Beautiful, historic Astoria, OR, is the place Kim Angelis calls home - it is the rich source of her serenity and
inspiration. Here she and Josef are restoring a classic 1918 Craftsman bungalow, which they share with their beloved
Collie,“Holly”. Kim’s Christian faith plays the primary role in her life. She has been a host of the New World Beat program
for since 2005.
To quote Marilyn O’Malley of the Victory Review, “Kim’s classical training, folk influence...and deep spirituality have
blended together and burgeoned into some of the most beautiful, moving music I’ve ever heard.”
featured soloist with the UCI Symphony, performing major works by Vivaldi and Saint-Saens.
After graduating Magna Cum Laude, the violinist met and later married guitarist Josef Gault, who introduced her to
World Music. “Josef really broadened my outlook,” she enthuses. “One hundred years ago music was confined to the
areas in which it developed. But today, with modern recording and the internet, we are able to listen to music from
every different culture. I like to collect the sonic images evoked, and write a new ‘Gypsy chamber music’.”
The music of Kim Angelis has been heard on network TV, PBS, NPR, and in the award-winning documentary film,
Saviors of the Forest. The independent film, Sweet Nothings, exclusively features music by Kim Angelis, which was
nominated for Best Original Score by the California Independent Film Society; the same film was also nominated for Best
Score by the International Independent Film Tour. Recently, Angelis signed an exclusive publishing agreement with DSM
Producers, one of the entertainment industry’s top placers of music in major films and network television. Her 1996 CD,
Esperanza, was selected as a “Choice Recording” by prestigious Strings magazine, and was nominated by Just Plain
Folks for Best Instrumental Album. Kim’s most recent CD, Gypsy’s Odyssey (2005), has made “Top Ten” lists in places as
diverse as Santa Cruz, CA, and Herford, Germany!
Some of the violinist’s most memorable experiences took place on foreign soil; Kim treasures her two concert tours
of Taiwan - replete with humorous situations - which culminated in multiple-encore appearances at Taipei’s prestigious
National Concert Hall. A pair of extended concert engagements in Chile, which included performances at universities,
galleries, and the spectacular Palacio Vergado, provided fertile ground for the composer’s imagination. One of the most
exciting “performances” of Kim’s music was at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, when world champion gymnast
Kui Yuanyuan of China used music by Kim Angelis for her floor exercise. NBC gave Kui Yuanyuan’s performance prime-
time coverage, thus exposing Kim’s music to the “world’s largest audience”.
Beautiful, historic Astoria, OR, is the place Kim Angelis calls home - it is the rich source of her serenity and
inspiration. Here she and Josef are restoring a classic 1918 Craftsman bungalow, which they share with their beloved
Collie,“Holly”. Kim’s Christian faith plays the primary role in her life. She has been a host of the New World Beat program
for since 2005.
To quote Marilyn O’Malley of the Victory Review, “Kim’s classical training, folk influence...and deep spirituality have
blended together and burgeoned into some of the most beautiful, moving music I’ve ever heard.”