So Yoon Lee, DMA 11037 Sherwood Grove Houston, TX 77043 512-963-7156 soyoonpiano@hotmail.com Summary of Qualifications A Houston Community College piano professor Pianist, with a wide variety of performing experience and prize wins Education Doctor of Musical Arts, Piano Performance, December 2006 Lecture Paper: Exploring Robert Schumann s Humoreske, Op.20 Advisors: Rebecca Baltzer, Anton Nel Performer s Certificate, Piano, May 2003 Master of Music, Piano Performance and Literature, December 2002 Major teacher: Barry Snyder Bachelor of Music, Piano Performance, February 2001 Seoul National University Graduated with honors in piano performance Austin, Texas Rochester, New York Rochester, New York Seoul, Korea Prizes and Awards Teaching Award Faculty Excellence Award, Lonestar College, Houston, TX, February 2010 International Competitions 2nd Prize Winner of the 26th Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition of the Piano Teachers Congress of New York, Inc., New York, NY, October 2002 1st Prize Winner of the 22nd Kingsville International Competition, Corpus Christy, TX, April 2003 Prize Winner of the Washington International Competition, Washington, DC, March 2005 2 nd Prize Winner of the 2007 Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition, New York, NY, April 2007 Curriculum Vitae for Dr. So Yoon Lee Page 1 of 5
Other Prizes and Awards Accompanying Graduate Award, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 2004-2005 Avis D. Vaughn Scholarship,, Rochester, NY, 2002-2003 Accompanying Graduate Award,, Rochester, NY, 2002-2003 Robert P. Giddings Scholarship,, Rochester, NY, 2002 Winner of Korean Pianists Congress Competition, Korean Pianists Congress, Seoul, Korea, 2000 Winner of Eum Youn Competition, Eum Youn, Seoul, Korea, 1998 Winner of Chosun Competition, Chosun Newspaper, Seoul, Korea, 1993 Winner of Korea Newspaper Competition, Korean Newspaper, Seoul, Korea, 1989 Scholarships in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, Seoul National University Professional Experience Teaching Experience Director, Chopin Festival, Houston, Texas, 2010 Guest Speaker, LSC-CyFair, Houston, Texas, March, 2010 Title: All about Chopin Piano Professor, Houston Community College, Houston, Texas, 2008-present Teach applied piano, music appreciation, class piano, supervise beginning piano classes Perform collaboratively with other faculty artists Lecturer, Piano, Music Department, The University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, TX, 2007-2008 Teach applied piano, collaborative piano courses, class piano, supervise beginning piano classes Perform collaboratively with other faculty artists Piano Faculty, 26 Music Fine Arts Center, Austin, Texas, 2007 Teach piano, composition, and music theory to various age groups from four years through adult Private Piano Teacher, Austin, Texas, 2004-2007 Teach piano to variety of all-level students Lecture/Recital, the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, December, 2006 Title: Exploring Robert Schumann s Humoreske, Op.20 Private Piano Teacher, Rochester, NY, 2001-2003 Teach piano to variety of students of age 10 to adult Private Music Theory and Piano Teacher, Seoul, Korea, 1997-2001 Teach sight singing, ear training and piano to students of age 10 to high-school level Curriculum Vitae for Dr. So Yoon Lee Page 2 of 5
Accompanying Experience Accompanying Assistant, the University of Texas at Austin, 09/04 12/06 Graduate Accompanying Assistant,, 09/02 08/03 Accompanist, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Austin, Texas, 2004-2007 Performing Experience (selected) Performance Highlights Perform as a soloist with Clear Lake Symphony Orchestra in a subscription concert, Houston, TX, February 2011 Recital sponsored by the Piano Teachers Congress of New York at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, November, 2002 Recital sponsored by the Friday Morning Music Club at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, March, 2005 Recital sponsored by the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, May, 2008 Perform as a soloist with Valley Symphony Orchestra in a subscription concert, Fine Arts Auditorium, Edinburg, TX, October 2008 Other Selected Performances West Side Piano Recital Series at Houston Community College, Houston, Texas, November 2010 Faculty Recital The Marriage of Poem and Song, Heinen Theatre, Houston, TX, March, 2010 Lecture/Recital, LSC-CyFair, Houston, Texas, March, 2010 Title: Piano Music in the Nineteenth Century Recital sponsored by the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition at Kosciuszko Foundation Auditorium, New York, NY, December, 2009 HCC Fine Arts Division 30 th Anniversary Concert, Heinen Theatre, Houston, Texas, October 2009 Guest Artist Solo Recital, Brookhaven College, Dallas, Texas, September 2009 Guest Artist Solo Recital, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, March 2009 West Side Piano Recital Series at Houston Community College, Houston, Texas, February 2009 Appearance and Live Performance at Radio Show The Front Row, KUHF Radio, Houston, TX, Feb. 2009 Faculty Artist Recital at Lone Star College, Tomball, Texas, November 2008 Guest Artist Recital sponsored by Seoul National University at Houston Community College, Houston, Texas, September 2008 Guest Artist Recital at International Museum of Art & Science, McAllen, Texas, December 2007 Recital sponsored by the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition at Bechstein Auditorium, Curriculum Vitae for Dr. So Yoon Lee Page 3 of 5
New York, NY, November 2007 Guest Artist Recital at Fine Arts Auditorium, University of TX Pan American, Edinburg, TX, Apr. 2007 Recital for the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts at Bates Recital Hall, Austin, TX, October 2006 Recital for the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts at Jessen Auditorium, Austin, TX, May 2006 Recital at Gateway Theatre, Richmond, Canada, March 2006 Recital at Libby Gardner Concert Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 2006 Recital for the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts at Bates Recital Hall, Austin, TX, October 2005 Recital sponsored by the Piano Teachers Congress of New York at Donnell Library Center, New York City, NY, March 2004 Recital sponsored by Eum Youn at Opus Hall, Seoul, Korea, May 2003 Recital sponsored by the Piano Teachers Congress of New York at Steinway Hall, New York City, October 2002 Recital for the Degree Master of Music and the Performer s Certificate at Kilbourn Hall, Rochester, NY, September 2002 Recital at George Eastman House, Rochester, NY, December 2001 Recital sponsored by Rochester Korean Association at Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY, Oct. 2001 Recital sponsored by Kumho Cultural Foundation at Kumho Art Hall, Seoul, Korea, July 2001 Recital sponsored by Chosun Newspaper at Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul, Korea, March 2001 Recital sponsored by Music Choon-Chu Music at Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul, Korea, February 2001 Recital sponsored by Korean Pianists Congress at Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul, Korea, February 2000 Recital sponsored by Piano Magazine at Youngsan Art Hall, Seoul, Korea, February 1999 Perform as a soloist with Seoul Arts High School Orchestra in a subscription concert, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea, May 1996 Professional Association Member of Music Teachers National Association Member of Houston Music Teachers Association Member of Friday Morning Music Club, Washington, DC Member of Korean Pianist Congress, Seoul, Korea Related Courses Piano Literature Piano Pedagogy Accompanying Chamber Music Ensemble Musical Aesthetics Conducting Bibliography Performance Practice Advanced Keyboard Skills Music Through Listening Survey of Analytical Technique Composition Secondary Harpsichord Topics in Tonal Literature and Analysis Curriculum Vitae for Dr. So Yoon Lee Page 4 of 5
References Cheryl Bates, Professor Lone Star College Professor of Music, Director of Music Program 30555 Tomball Parkway, Tomball, TX 77375-4036 Cheryl.a.bates@lonestar.edu (281) 357-3675 Eric R Wildman, Professor Lone Star College Dean of Behavioral Science, Humanities and Social Science 30555 Tomball Parkway, Tomball, TX 77375-4036 Eric.R.Wildman@lonestar.edu (281) 351-3342 Anton Nel, Professor Department of Music 1 University Station E3100, Austin, TX 78712-0435 antonnel@aol.com (512) 471-7764 Barry Snyder, Professor Co-Chair, Piano Department at 26 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604 bsnyder@esm.rochester.edu (585) 274-1527 Betty Mallard, Associate Professor Department of Music 1 University Station E3100, Austin, TX 78712-0435 bmallard@mail.utexas.edu (512) 471-7453 Douglas Humpherys, Associate Professor Co-Chair, Piano Department at 26 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604 dhumpherys@esm.rochester.edu (585) 274-1521 Curriculum Vitae for Dr. So Yoon Lee Page 5 of 5