Grace Jong Eun Lee. composer & Kayagum soloist. "Her sonic world is one of gentle, meditative space and tranquility." ~ Vancouver Sun, 2003

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1 Grace Jong Eun Lee "Her sonic world is one of gentle, meditative space and tranquility." ~ Vancouver Sun, 2003

2 Grace J E Lee & Kayagum The Kayagum is one of the most representative and best known of traditional Korean musical instruments. It has twelve silk strings and movable bridges spanning the length of its wooden board, which is made of paulownia wood. There are two techniques of playing: the left-hand is used by pressing the strings and its finger movements can be made various types of movements such as shaking, bending, vibrating the strings. The right-hand is used in plucking or stromping the strings. The tone of the Kayagum is soft, delicate and subtle. This instrument was developed in the Southern Kingdom in the 3rd century.

3 Biography Grace Jong Eun Lee is a composer and a performer dedicated to inter-culturalism. She received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music from the University of British Columbia (Piano and Composition). Currently, she teaches the Kayagum (Korean Zither) and new Korean music as well as directs and performs in the School of Music Korean Ensemble at the Vancouver Community College. Also, she is an Associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre. Her compositions have been performed at the Vancouver Art Gallery, and for the Candian Society of Asian Arts, Festival Vancouver, Socan, and the CBC Orchestra. She has also organized a concert for the Korean Heritage College of North America at the UBC Music Recital Hall. She performed one of the Kayaygum pieces, Revolution of the Dharma Wheel, at the General Motors APEC and on Canadian Roger s TV in 1997, at the Korean Veterans Association (Victoria) in 2001, Pong-San Mask Dance Workshop (Korean Mask Dance Music and History) lecture for the UBC Theatre Department, Kayagum Concerto for the Sacred Music Festival Vancouver 2001 and the Socan Foundation for the Special Workshop for New Music. Also, she is the 2 nd winner at the Overseas Korean Traditional Arts Contest (2002). As a Canadian composer representative, her piece was chosen in the International Festival of Women in Music Today 2003 (April 8-12) in Seoul, Korea. CBC Radio (May, 2005) (Music of Grace J.E. Lee). Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (May, 2006) (Music of Grace J E Lee). Her compositions reflect a combination of Korean, Chinese (Erhu) and Western instruments (flute, clarinet, piano, string and percussion). She is strongly influenced by the sounds of nature and often uses them in her works to convey the East Asian sense of space and emptiness. Her interest in playing both traditional and contemporary music and composing for the Kayagum blossomed in Canada.

4 Curriculum Vitae Teaching Experience V.C.C. (Vancouver Community College) (2001-) Korean Traditional and Contemporary Music Ensemble Director Compsition Studies U.B.C. (UBC Continuing Education) ( ) Performance in Korean musical instrument and Mask Dance U.B.C.(UBC School of Music ) ( ) Korean Music Ensemble Director Tom Lee Music ( ) Piano and Theory Vancouver School Board ( ) Theory (Music) Music Directorships KSTCK (Korean Society for Traditional & Contemporary Korean Music) (1997) Korean Heritage College of North America (1997) Korean Music Ensemble (U.B.C.) ( ) Korean Music Ensemble (V.C.C.) (2001-) Professional Associations Vancouver Pro Musica Society (Board member) (Executive Board member: Vice President ( ) Member of Socan (1997-) Canadian British Columbia Associate Composer (2002-) Education Master of Music (Compostion), UBC (1998) Bachelor of Music (Piano and Composition), UBC (1995) Diploma (Korean Instrument (Percussion Instrument, Kayagum and Mask Dance Performence) (Seoul Korea 2000) Society for the Preservation of Pong San Mask Dance Drama

5 Commissions, performances & awards KCTV(Korean Canadian Television) (1995) Wrote logo songs: A Mixture of Kayagum (Korean Zither) and Western instruments (1995) Sonic Boom Festival (1995) A solo Kayagum piece"spirit" (1995) Canadian Society for Asian Arts (1997) KSTCK performed (1997) Vancouver New Music Society (Further East Further West) (1997) New Music for Asian instruments"revolution of the Dharma Wheel" (1997) Roser's TV Apec (GM Apec World Plaza Library Square) (1997) UBC Faculty of Arts (1999) Presents Celebration of the Korean Language instructorship Kayagum Sanjo, "Silk Road" The Korean Veterans Association (Victoria) (2001) "Romance of the Fall" (Violin and Kayagum) (2000) Pong San Mask Dance Workshop (UBC Theatre Department, 2001) Korean Mask Dance and History Lecture:UBC Asian Centre (2001) Sacred Music Festival Vancouver (2001) Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra: Composers night (2001) "Kayagum Concerto "(Dance of the Sunrise) (1998) CBC Radio 96.1 (2002) "Romance of the Fall", Violin and Kayagum (2000) Vancouver Pro Music "Sonic Boom Festival" (2002) Presented new music "Romance of the Fall " Canadian Music Centre (Socan Foundation) (2002) Presented Canadian Composers New Music Workshop "From the inner World" (Three flutes and String Orchestra) (2002) 2nd Overseas Korean Traditional Arts Contest (Oct.30th 2002) Winner of 2nd place British Columbia Arts Council Advisory Committees (Music Project Jury) (Dec. 4-5th, 2002) served on the Music Project Jury Canadian Music Centre(CBC Orchestra) (2002) International World Festival of Women in Music Today (2003, April) Featuring in Seoul, Korea ("The Revolution of the Dharma Wheel") (1997) Canadian Composer Representative Festival Vancouver (Aug 12, 2003) (Music of Grace Jong Eun Lee) CBC Radio (May, 2005) (Music of Grace J.E. Lee) Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (May, 2006) (Music of Grace J E Lee)

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