Harvard University Gazette
OFA awards students for excellence in the arts

May 1, 2008

Bong Ihn Koh ’08 and Elizabeth Lim ’08 are recipients of the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts. The prize recognizes outstanding artistic talent and achievement in the composition or performance of music, drama, dance, or the visual arts. This prize honors the sum of a student’s artistic activities at Harvard.

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The Harvard Crimson

Jessica O. Matthews
April 29, 2008

If you have attended any of the classical music events on campus, there’s a good chance you’ve heard the music of Elizabeth C. Lim ’08.

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The Harvard Crimson

Matthew H. Coogan
March 17, 2008

"The first piece on the program, "Gilded Glass," showcased the ensemble [Brattle Street Chamber Players]'s precision and expressive range...even more impressive than the Players' confidence and technical skills was the coherence of Lim's composition. It was a bit of a relief to hear an enjoyable modern piece...the first movement was a rhytmically witty exchange among the strings, anchored by a playful call and response between the double bass and the cellos, while the second movement was sweetly melodic and made use of unexpected harmonic changes. The third movemennt, "Danse Macabre," combined material from the first two, producing a twisting, grotesque result..."

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Pioneer Valley Symphony Press Release

March 5, 2008

Elizabeth Lim was recently named the recipient of Third Prize in the Pioneer Valley Symphony. For more details, the link to the PVS press release is posted below:

http://www.pvso.org/news/composers_winner.html

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The Harvard Crimson

Bonnie J. Kavoussi
March 3, 2008

"the orchestra performed “Night Dance Ritual” by Lim, the winner of the BachSoc’s yearly composition contest. Lim truly had a voice of her own. The piece was eerie, beginning uncertainly with a rumbling timpani. As the dissonant strings evoked a dark world—with the cellos mourning and the harp dancing—the flute flew in search of light."

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San Francisco Classical Voice

Janos Gereben
February 5, 2008

"Wolff will also conduct the next “Under Construction” concert, on Sunday, Feb. 24, at the First Congregational Church of Berkeley. This rehearsal-and-performance event of new works will present David Graves’ Insecurity and Other Agencies of Government, Sue-Hye Kim’s Creatio, and Elizabeth Lim’s Windfall."

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Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Press Release

"BERKELEY, CA – January 14, 2008… David Graves, Sue-Hye Kim, and Elizabeth Lim have been named as
the inaugural Emerging Composers in Residence for Berkeley Symphony’s expanded Under Construction series
of new music readings. Each composer will have short works read and performed by Berkeley Symphony
Sundays at 7 P.M. on February 24 and March 30 at the First Congregational Church of Berkeley, and on
March 16 at the Berkeley Art Museum."

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San Jose Mercury News

"Ladies Night Internationally touring pianist Sujeeva Hapugalle makes her PACO debut with Beethoven's brilliant first piano concerto. This program also features co-concertmaster Evie Chen in Ralph Vaughan-Williams' beautiful “Lark Ascending”. Plus a new work by the winner of our 2008 Youth-for-Youth commission, Harvard's Elizabeth Lim."