KOREAN/한글

JAE-MOON LEE  born in Seoul

Appointments

· 2023-     Associate Professor, Music College, Major: Composition, Chung-Ang University, S.Korea

· 2023-     Dean for Graduate School of Music Department, Chung-Ang University, S.Korea

· 2020-     Head of Composition, Music College, Chung-Ang University, S.Korea

· 2022-     Associate Member of the Royal Northern College of Music, UK

· 2019-     Ambassador of the Royal Northern College of Music, UK

· 2018-     Artistic Director, Ensemble Ten-Ten, S.Korea

· 2020-22  Assistant Professor, Music College, Major: Composition, Chung-Ang University, S.Korea

Education

· 2018  The University of Cambridge, PhD in composition, UK

· 2013  Royal Northern College of Music, MMus in composition, with distinction, UK

· 2011  Birmingham Conservatoire, PgDip in composition, with distinction, UK

· 2008  Chung-Ang University, BA in composition, S.Korea

Supervisors

Richard Causton, Adam Gorb, David Horne, Paul Patterson, Joe Cutler, Howard Skempton and Lee Je Park

Composition Competitions and Awards

· 1st prize at the 26th Queen Sofia International Composition Award (Madrid, 2009)

· 1st prize at the 35th International Valentino Bucchi Composition Prize (Rome, 2012)

· 1st prize at the Master Hsing Yun International Composition Competition (Taipei, 2005)

· Winner at Ensemble Ipse's Call for Scores Competition (New York, 2017)

· The Soroptimists International of Manchester Award for Composers (Manchester, 2013)

· Royal Northern College of Music Gold Medal for Composer (Manchester, 2013)

· The Patricia Cunliffe Composition Prize (Manchester, 2012)

· Birmingham Conservatoire Pg Dip Prize (Birmingham, 2011)

· 1st prize at the Pusan Orchestra Composition Competition (Pusan, Korea, 2008)

· 2nd prize at the 45th Dong-Ah Daily Musical Competition (Seoul, 2005)

· Composition award at the 40th Seoul Music Festival, Orchestral division (Seoul, 2008)

· Composition award at the 39th Seoul Music Festival, Song division (Seoul, 2007)

· Composition award at the 37th Seoul Music Festival, Chamber division (Seoul, 2005)

Selections for Festivals and Projects

· ISCM (International Society for Contemporary Music) World Music Days, Individual Section (Auckland, New Zealand, 2022)

· ISCM World Music Days, Individual Section (Ljubljana, 2015)

· ISCM World Music Days, Individual Section (Vienna, Košice and Bratislava, 2013)

· London Symphony Orchestra's Panufnik Composers Scheme (London, 2013)

· Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s Composers Day 2017 (Bournemouth, 2017)

· 36th International Forum of New Music, 'Manuel Enriquez' (Mexico City, 2014)

· 34th International Forum of New Music, 'Manuel Enriquez' (Mexico City, 2012)

· 2011 International Composers Pyramid - Sounds New Festival (Canterbury, UK and Lille, France, 2011)

· World Event Young Artists Festival (Nottingham, 2012)

· Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme (Aldeburgh, 2012)

· North Highland Connections Creative Week (Thurso, Scotland, 2012)

· 3rd Orchestral Composition Festival run by the Arts Council Korea (Seoul, 2008)

· 71st Cho-Sun Daily Debut Concert (Seoul, 2008)

· Daegu Contemporary Music Festival (Daegu, 2018)

Scholarships and Grants

· Grants for international activities sponsored by the Arts Council Korea (2020)

· Fund for the Arts by the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture (2018)

· Graduate Research Grant by the Faculty of Music, Cambridge University - William Barclay Squire Fund (2017)

· Scholarship by the Sir Richard Stapley Trust, London (2016-17)

· Graduate Research Grant by the Faculty of Music, Cambridge University - William Barclay Squire Fund (2016)

· Academic Expenses by the Robinson College, Cambridge University (2015-16)

· Scholarship by the Sir Richard Stapley Trust, London (2015-16)

· Graduate Research Grant by the Faculty of Music, Cambridge University - William Barclay Squire Fund (2015)

· College Bursary Award by the Robinson College, Cambridge University (2014-15)

· Academic Expenses by the Robinson College, Cambridge University (2014-15)

· Bursary supported by the Helen Hamlyn Trust to participate in the LSO Panufnik Scheme (London, 2013)

· Royal Northern College of Music Scholarship, supported by the Waverley Fund (California, USA, 2012 - 13)

· Royal Northern College of Music Studentship (Manchester, 2012 - 13)

· Grants for international activities sponsored by the Arts Council Korea (Korea, 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2014-both the

  first and the second rounds)

· Royal Northern College of Music Scholarship, supported by the Zochonis Charitable Trust (Manchester, 2011 - 12)

· Royal Northern College of Music Entrance Award (Manchester, 2011 - 12)

· Bursary to participate in Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme (Aldeburgh, 2012)

· Birmingham Conservatoire Scholarship (Birmingham, 2010 - 11)

· Chung-Ang University Arts Scholarship (Korea, 2005, 2007)

Commissions

RNCM Gold Medal Weekend (Manchester) / Beethoven Chamber Music Festival (Manchester) / New Music North West Festival (Manchester) / London Symphony Orchestra's Panufnik Composers Scheme (London) / The British Museum Project (London) / Fringe concert of Beethoven Symphony Festival at the Bridgewater Hall (Manchester) / RNCM 40th Anniversary Concert (Manchester) / 2012 Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme (Alderburgh) / Debussy Festival (Manchester) / Sounds New Festival (Canterbury and Lille) / Eun-Ryung Chang Cello Recital (Seoul) / Felix Niel (Deventer) / Hyun-Kun Cho Cello Recital (Seoul) / Sir Harrison Birtwistle's 80th birthday festival (Cambridge) / Hwaum Chamber Orchestra (Seoul - 2015 and 2016) / Theatre Group, Sita Calvert-Ennals & David Lane (Bristol) / Ensemble O.N

Publications

· Seven Days / Stained Glass / Mirror for Orchestra by Sumoondang (Seoul)

· Two Dreams for 7 Players by Valentino Bucchi Foundation (Rome)

· Caving for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano by Postmodernism Music Association (Seoul)

· Moirai and Utopia for Piano Concerto by Korea Music Association (Seoul)

Working Experiences

· Jury member of the 27th Queen Sofia Musical Composition Award (Madrid, 2010)

· Director of artistic planning at the 'Educational Project' by the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and UNICEF (Seoul, 2010)

· Arranger in the Millenium Choir (Madrid, 2009-10)

· Assistant Composer for the ballet work, Prince Ho-Dong, at the Korean National Ballet (Seoul, 2008-09)

Performed Orchestras and Ensembles

· Orchestras: Spanish Radio and Television Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico / Royal Northern College of Music Symphony Orchestra / Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra (Panufnik Scheme) / Barcelona Symphony Orchestra (planned)/ Seoul Gangnam Symphony Orchestra / Pusan Festival Symphony Orchestra / Seoul Classical Players Orchestra

· Ensembles: Quasars / NYOS Futures / Thumb / ICP / Roberts String Quartet / Caractère / RNCM New Ensemble / So-ri / TIMF / CEPROMUSIC / L'ame-嵐 / DISSONANCE QUARTET / Ossian / Hwaum Chamber Orchestra / Kokoro (the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's contemporary music group) / Ensemble Ipse / Neo String Quartet / Ten-Ten / O.N

· Workshop Ensembles: London BBC Singers / Manchester Camerata / Birmingham Contemporary Music Group / Mivos String Quartet / Shubert Ensemble