COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE:
SCOTT LEE
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The Bozeman Symphony presents its first-ever Composer-in-Residence, Scott Lee, a dynamic composer who combines classical form with the more visceral rhythmic language of contemporary popular music. During his residency starting in May 2021, Lee is commissioned by the Symphony to write a piece inspired by the unique spirit and energy of Bozeman that will open the much-anticipated 2021 – 2022 concert season. In addition to a world premiere piece, Lee will engage with the community through multiple virtual events in February 2021.
“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to come be a part of a flourishing musical community, which includes the Bozeman Symphony musicians, audience members, and patrons as well as the students and faculty at Montana State University,” said Lee. “As a composer with an outsider’s perspective on Bozeman, I hope to write a piece that will bring some fresh energy and new ideas that will invigorate the orchestra.” |
SCOTT LEE, COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE
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Praised as “colorful” and “engaging” (The Philadelphia Inquirer), Scott Lee's music often takes inspiration from popular genres, exploring odd-meter grooves and interlocking hockets while featuring pointillistic orchestration and extended performance techniques. His music marries the traditional intricacy of classical form with the more body-centered and visceral language of contemporary popular music, creating complex music of the present with broad appeal. The Berkshire Edge described the world premiere of his Slack Tide at Tanglewood Music Center as having “moments both of calm and maximum tension...we’ve never heard anything like it.”
Lee has worked with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the North Carolina Symphony, the Portland Symphony Orchestra, Symphony in C, the JACK Quartet, yMusic, the Da Capo Chamber Players, and pop artist Ben Folds. Recent commissioners include the Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival, Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, loadbang, and the Raleigh Civic Symphony. Notable honors include a Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and two ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards.
Lee is currently Assistant Professor of Composition at the University of Florida School of Music. Lee earned a PhD in Composition at Duke University, and also holds degrees from the Peabody Institute and Vanderbilt University.
Lee has worked with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the North Carolina Symphony, the Portland Symphony Orchestra, Symphony in C, the JACK Quartet, yMusic, the Da Capo Chamber Players, and pop artist Ben Folds. Recent commissioners include the Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival, Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, loadbang, and the Raleigh Civic Symphony. Notable honors include a Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and two ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards.
Lee is currently Assistant Professor of Composition at the University of Florida School of Music. Lee earned a PhD in Composition at Duke University, and also holds degrees from the Peabody Institute and Vanderbilt University.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
COMPOSERS FORUM: TURNING IDEAS INTO MUSIC
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Music Director Norman Huynh moderated the Bozeman Symphony's virtual panel discussion, “Composers Forum: Turning Ideas into Music,” featuring our Composer-in-Residence Scott Lee and local composer Eric Funk. Together, they discussed how composers take people, places, and ideas, and represent them through music.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Music Director Norman Huynh moderated the Bozeman Symphony's virtual panel discussion, “Composers Forum: Turning Ideas into Music,” featuring our Composer-in-Residence Scott Lee and local composer Eric Funk. Together, they discussed how composers take people, places, and ideas, and represent them through music.
WATCH THE COMPOSERS FORUM RECORDED FROM ZOOM DIRECTLY BELOW
BOZEMAN SYMPHONY MASTERCLASS: COMPOSITION
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Bozeman Symphony's first-ever Composer-in-Residence Scott Lee hosted a Composition Masterclass at Montana State University for student composers to hone their craft and showcase their pieces of written music. Watch Lee's live masterclass as he gives mentorship and feedback to the students via a Zoom webinar. Congratulations to the Montana State University students who participated in this Composition Masterclass, including Athena Carson, Maxwell Clark, and Jeremiah Warmbier!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Bozeman Symphony's first-ever Composer-in-Residence Scott Lee hosted a Composition Masterclass at Montana State University for student composers to hone their craft and showcase their pieces of written music. Watch Lee's live masterclass as he gives mentorship and feedback to the students via a Zoom webinar. Congratulations to the Montana State University students who participated in this Composition Masterclass, including Athena Carson, Maxwell Clark, and Jeremiah Warmbier!
WATCH THE COMPOSITION MASTERCLASS RECORDED FROM ZOOM DIRECTLY BELOW
A CONTEMPORARY MUSIC SERIES,
CURRENT COMMOTION
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CURRENT COMMOTION
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021 7:30 PM (MST) RIALTO (10 WEST MAIN STREET, BOZEMAN, MT 59715) Featuring: Bozeman Symphony Musicians Program Curators: Norman Huynh, Music Director and Scott Lee, Composer-in-Residence The first of its kind in Bozeman, this series is aimed to explore contemporary music in a creative and accessible way. Current Commotion marks the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra’s inaugural performance with The Rialto, a music venue on Main St. in the center of Bozeman’s bustling downtown district. Music Director Norman Huynh and Composer-in-Residence Scott Lee are curators of the program to be presented in a cabaret style format featuring musicians from your Bozeman Symphony Orchestra. |