Michael M. Lee, composer
Michael M. Lee is an active composer and teacher of composition, theory, musicianship, and post-tonal analysis.
Listen to Farewell… for String Quartet (2012, rev. 2017)
Performers: Justyna Jara, Jiwon Kim, Emilie Grimes, Hyunsuk Bae / Michael Lee, conductor
Echoes was premiered in 2018
Winner of the ’18 New Orleans Chamber Orchestra/Spectri Sonori Competition
Upcoming Events:
- APRIL 27 @ FRANKIE — CHAMBER CONCERT III with International Contemporary Ensemble (Danse Macabre for String Trio (mvts. V-VI premiered)) - APRIL 27 @ FRANKIE — CHAMBER CONCERT III with International Contemporary Ensemble Hi! I am excited to share my string trio, Danse Macabre (Only Part II mvts. V-VI will be premiered / Part I recording link can be found here: https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6561/) will be premiered on April 27th, at FRANKIE in Downtown, Los Angeles, on Hear... Read more »
- Lock & Key Vol. III Digital Album Preview: https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6561/#listen - The release date is October 27, 2023. For more information, please check out the “recent works and recordings page” under “Music” at https://www.michaelleecomposer.com/recent-works-and-recordings/ Lock & Key Vol. III Digital Album Preview: https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6561/#listen
- 2020: Danse Macabre recording w/Juventas New Music Ensemble! – March 9, 2023 @ Shaolin Performance Arts Center in Rockport, MA - Recording of 2020: Danse Macabre with Juventas New Music Ensemble – March 9, 2023 1 PM at the Shaolin Performance Arts Center in Rockport, MA This will be commercially released on October 27, 2023!
- Ghost Break Dance for Duo at the San Francisco War Memorial Hall – October 9th - Ghost Break Dance, a work for violin and cello that was premiered back around 2019 at the University of the Pacific, will be performed again by Ensemble ARI on San Francisco Music Day on October 9th at the SF War Memorial Hall, program will also feature other new music groups and ensembles around the west... Read more »
- TBA Fall 2022 – Monster for Saxophone, Tenor, Trumpet, and Trombone and A Hero’s Song for Eb Trumpet and Piano will be performed and premiered (resp.) by Matthew Swihart - Lee’s Monster for Saxophone, Tenor, Trumpet, and Trombone — originally premiered by Loadbang in 2015, and A Hero’s Song for Eb Trumpet and Piano will be performed and premiered respectively by Dr. Matthew Swihart, Professor of High Brass and Theory, at the Nicholls State University during the Fall of 2022. Lee was also nominated for... Read more »
- Fanfare for the Unspoken Heroes of Our Times (2020) premiere! – November 1, 2021 - Fanfare for the Unspoken Heroes of Our Times (2020) for Brass Sextet was written for and commissioned by the Eastman School of Music to take part in the school’s Centennial Celebration this upcoming Fall. Excited to share with you that it, along with other new works and premieres by exciting composers and alumni, will be... Read more »
- Cosmic Voyage for Piano (new work), Nic Gerpe, Pianist – June 30, 2021 - Cosmic Voyage for Piano, written on October 2020 in Los Angeles, CA, to be professionally recorded with Nic Gerpe (http://www.nicgerpe.com/) and recording artist Matt Snyder (https://allegrorecordings.com/). Fall or Spring performance TBA soon.
- Farewell… for String Quartet with Los Angeles “Hear Now! Thursdays” on YouTube from 10.1.2020! - Farewell… for String Quartet with Los Angeles “Hear Now! Thursdays” on YouTube from 10.1.2020! This is a video recording (2017) of the West Coast premiere of Farewell… at Hear Now! with the Lyris Quartet. Hear Now! is a Festival of New Music by Contemporary Los Angeles Composers, Hugh Levick, director.
- Ghost Break Dance for Violin and Cello (’19) (commissioned by Ensemble ARI) to be performed on Friends of Chamber Music Concert Series; See below for more details - Ghost Break Dance for Violin (Jiwon Kwark) and Cello (Sarah Hong) will be premiered on the Friends of Chamber Music Concert Series along with works by Haydn and Stravinsky (Petrushka). Knowing that Petrushka would be on the program when performed/premiered in September of 2019 by Ensemble ARI, I wanted the story and rhythmic elements of... Read more »
- Ghost Break Dance for Violin and Cello to be performed on September 28th in Los Altos, CA - Ensemble ARI (director/composer, Jean Ahn) will perform Ghost Break Dance for violin (Jiwon Kwark) and cello (Sarah Hong) in Los Altos, CA this September 28th. www.albanyconsort.com/musicinlosaltos/ 9/28/2019 @ Saturday 7PM @ Venue will be announced soon! Thanks. Ghost Break Dance for Violin (Jiwon Kwark) and Cello (Sarah Hong) will be premiered on the Friends of... Read more »