Draft:Josephine Lee (conductor)
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Comment: I am not persuaded that Lee passes our criteria. The awards seem to be localised, and they are her sole real claim to Wikipedia notabilityLose YouTube and Spotify as references. They are nt subject to editorial oversight in any meaningful manner. You will need to lose any facts that use these as citations unless you can replace them 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 09:36, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
Josephine Lee is an American conductor, composer, pianist, non-profit leader, social entrepreneur, and artist. She currently serves as President of Uniting Voices.
Her accolades include a Chicago/Midwest Emmy for the documentary Songs on the Road to Freedom.[1] and a Grammy nomination for her work with Ted Hearne on the album Place. She has also received the Jesse L. Rosenberger Medal from the University of Chicago[2] and the Kennedy Center’s National Committee for the Performing Arts Award for Arts Advocacy[3].
Work With Uniting Voices
[edit]Josephine Lee began with Uniting Voices (formerly Chicago Children’s Choir) in 1999. After one year as a conductor, she was appointed Artistic Director and rose to become President in 2010. She oversaw the organization’s evolution from Chicago Children’s Choir to Uniting Voices in October 2022[4]
Under her direction, Uniting Voices has collaborated with many popular musical artists including Karol G on Saturday Night Live[5] and Lollapalooza; Peter CottonTale, Chance the Rapper, and Bobby McFerrin. She has conducted singers at the Kennedy Center[6], Ravello Festival[7], Ravinia Festival[8], Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony Center[9], and Lyric Opera of Chicago[10].
In 2006, Uniting Voices was the first non-Korean civilian group to be granted permission to enter the Yeolsei Observation Platform in the Korean Demilitarized Zone[11].
Music
[edit]Lee is a trained singer, violinist, pianist and composer.[12]
As Performer
[edit]Place (Brooklyn Academy of Music[13], LA Philarmonic, Festival Musica[14])
As Composer
[edit]- Ascension (Commissioned by Ballet Chicago)[15]
- The Good Goodbyes (Commissioned by River North Dance)[16]
As Guest Artist
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Chicago Emmy Recipients 2008" (PDF).
- ^ "Jurist Mikva, arts leader Lee to receive Benton, Rosenberger medals | University of Chicago News". news.uchicago.edu. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Josephine Lee | Chicago Symphony Orchestra". Experience the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Chicago Children's Choir renamed as Uniting Voices Chicago, honoring group's evolution". ABC7 Chicago. 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ KarolGVEVO (2023-04-17). KAROL G - Mientras Me Curo Del Cora (Live on Saturday Night Live). Retrieved 2024-07-18 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Choral Arts Society: Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" | Kennedy Center". The Kennedy Center. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Chicago Children's Choir at Ravello Festival 2017".
- ^ "Great Performances on PBS Premieres Ravinia's 2022 Performance of Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony". Ravinia Backstage. 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Carmina burana | Chicago Symphony Orchestra". Experience the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Carmen". www.lyricopera.org. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Lees Cross-Border, Cross-Culture Music". koreatimes. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "About RJO". RJO 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ Fonseca-Wollheim, Corinna da (2018-10-12). "Review: In 'Place,' a Composer Questions His Comfort, and Power". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ a b "Place (2018, 75 min)". Ted Hearne. 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ Josephine Lee (2020-03-21). "Ascension" Composed by Josephine Lee. Retrieved 2024-07-18 – via YouTube.
- ^ RiverNorthChicago (2013-08-01). River North Dance Chicago: 'The Good Goodbyes' by Frank Chaves. Retrieved 2024-07-18 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-07-18.