from C. Lee's 2009 CD, "Classical". for sale on iTUNES & AMAZON. Music written by C. Kenneth Lee. (C) copyrighted, all rights reserved
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Composer/ performer C. Kenneth Lee has been hailed by The Hong Kong Economic Journal as "a young musical prodigy...he frequently visits the elderly home and entertains them with music and warmth...must thank him for giving them music therapy and hope." Lee is a "2008 ASCAP Morton Gould Composer Award" Finalist, recipient of The "2005 California Institute of Music's "Creative Student Leadership Award", an honorable mention recipient from "2006 Save Me a Spot in College Visual & Performing Arts Scholarship Contest" and a "2009 Cal Arts Capitol Records / EMI Jazz CD project Contest" Nominated Asian Classical-Crossover/Film Composer. He is a classically trained pianist, author, occasional actor, and 2011 Hong Kong Peninsula Hotel Season 2 Singing Contest section winner & 2007 Torrey Pines Idol Contest Finalist classically trained singer.
C. Lee's "Piano Solo No.4 (2011)" appeared on EDITION WANDELWEISER RECORDS, a German classical Label that include names like John Cage, Alvin Lucier, Morton Feldman. etc. Lee was nominated and almost recorded for CAPITOL RECORDS/EMI.
Lee has been a substitute faculty of California Institute of the Arts Pre-College Voice Program(2010-2011), an assistant faculty of the F.O.C.U.S Intensive Reading & Language Arts Summer Program in Hong Kong & Founding Chairman/Faculty in English at The H.K Learning Program. Lee has taught kindergarten at The TPHS Kindergarten from 2005-2006(certified by The San Dieguito High School Union District), co-founded a music therapy class for the TPHS Special Ed. Department (2005-2007) with school pathologist at The Torrey Pines High School in San Diego and was a guest speaker in a workshop for parents in Hong Kong at F.O.C.U.S (a well-known non-profit Organization to help children with A.D.H.D, Dyslexia and other learning disabilities).
Lee wrote a newspaper article "Classical VS Pop Music, Now That's Hot!" which appeared and published in "The Falcon Eye" in 2007 and his first book, "Selected Poems, Articles & Short Stories". Lee has played and his music played in solo/ non solo concerts in USA such as Northwestern University, CalArts, Beverly Hills. etc, Australia, Hong Kong such as PENINSULA HOTEL, GRAND HYATT HOTEL, MIRA HOTEL, ROYAL GARDEN HOTEL, Skylark Lounge, Backstage Live .etc),and PRINCESS CRUISES. Apart from collaborating with many bands and choirs; and having released 4 solo CDs of his original compositions on iTUNES, AMAZON, NAPSTER, RHAPSODY, and other mp3 venders, small TV appearances on ABC & CBS, Lee has landed on acting and singing roles including being a member of The Original US West Coast Opera Cast of Iannis Xenakis's only Opera, (2010) ORESTEIA, and a singer/actor of The Los Angeles Original Musical Cast with MEREDITH MONK in (2008)SONGS OF ASCENSION at redcat in The Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Lee has worked musically with musicians like LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, David Rosenboom, Carlsbad Music Festival, California EAR Unit, Northwestern University NHSMI orchestra, CalArts Orchestra and other groups and artists in the U.S and in Hong Kong. Lee has studied piano with an alumni from The Julliard School, an alumni from The Eastman School of Music, and faculties at CalArts. Lee studied music composition at Northwestern University's National High School Music Institute, The Walnut Hill School, and received his Bachelors degree in music composition at California Institute of the Arts. Lee has studied composition/worked with Augusta Read Thomas, Morton Subotnick, William Powell (Julliard School Alumni '70), David Rosenboom, Wolfgang Von Schweinitz, Matt McBane, Michael Pisaro, Barry Schrader, Rob Wannamaker etc, and studied voice with Angela Gooch, Alla Markovich, Jimmy Chan. etc. Lee and his music has also been featured in several newspapers (Hong Kong Economic journal, East West Magazine, Del Mar Village Voice. etc) and on radio broadcasts from the USA(ex: UCLA radio), United Kingdom(ex: Tempo FM 107.4, and Australia(ex: 2 CR Radio Network). Lee's music has been performed by David Rosenboom, Allan Vogel of Los Angeles Chamber orchestra, California EAR Unit, Susan Allen, Matt McBane.etc. as well as chosen for the 20th Century FOX SPONSORED "The 2009 Independent Asian Pacific Islander Performing Artists and Writers Festival" in Los Angeles.
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