Jinsil Lee (b. 1983 Seoul, Korea) is a renowned Korean composer and arranger based in New York, NY. She has built a versatile career which spans across multiple genres, including sacred and secular choral music, theater compositions, orchestral works, and electronic music. Ms. Lee’s music reflects a broad and innovative musical language that bridges classical traditions with contemporary sonic worlds.
Ms. Lee has received many commissions from prestigious arts organizations such as the Korean National Choirs, where she has composed large-scale ensemble works for both choir and orchestra. Her cantatas, musicals, and choral arrangements have been performed extensively by many ensembles, and continue to receive accolades for their depth and emotional impact.
Ms. Lee is particularly celebrated for her contributions to musical theater, where she not only composes and orchestrates the music, but also creates the original librettos. Her captivating compositions seamlessly express powerful emotions and dramatic narratives. Her diverse body of work also includes a piano concerto for string orchestra, multiple percussion ensemble pieces, and electronic music for contemporary dance, all of which have been performed internationally including large cities such as Vienna, Seoul, Dallas, New York City, and Los Angeles further solidifying her global presence.
Ms. Lee’s music is recognized for its delicate sensitivity, complex harmonic textures, and exploration of experimental soundscapes. The philosophical depth present in her compositions reflects her distinct voice as a contemporary composer, positioning her as a leading figure in the evolving landscape of global music.
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Ms. Lee has become deeply involved in reinterpreting and rearranging Korean folk music. She is currently planning to release an album featuring instrumental and vocal compositions that weave together elements of Korean folk traditions, further expanding her artistic horizon.
Jinsil Lee is a South-Korean woman composer based in New York City. She has actively published over fifty choral peices over the years and one of her church choral serise has sold over 8000 copies over the years. She has received numorous commissions from Korean Civic Choirs over the years. Her two cantatas O! My Fatherland! (2021) and Busan Mack Arirang (2015) for over 100 performers were premiered in 2021 and 2015. One of the most popular choral musicals Once upon a time’ (2013), Fantastic Forest’(2015), The Christmas story of Grandpa Scrooge(2014) were performed by many different city choirs in Korea including Busan, Daegu, Chuncheon, Gangneung, Chungju, Jeonju, Pohang and etc. Her piano concerto for string orchestra The begging (2015) was premiered in Vienna and New Jersey. Her electronic dance piece Wind from nowhere’ (2016) and percussion sextet (2016) were primered in New York and New Jersey.
She is currently an artist in residency of Korean Pacific Philharmonic Orchestra since 2021 and has led New Jersey Leonia Young Chamber Orchestra as a music director and conductor in the past. She received her MA in music composition from Rutgers in USA and BA in music composition from Chongshin University in South-Korea.
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