South Korean native Koeun Grace Lee is an avid performer, educator, and conference lecturer. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Post-Master’s Certificate in Music Theory Pedagogy from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Master of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, and Bachelor of Music in Piano and Piano Pedagogy and Artist Diploma from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. 

            Dr. Lee’s performance of Jean Ahn’s Folksong Revisited was aired on Music in Chicago of WFMT: Chicago’s classical and folk music radio in 2021 and 2023. She presented numerous lecture-performances at conferences of the College Music Society in the U.S. and South Korea. She has been an active presenter and a featured artist at the Composition in Asia International Symposium and Festival at the University of South Florida. Dr. Lee has performed at New Music Chicago Presents Series, Roosevelt University, CMS national conferences, and many other venues. Her debut album, Variations on a Theme by Stefan Wolpe and Other Selected Piano Works, has been released through Navona records (February, 2023). It has been aired on numerous classical music radio programs and new music webcasts, including WWFM – The Classical Network, WMBR – MIT campus radio station, WFMT, The Moderns, and Martian Gardens.

         Dr. Lee is a freelance pianist in Chicago area. She is on the piano faculty at Mattix Music Studio and serves as pianist at Community Church of Barrington. She previously taught at several institutions including Brevard College, Mars Hill University, the University of the Incarnate Word, Academy for the Arts at First Baptist Church-Asheville, and the University of North Carolina-Asheville Summer Piano Camp. Dr. Lee is an active member of College Music Society, Music Teachers National Association, and Suzuki Association of the Americas.