Pianist Sehee Lee’s illustrious career spans the globe, highlighting her mastery in collaborative piano, chamber music, and solo performances.
Currently, she holds the position of Assistant Professor of Practice in Piano and Collaborative Piano at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, renowned for her unwavering commitment to the piano. Her musical journey has graced stages across the United States, Germany, Luxembourg, Mexico, and her native Korea, where she passionately delivers more than fifty annual recitals, often in collaboration with vocalists and instrumentalists. Notably, she has also demonstrated her soloist prowess by performing alongside the Kingsville Orchestra. In addition to her academic role at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Dr. Lee has shared her expertise as a collaborative artist in residence at prestigious summer festivals, including the Bowdoin International Music Festival, the Puerto Rico Center for Collaborative Piano, the New England Music Camp, the Vianden Music Festival, and the Killington Music Festival. Furthermore, she contributes her musical talents as an organist at the Church of the Epiphany in Kingsville, Texas. Dr. Lee’s educational journey comprises obtaining her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Piano Performance from Kyunghee University in Seoul, Korea. Her pursuit of excellence continued at the Cleveland Institute of Music under the tutelage of Anita Pontremoli, where she earned an Artist Diploma and a Master’s Degree in Collaborative Piano. During her tenure at CIM, Dr. Lee earned several accolades, including the prestigious Rosa Lobe Memorial Award in Accompanying, a testament to her exceptional artistic accomplishments. She further enriched her knowledge by completing her doctoral degree in Collaborative Piano at Arizona State University, mentored by Andrew Campbell, with the support of a full scholarship. Furthermore, Dr. Lee’s dedication to teaching and collaborative piano has garnered recognition through several prestigious awards. In 2021, she was honored with the Audience Favorite Collaborative Pianist award in the CyberCollab Competition. In 2020, her exceptional teaching abilities were acknowledged with the Teaching Award from the Center for Teaching Effectiveness, as well as the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching for the College of Arts & Sciences at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.