Director, Piano (Dr. Minhae Lee)
Assistant Professor of Piano, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas (2021 -
Collaborative Piano Fellow, Yale University (2021)
D.M.A., Collaborative Piano, Michigan State University (2020)
M.M., Piano Pedagogy, Michigan State University (2020)
D.M.A., Piano Performance, Michigan State University (2018)
Professional Studies Certificate, Piano Performance, Manhattan School of Music (2014)
M.M., Piano Performance, Yonsei University, Seoul, S. Korea (2011)
B.M., Piano Performance, Yonsei University, Seoul, S. Korea (2009)
Dr. Minhae Lee joined the faculty of the School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University as Assistant Professor of Piano in 2021. Equally at home as both a solo pianist and collaborative pianist, she has held a staff position as collaborative pianist at the Jeju International Brass Competition, the Manhattan School of Music, the Manhattan in the Mountains Summer Festival, Michigan State University, Central Michigan State University, and the Aspen Music Festival and School as a full scholarship pianist. Before joining SFA, Dr. Lee was named as the only Collaborative Piano Fellow at the Yale School of Music in 2020 where she played for numerous master classes and recitals and worked closely with renowned musicians and pedagogues such as Ani Kavafian, Shoko Aki, Ettore Causa, Paul Watkins, Ransom Wilson, Stephen Taylor, and David Shifrin. She was a winner of the North Shore Musicians Club Competition in Chicago, the Honors Concerto Competition at Michigan State University, the NTD International Piano Competition, the Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition, the TBC Daegu Broadcasting Competition, and the Daejin University Piano Competition.
Dr. Lee completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Yonsei University in Seoul. She also attended the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and the Manhattan School of Music, where she was awarded a full scholarship to study with Dr. Solomon Mikowsky. She holds a Doctoral degree in piano performance, a second master's degree in piano pedagogy, and her second Doctoral degree in collaborative piano from Michigan State University. While completing her degrees, Dr. Lee worked as an adjunct faculty member of piano at Alma College, Michigan State University's College of Music, and its Community Music School in East Lansing and Detroit, and as an instructor at the Aspen Music Festival and School. As an active chamber musician and strong supporter of new music, Dr. Lee has premiered numerous works for piano and varied chamber music ensembles. Recently, she was a prize winner in the Barbara Wagner Chamber Music Competition as a member of the Lumi Trio (clarinet, violin, and piano).
Languages: English, Korean
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약력 (KOREAN BIO)
서울 연세대학교 음악대학 피아노과 학사 졸업 2005 - 2009
서울 연세대학교 음악대학 피아노과 석사 졸업 2009 - 2011
미국 맨해튼 음대 전문 연주자 과정 졸업 2013 - 2014
미국 미시간 주립 대학교 피아노과 박사 취득 2016 - 2018
미국 미시간 주립 대학교 피아노 교수법 (페다고지) 석사 졸업 2018 - 2020
미국 미시간 주립 대학교 반주과 박사 취득 2018 - 2020
미국 알마 컬리지 (Alma College, Alma, Michigan) 피아노 강사 역임
미국 미시간 주립 대학교 커뮤니티 뮤직 스쿨 (Community Music School - Michigan State University) 피아노 강사
미국 아스펜 썸머 페스티벌 펠로우, Aspen Summer Music Festival and School 2019, 2020, 2021(예정)
미국 미시간 주립 대학교 음악 교육 대학원 피아노 강사 (2020 여름)
미국 예일 대학교 펠로우 2020 - 2021
현재, 텍사스 스티븐 에프 어스틴 주립 대학교 피아노과 조교수 2021 -