About Us
Founded by collaborative artists, Ensemble NowUs explores the meeting point of listening, shared breath and musical intimacy. Our performances create spaces where performers and audiences meet in the same moment-attentive, connected, and fully present.
Our Story
NowUs grew out of a long friendship rooted in shared music and shared life. Over the years, our conversations, experiences, and performances shaped a deep trust and a common artistic voice. What began as friendship became an ensemble where music is not only played, but lived—together, here and now.
We believe classical music thrives through connection. Ensemble NowUs performs in concert halls, community spaces, and interdisciplinary settings, engaging audiences through thoughtful programming and close artistic exchange.
Meet the artists
Pianist Dr. JungSun Yoon is a distinguished pianist, educator, and well-rounded musician with a career spanning nearly three decades. She has graced stages throughout Korea, Germany, Hungary, France, and the United States with numerous concerts. Her musical journey has been enriched by participation in prestigious music festivals, including the Festival International des Arts in France, Early Music Program & Festival in Vancouver, Canada, International Baroque Institute at Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA, Sion Master Class in Switzerland, and Schleswig Holstein Festival in Germany.Dr. Yoon's exceptional talent has been recognized through various accolades. She was a winner at the Landesverband der Tonkünstler und Musiklehre competition and Förderverein für Musik in Südholstein, Germany. Her academic achievements include a scholarship from Boston University and two Departmental Honor Awards for outstanding achievement in Collaborative Piano and Historical Performance. Her musical excellence is further acknowledged by her membership in the Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society. Through her multifaceted career as a performer, Dr. Yoon continues to make significant contributions to the musical world, inspiring audiences with her passion and expertise.
Pianist Eunyoung Kim is a virtuoso soloist and chamber musician who has performed extensively in Korea, the United States, Japan, and Türkiye. She has been praised for her “coherent interpretation [and] emotional depth” by pianist David Allen Wehr, and for her “uncanny, virtually unique ability to perform contemporary music” by pianist Victor Rosenbaum, who also called her “one of the most sought-after pianists.” From 2006 to 2014, Ms. Kim was a member of the Xanthos Ensemble, described by The New York Times as “so copiously skilled and confident” and by the Boston Globe as “brilliant” and “stunning.” She holds degrees and diplomas in piano performance from the Korean National University of Arts, Boston University, and the Longy School of Music. Ms. Kim’s post-academic achievements include prizes at the International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition (2005, 2006), the Hugo Kauder International Piano Competition (2008), and the Gladys Cauthen Award at the International Beethoven Sonata Competition (2009). She has premiered numerous solo and chamber works in New England and has performed at venues such as the Kendal Music Series (Boston), New Hampshire Music Festival, Tanglewood Music Festival, International Soroptimist Series (Japan), and Turkish Arts and Culture Festivals in Boston. Her concert tours have included Korea (2012) and multiple university tours in Istanbul (2013, 2015). Since 2021, Ms. Kim has served as music director of the Boston Youth Music Ensemble, in addition to maintaining a private piano studio in Lexington, Massachusetts, sharing her passion for teaching with students of all ages.
More information at www.eunyoungkim.com
Soprano Mara Bonde has thrilled audiences in diverse venues with her electric stagepresence and musical artistry. Her voice has been described as having “sweet purity oftone” (Boston Herald) and “ravishing” (The Boston Globe). Equally at home in both classical and popular styles, Mara is no stranger to the world of symphony pops. Shehas been the guest artist for “Holiday Pops”; with the Boston Pops, RochesterPhilharmonic, Naples Philharmonic, and with the Baton Rouge, Lansing, New Haven,Syracuse, and Charlotte Symphony Orchestras. Other orchestral engagements havetaken her to the Firebird Pops, Waltham Philharmonic, South Florida, Utah, San Diego,Stamford, Ridgefield, Waterbury, Cape, Cape Ann, Melrose and Nashua SymphonyOrchestras. Her stage repertoire includes both opera and classic music theater roles; afew favorites are Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music (Reagle Music Theatre), SarahBrown in Guys & Dolls (Reagle Music Theatre), Lilli Vanessi/Kate in Kiss me Kate(Commonwealth Opera) and Adina in L’Elisir d’amore (Sarasota Opera). Mara has also graced the stages of Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Baroque, Opera Omaha,Glimmerglass Opera, Utah Opera, Light Opera Oklahoma, Opera Company of NorthCarolina and the Artist Series of Sarasota in works ranging from Mozart to Mollicone,and Sullivan to Sondheim. Mara was a National Semi-Finalist in the Metropolitan OperaNational Council Auditions (first place winner Rocky Mountain Region) and the first prizewinner in the Bel Canto Vocal Scholarship Award. Mara also performs regularlyalongside mezzo-soprano Sandra Piques Eddy & pianist Brian Moll as a member ofConcerts 4 Good, a musical outreach ensemble bringing music where it’s needed most:to the Spaulding Rehabilitation Network, Mclean Hospital, Boston Medical Center, BayCove Human Services…and more!