Seunghee Lee, Ph.D.

Seunghee Lee is an Associate Professor of Music at Ave Maria University, where she teaches courses in music theory, class piano, music composition, and advanced music theory courses. Since joining the faculty in 2015, she has established a music composition track at the university. Her compositions have received acclaim, being described as "intriguing" and "enjoyable" (NACWPI Journal) and as "evoking mysterious lushness" (New York Concert Review Inc.).

In addition to her academic and compositional work, Lee is a concert-grade pianist who regularly performs as both a soloist and an accompanist. She has served as a staff accompanist at Boston Conservatory and as a pianist for the Brandeis University Chorus. Lee has also held positions as a staff pianist and piano lab instructor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Selected premieres and performances:

• Frosted  for  Orchestra  (7’)  2023 :May  2024  Florida  Symphony  Youth  Orchestra,  Orlando,  Fla.
• DanCheong  for Solo Piano  (9’30”)  2023 :January  2024  Timucua  White  House,  Orlando, Fla. 
• Pung-Kyung  for  Percussion Ensemble  and  Piano  (6’40”)  2015  – 2016  :November  2023  SCI  Region  V  Conference,  Athens,  Ohio February  2017  Ave  Maria  University,  Ave  Maria,  Fla. April  2016  University  of  South  Florida,  Tampa,  Fla. 
• Heung  for  Solo  Piano  (6’)  2022 :January  2023  Composer  in  Asia  conference,  Tampa, Fla. October  2022  Central  Florida  Composers  Forum,  Orlando,  Fla. 

Selected publications and recordings:

• Heung (CD), TBD, 2023 – 2024 *This project was made possible by the Laurel Family Faculty Professional Development Grant. Essay  Collection;  Advice  to  young  musicians  from  Seoul  Arts  High  School  graduates,  Key  Media Publishing Company  (www.keymedia.co.kr), Seoul, South  Korea,  Jan.  2021
• Piano  Anthology,  Number One,  Flying  Kite  for  Piano  Solo,  Timucua  Arts  Foundation  (ISMN  979-0-800198-00-7),  July  2020 
• Piano  Anthology  Digital  Album  (Streaming/Download),  Flying  Kite  for  Piano  Solo,  Timucua  Arts Foundation  (timucua.bandcamp.com),  July  2020
• Unus  Mundus(CD),  Solo  Piano  works,  Flying  Kite  for  Piano  Solo,  Innova  Recordings  (Catalog  #1037),  June  2020 
• Kid  stuff  (CD),  Soli  for  Piano  with  Percussion  Orchestra,  Pung-Kyung  for  Percussion  and  Piano, Ravello  Records  (Catalog  #RR7977),  Jan.  2018