Shinuh Lee (Korean이신우; born February 15, 1969) is a South Korean composer of contemporary classical music.[1] Royal Academy of Music recently announced Shinuh Lee as Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM).[2]

Shinuh Lee
Born (1969-02-15) February 15, 1969 (age 55)
NationalitySouth Korean
Alma materSeoul National University
University of London
Alumni of the University of Sussex
OccupationComposer

Biography

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Shinuh Lee started her career as a composer when she took her first composition lessons with Unsuk Chin. Lee studied composition with Kang Sukhi at Seoul National University, and later with Michael Finnissy at the Royal Academy of Music, the University of London, and the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. While she studied in the UK, Lee won a number of prizes from various competitions and music festivals, which include the Musical Times Composers' Competition, Cornelius Cardew Composers' Competition, and was a finalist at ISCM World Music Days, Gaudeamus International Composers Award, and Leonard Bernstein International Jerusalem Composing Competition. After returning to Korea, she also received Korean Composition Award, AhnEakTae Composition Award, Grand Prize for the Korean Race Composition Award, Nanpa Music Award, and the Young Artist Today Award from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Korea. She is now Professor of composition at Seoul National University.[3]

Education

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  • Seoul National University (B.Mus) (1991)
  • Royal Academy of Music, U.K (Dip.RAM) (1993)
  • University of London, U.K (M.Mus) (1994)
  • University of Sussex, U.K (D.Phil) (1998)

Awards

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  • The 21st Seoul Music Festival 1989, Korea[4]
  • Royal Philharmonic Society Prize for Composer 1991, UK[5]
  • Gaudeamus International Composers’ Competition 1992, Amsterdam – finalist composer [3]
  • Cornelius Cardew Composition Prize 1993, UK
  • Musical Times Composers’ Competition 1993, UK [6]
  • Leonard Bernstein International Jerusalem Composing Competition 1997, Israel – finalist composer[7]
  • AhnIckTae Composition Prize 1997, Korea[8]
  • Nampa Music Award 2001, Korea[9]
  • Korean Race Composition Award 2000, Korea[10]
  • Young Artist Today Award from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism 2001, Korea[11]
  • Korea composition award 1998 , Korea[12]
  • Associate of the Royal Academy of Music 2019, RAM, U.K.[2]

Compositions

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  • 1989 String Quartet No. 1 <Maek> – 15'[13]
  • 1990 <Space> for flute, clarinet in Bb and piano – 8'[6][14]
  • 1991 <Analogy> for solo oboe and ensemble – 7’[15]
  • 1993 <Expression> for cello – 11’[16][17]
  • 1993 Microseries II <Series> for viola – 5’[18]
  • 1994 Wind Quintet No. 1 <Micropolyphony> – 12’[19]
  • 1996 Microseries IV. <Sonority> for two bassoons and piano – 8’[20]
  • 1997 <Po’tae-pyong> for bassoon and ensemble – 12’[21]
  • 1994/96 <Psalm 20> for orchestra – 20’[22]
  • 2007/09 Chorale Fantasy No. 1 <Comfort, comfort my people> – 45’[23][24][25]
  • 2009/10 Concerto for clarinet and orchestra – 20’
  • 2010 Chorale Fantasy No. 3 <Alleluia> for piano – 7’[24][25]
  • 2011 <Lament> for clarinet and strings – 23’[26]
  • 2013 <Psalm Sonata> for violin and piano – 25’
  • 2013 Chorale Fantasy No. 2 <The Collar> – 15’[24][25]
  • 2014 <Lament, O – the daughter of Zion> for flute and piano – 17’[27]
  • 2016 <Psalmody> for solo violoncello – 10’[28]

References

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  1. ^ "Composition Lecture by Shinuh Lee". www.nafa.edu.sg. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. ^ a b "Honours and Awards Committee" (PDF). www.ram.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  3. ^ a b "::Seoul International Music Competition". www.seoulcompetition.com. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  4. ^ 한국음악협회. "제21회 서울음악제 > 입상작품". [사]한국음악협회 (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  5. ^ "PAST RECIPIENTS I Royal Philharmonic Society". Retrieved Apr 8, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Lee, Shinuh (1993). "Space for Flute, Clarinet and Piano". The Musical Times. 134 (1800): 1–13. doi:10.2307/1002429. ISSN 0027-4666. JSTOR 1002429.
  7. ^ "prelude, fugue & riffs - News for friends of Leonard Bernstein" (PDF). Prelude, Fugue & Riffs - News for Friends of Leonard Bernstein: 3. Winter 1998 – via leonardbernstein.
  8. ^ "안익태작곡상 수상작 발표". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 1999-12-22. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  9. ^ "[단신] 난파음악상에 이신우씨 - 매일경제". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  10. ^ "이신우씨 한민족 창작음악축전 대상". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2000-12-02. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  11. ^ "문화훈장-문화예술상 등 수상자 발표". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 2001-10-18. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  12. ^ 한국음악협회. "'98 제17회 대한민국작곡상 입상자 > 입상자". [사]한국음악협회 (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  13. ^ "Maek 3". British Music Collection. 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  14. ^ "Space". British Music Collection. 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  15. ^ "Analogy". British Music Collection. 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  16. ^ "Expression". British Music Collection. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  17. ^ Lee, Shinuh (30 September 2013). Expression : for violoncello. Seoul. ISBN 9788913012877. OCLC 894354131.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  18. ^ "Microseries -2. Series". British Music Collection. 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  19. ^ "Micropolyphony". British Music Collection. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  20. ^ "Microseries 4". British Music Collection. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  21. ^ "Pot' ae-p'yong in 1997". British Music Collection. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  22. ^ "Psalm 20". British Music Collection. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  23. ^ "Shinuh Lee, New York Concert Review, Inc". 21 December 2014.
  24. ^ a b c Lee, Shinuh (30 September 2013). Chorale fantasies : no. 1-3, for piano. Seoul. ISBN 9788913012860. OCLC 894359140.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  25. ^ a b c "Shinuh Lee Chorale Fantasies For Piano Nos. 1-3 Hyojung Huh pf. - Muzyka na poważnie". www.dux.pl. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  26. ^ Lament : for clarinet and string quartet. Lee, Shinuh. 음악춘추. 2013. ISBN 9788913012846. OCLC 1003501897.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  27. ^ <Lament: The Daughter of Zion(Flute and Piano)>. Shinuh Lee. Eumak Chunchu. 2015. ISBN 9788913985140. OCLC 975751062.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  28. ^ <PSALMODY for Violoncello>. Shinuh Lee. Seoul: Eumak Chunchu. 2017. ISBN 9788913985478. OCLC 1077326759.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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