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Young-Jun Lee

@youngjunleonlee

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Avant-garde / Composer / Curator
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Peabody/Eastman/Berklee/LF/Sogang
Co-founder @newuncertaintycollective

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✨🎷 Recording Release 🎷✨

Young-Jun Lee – Breath Control
📍 premiered at Emmanuel Episcopal Church
📅 May 7, 2025

Performed by:
🎵 Chance Stine – Soprano Saxophone
🎵 Nikolai Klotchkov – Alto Saxophone

This work dives into the sounds of breath: meditation 🧘, Qigong 🌬️, gas masks 😷, rapid & deep breathing, and even the dangerous “fainting game” from my childhood in Korea. Breath can heal, thrill—or endanger.

🎧 Full recording is now available!
👉 Watch via the link in bio

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#NewMusic #Saxophone #RecordingRelease #ContemporaryMusic #BreathControl #YoungJunLee taken in Peabody Conservatory by @youngjunleonlee

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a year ago

📍English (Korean below) 🎉 Exciting news! I’ve been selected for the MacDowell Residency for the 2025-6 cycle!
Located in 🇺🇸 Peterborough, New Hampshire, MacDowell is one of the oldest and most prestigious artist residencies in the U.S., supporting artists since 1907 with uninterrupted time and space for creative work. I’m incredibly grateful and honored to join a place that has hosted legends like Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and Meredith Monk.
Looking forward to diving into new work and finding deep inspiration during this special time. 🙏
#MacDowell #MacDowellResidency #ArtistResidency #ComposerLife #YoungJunLee #NewUncertaintyCollective #ContemporaryMusic #Grateful #CreativeJourney #ResidencyAccepted #ExperimentalMusic #ModernComposer
  📍국문  🎉  이번 2025-6 사이클에 MacDowell Foundation이 주관하는 레지던시에 선정되었습니다.
MacDowell은 🇺🇸 뉴햄프셔 피터버러에 위치한 가장 역사 깊고 권위 있는 예술가 레지던시 중 하나로, 1907년부터 작곡가, 작가, 시각예술가 등 다양한 분야의 예술가들에게 창작에 몰두할 수 있는 환경을 제공해 왔습니다. Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Meredith Monk 등도 이곳을 거쳐 갔습니다.
이 특별한 시간 동안 저도 새로운 작업에 집중하며 많은 영감을 얻고 돌아오겠습니다. 감사합니다! 🙏
#MacDowell #ArtistResidency #YoungJunLee #ComposerLife #예술가레지던시 #맥도웰 #뉴햄프셔 #레지던시 #작곡가일상 taken in Macdowell Colony, New Hampshire by @youngjunleonlee

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I’m so excited to finally share the video of Geworfenheit, which was premiered last November by the amazing Peabody Concert Orchestra under the direction of Stefan Asbury.
Huge thanks to all the musicians, engineers, and everyone who made this happen. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed writing it!
🎼 Geworfenheit — LIVE World Premiere 🎼
🏆 1st Prize – 2024 Macht Orchestral Composition Competition
Performed by the Peabody Concert Orchestra
Conducted by Stefan Asbury
Composed by YoungJun Lee

Mastered by Ben Giroux

📍 Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall, Peabody Conservatory
📅 November 9, 2024
🎶 Part of the Steve Muller Memorial Concert
▶️ Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/kTpUiVwSfFs

 #Geworfenheit #YoungJunLee #MachtPrize #ContemporaryClassical #NewMusic #PeabodyConservatory #OrchestralPremiere #ModernOrchestra #StefanAsbury #LiveRecording #ComposerLife taken in Peabody Conservatory by @youngjunleonlee

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a year ago

I’m very happy to share that my piece One day I’ma be free, created in collaboration with poet Kharris Akinola, will be presented as part of Verses & Voices in Chicago this Sunday.

This collaboration has been especially meaningful to me. Working with Kharris’s words invited me to think about how music can carry a voice without speaking over it—how sound can listen, respond, and create another space for a story to resonate.

Verses & Voices, presented by Concordia Church in collaboration with Project Poetic Justice, brings together music, poetry, and community, including works created through collaborations with residents at the DC Jail.

I’m grateful to Kharris for trusting me with his words, and to everyone who has made this project possible.

October 4, 2026 | 4:00 PM
Concordia Church
3855 N Seeley Ave, Chicago

🎟️ Free admission — RSVP via the Partiful link in my bio. by @youngjunleonlee

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15 days ago

Last night, we gathered for Out of Many, One—an evening of voices, stories, and music shared in an intimate space.

I am deeply grateful to all of the wonderful singers and pianists who brought such generosity, artistry, and sincerity to the program. Hearing each voice carry its own story and message made the evening feel especially meaningful.

My heartfelt thanks also go to Carol Jean for opening her home and making this gathering possible, and to everyone who joined us, listened, and shared the space with such warmth.

What stayed with me most was the feeling that many different voices could come together without losing their individuality. Each performer brought something distinct, yet together they created a shared experience that felt much larger than any one person.

Thank you to everyone who made this evening possible.

Until the next gathering. 🤍

@jsfvghksnsnd @u_xnyi @sophia.carmella @mariana.r.w @josua_0424 @bowen_baritone @jade_go136j by @youngjunleonlee

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22 days ago

🇺🇸 OUT OF MANY, ONE
An evening of American art song

Friday, September 25, 2026
7:30 PM

I am excited to curate this concert as the United States celebrated its 250th anniversary, Out of Many, One brings together a program of American art songs exploring the many voices, stories, memories, and experiences that shape this country.

Featuring music by Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Charles Ives, Ned Rorem, Ricky Ian Gordon, Jake Heggie, H. Leslie Adams, B.E. Boykin, and more.

Performed by
Joshua Kim • Bowen Gao • Jade Gao • Sophia Sorrentino • Mariana Weaver

with pianists
Yujin Jung • Kim Zhang

We all came to the United States from different places and met here through music. This concert celebrates that shared experience—the idea that many distinct voices can exist together without losing what makes each one unique.

Join us for an intimate evening of music, community, and reflection.

✨ Dessert reception to follow.

#OutOfManyOne #AmericanArtSong #ArtSong #ClassicalMusic #VocalMusic AmericanMusic Concert BaltimoreMusic PeabodyInstitute LiveMusic by @youngjunleonlee

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25 days ago

Summer, Baltimore 2026
#glenstonemuseum taken in Glenstone Museum by @youngjunleonlee

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4 months ago

Honored to share my recent interview with CanvasRebel.

As someone working between composition, performance, curation, and interdisciplinary collaboration, it was meaningful to reflect on the people, experiences, and questions that continue shaping my work.

I spoke a bit about growing up in Seoul, building communities through projects like New Uncertainty Collective, and my interest in creating music that exists not only in concert halls, but also in conversation with uncertainty, memory, technology, and human connection.

Grateful to everyone who has been part of this journey so far — collaborators, performers, mentors, students, friends, and audiences.

Thank you, CanvasRebel, for the thoughtful conversation. @canvasrebel

#umbc #composer #newmusic by @youngjunleonlee

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5 months ago

It was such an honor to have so many members of the Advisory Board with us, and I was especially grateful that Dean Bronstein was able to join the evening as well.

What a beautiful night with voices two weeks ago.

There is always something deeply special about the human voice — perhaps the only musical medium capable of carrying direct language, emotion, and meaning all at once.

Thank you so much to everyone who came to the concert, and to all of the incredible performers who shared their artistry that evening. I am also especially grateful to Carol Jean Young for so generously hosting the event and helping create such a warm and meaningful space for music and gathering.

The performance was presented in honor and memory of Marc C. von May, and it meant a great deal to share music together in remembrance of someone who cared so deeply about the arts and community.

The evening was truly inspiring, not only for me as a curator, but also as a composer. I left feeling reminded once again why we continue to make music together.

@josua_0424 @u_xnyi @jsfvghksnsnd @sunweisings @mckeymonroe @mariana.r.w @sop.boyoung_park @jennagrissomsoprano @yoominimin

And @caroljeanyoung6 ❤️ by @youngjunleonlee

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5 months ago

Connecting Dots — thank you. ❤️

Over the past weeks, this project traveled across cities, rehearsals, late-night logistics, airports, countless emails, moving equipment, score revisions, conversations, dinners, and performances — and somehow became something far larger than I could have imagined when Xiaofeng and I first started dreaming about it together.

To Xiaofeng(@xiaofeng_jxf )— thank you for building this project with me from the very beginning, and for believing in it through every stage of the process.

I want to sincerely thank every composer, performer, collaborator, and audience member who became part of this experience.

And to everyone who came to the concerts in Boston and Baltimore:
thank you for listening, supporting, talking with us afterward, and giving this music your time and attention. New music only truly exists when it is shared with people, and your presence made these performances meaningful.

What moved me most throughout this project was realizing again how music creates connections between people who may have never otherwise crossed paths — across cities, countries, backgrounds, and artistic practices.

I hope this is only the beginning of many more collaborations and friendships to come.

Until next time,
YoungJun Lee

Performers : @bengiroux9 @sophia.carmella @olivia.katz.cello @chiuweitz @philip_mcg_ @dawsoncoolman @ranzdude

Composers : @dawnseong @xiaofeng_jxf @chris_fredd @ana.maria_oancea @z.fick_cambria @119yoon @kenrickho_composer @d_cholo @youngjunleonlee by @youngjunleonlee

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5 months ago

Join us for an evening of opera and vocal music performed by singers and instrumentalists from Peabody and beyond. The program includes works by Verdi, Puccini, Mozart, Donizetti, Strauss, and more.

The concert will take place in an intimate salon setting at Too Many Notes in Hunt Valley, followed by a dessert reception where audience members can meet and talk with the performers.

📍 Too Many Notes Salon
📅 Friday, May 8
🕢 7:30 PM
🎟 RSVP required

If you are interested in attending, please send me a message for RSVP information. by @youngjunleonlee

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Connecting the Dots 🎶

Different cities. Different artists. Different sounds—brought together on one stage.
Connecting the Dots Project explores the invisible threads between composers, performers, and audiences, creating a space where music becomes a shared dialogue.

This concert weaves together contemporary works into a continuous flow, where each piece resonates with the next—asking questions, responding, and forming unexpected connections.

📍 Boston — NEC Brown Hall
🗓 Sunday, April 26
⏰ 6:30 PM

📍 Baltimore — Emmanuel Episcopal Church
🗓 Wednesday, May 6
⏰ 7:30 PM

Join us as we connect the dots—across music, people, and ideas.

@xiaofeng_jxf @kenrickho_composer @119yoon @chris_fredd @d_cholo @ana.maria_oancea @z.fick_cambria @dawnseong @youngjunleonlee @sophia.carmella @bengiroux9 @dawsoncoolman @ranzdude @olivia.katz.cello @chiuweitz @philip_mcg_ taken in Boston, Massachusetts, USA by @youngjunleonlee

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