Paul Yeon Lee’s “Scattered Wind” and “Sanjo No. 1”
Friday, May 11, 2012 at 8PM
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
Exploring New Composers Music Concert
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
LaGuardia Community College/ CUNY
Little Theater
31-10 Thomson Ave.
Long Island City, NY 11101
“(Paul Yeon Lee’s music) stormed the heavens with sweeping melodic gestures, romantic yearning..." - The Washington Post
"… put an emphasis on shimmering, shivering effects" - The New York Times
"The Lee piece is one that deserves many more performances... It’s a perfect example of how lyrical and richly textured a modern work can be..." - Strings Magazine
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center and Exploring the Metropolis join forces to present “Scattered Wind” and “Sanjo No. 1” by Korean-American composer Paul Yeon Lee (http://www.paulyeonlee.com). Lee, former Composer-in-Residence at Flushing Town Hall, has received numerous honors and awards including Charles Ives Scholarship and Walter Hinrichsen Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Con Edison Composers Award, Symphony in C Young Composers’ Competition, commission from the world renowned Gramophone Award recipient pianist Pascal Rogé, commission from the American Composers Orchestra, SONiC FESTiVAL, MacDowell Colony, American Composers Alliance’s Festival of American Music, and Korean Cultural Service NY fund. Recently, Lee has been chosen as one of the “25 Contemporary Composers Helping to Push String Music to New Heights” by prestigious international STRINGS magazine on the 25th-anniversary March 2012 issue (Lee’s interview is on page 4).
Admission: $15 Advance/ $20 at the door/ $10 students. Tickets may be purchased by telephone from LPAC Box Office at 718-482-5151 or visit http://www.laguardiaperformingarts.org.