Composer/ performer C. Kenneth Lee has been hailed by The Hong Kong Economic Journal 信報 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 also a 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.
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 is currently the faculty of The HK Yip's Children's Choral & Performing Arts School Voice Department, 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 English Reading & Language Arts Summer Program in Hong Kong & Founding Chairman/Faculty in English & Music at The H.K C.KL Learning Program. Lee has taught kindergarten in the San Dieguitto Union High School District from 2005-2006, started 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 at 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 in his first book, "Selected Poems, Articles & Short Stories". Lee was a nominated candidate for the 2010 election for senator of CalArts School of Music that ended in a TIE. Lee has been sponsored to have his own solo concerts in USA such as Beverly Hills, Genghis Cohen.etc, Australia, Hong Kong such as "PENINSULA HOTEL", "THE HONG KONG GRAND HYATT HOTEL", "THE HK MIRA HOTEL", "THE HK ROYAL GARDEN HOTEL" .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 sang & acted in several lead and supporting roles that included being a member of The Original US West Coast Opera Cast of Iannis Xenakis' only opera, (2010) ORESTEIA, and a member of The Los Angeles Original Musical Cast with MEREDITH MONK in (2008)SONGS OF ASCENSION that toured at redcat in The Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Lee has worked musically with and assisted with artists like LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, David Rosenboom, Carlsbad Music Festival, California EAR Unit, Vicky Fung, Katie Geissinger, 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 California Institute of the Arts. Lee studied music composition at Northwestern University's National High School Music Institute, The Walnut Hill School, & 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), Steve Hoey, 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 is the founder and the first president of CMTC (The Cal Arts Musical Theater Club). 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. 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, Hong Kong (ex: RTHK),and Australia(ex: 2 CR Radio Network).
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You Raise Me Up-C. Kenneth Lee 與鋼琴王子Phoebus Chan 表演Live at Harbour Cityby symlee88281 views
It was his one day only performance. He doesn't play there anymore.
cbreakaway2 4 months ago
佢仲有在海港城表現咩？
wongfat903 4 months ago