b. 1975

James Lee III

James Lee, III is a composer in many mediums, ranging from orchestral and band works, to chamber ensemble and works for solo piano, as well as sacred choral and vocal pieces.

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“Is My Voice Too Loud?” (from “Beyond Mirrors of Color”)

Christine Jobson, soprano; Timothy Holley, cello; Maria Thompson Corley, piano3:08

James Lee, III

Composer

Alison Harding

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Irvine, California

Location

This recording was part of a 3pm concert ("Soul & Reconciliation") on Friday, October 14, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“Nappy” (from “Beyond Mirrors of Color”)

Christine Jobson, soprano; Timothy Holley, cello; Maria Thompson Corley, piano4:27

James Lee, III

Composer

Alison Harding

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Irvine, California

Location

About

James Lee, III, born 1975 in St. Joseph, Michigan, cites as his major composition teachers Michael Daugherty, William Bolcom, Bright Sheng, Betsy Jolas, Susan Botti, Erik Santos and James Aikman. He graduated with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 2005. As a composition fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center in the summer of 2002, he added Osvaldo Golijov, Michael Gandolfi, Steven Mackey and Kaija Saariaho to his roster of teachers, and studied conducting with Stefan Asbury.

Since Dr. Lee’s graduation with a D.M.A. in composition from the University of Michigan in 2005, his orchestral works have been commissioned and premiered by the National Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony Orchestra, and the orchestras of Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Omaha, Pasadena, Memphis, Grand Rapids, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Akron, and have been conducted by such artists as Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop, Michael Tilson Thomas, Juanjo Mena, David Lockington, Thomas Wilkins, and others.

James Lee, III is currently a Professor of Music at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD.

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