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Josephine Lee is an American conductor, composer, pianist, and artist. She currently serves as President of Uniting Voices.
Her accolades include a Chicago/Midwest Emmy for the documentary Songs on the Road to Freedom [1]and a Grammy nomination for her work with Ted Hearne on the album Place. She has also received the Jesse L. Rosenberger Medal from the University of Chicago[2] and the Kennedy Center’s National Committee for the Performing Arts Award for Arts Advocacy[3].
Work With Uniting Voices
Josephine Lee began with Uniting Voices (formerly Chicago Children’s Choir) in 1999. After one year as a conductor, she was appointed Artistic Director and rose to become President in 2010. She oversaw the organization’s evolution from Chicago Children’s Choir to Uniting Voices in October 2022[4].
Josephine Lee has overseen collaborations between Uniting Voices and popular musical artists including Karol G on Saturday Night Live[5] and Lollapalooza; Peter CottonTale, Chance the Rapper, and Bobby McFerrin. Under her direction, Uniting Voices has performed with Yo-Yo Ma, Luciano Pavarotti, Al Green, Eddie Vedder, Renee Fleming, Wyclef Jean, Buddy Guy, the Eagles, Andrea Bocelli, Jamila Woods, and many more. Josephine Lee has conducted singers at the Kennedy Center[6], Ravello Festival[7], Ravinia Festival[8], Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony Center[9], and Lyric Opera of Chicago[10].
In 2006, under her direction, Uniting Voices was the first non-Korean civilian group to be granted permission to enter the Yeolsei Observation Platform in the Korean Demilitarized Zone[11].
Music
As an independent artist, Lee delivered a “sensuous and bluesy” performance (The New York Times[12]) in Pulitzer Prize finalist Ted Hearne’s Place at its Brooklyn Academy of Music world premiere, as well as performances with the LA Philharmonic and Festival Musica in Strasbourg[13]. As a composer, she was commissioned by Ballet Chicago for a suite for piano and cello, Ascension[14], and by River North Dance for a piece for piano, The Good Goodbyes.[15]
As Guest Artist
References
- ^ "Chicago Emmy Recipients 2008" (PDF).
- ^ "Jurist Mikva, arts leader Lee to receive Benton, Rosenberger medals | University of Chicago News". news.uchicago.edu. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Josephine Lee | Chicago Symphony Orchestra". Experience the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Chicago Children's Choir renamed as Uniting Voices Chicago, honoring group's evolution". ABC7 Chicago. 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ KarolGVEVO (2023-04-17). KAROL G - Mientras Me Curo Del Cora (Live on Saturday Night Live). Retrieved 2024-07-18 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Choral Arts Society: Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" | Kennedy Center". The Kennedy Center. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Chicago Children's Choir at Ravello Festival 2017".
- ^ "Great Performances on PBS Premieres Ravinia's 2022 Performance of Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony". Ravinia Backstage. 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Carmina burana | Chicago Symphony Orchestra". Experience the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Carmen". www.lyricopera.org. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Lees Cross-Border, Cross-Culture Music". koreatimes. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ Fonseca-Wollheim, Corinna da (2018-10-12). "Review: In 'Place,' a Composer Questions His Comfort, and Power". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ a b "Place (2018, 75 min)". Ted Hearne. 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ Josephine Lee (2020-03-21). "Ascension" Composed by Josephine Lee. Retrieved 2024-07-18 – via YouTube.
- ^ RiverNorthChicago (2013-08-01). River North Dance Chicago: 'The Good Goodbyes' by Frank Chaves. Retrieved 2024-07-18 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-07-18.