Thomas Oboe Lee
Hong Kong composer
Thomas Oboe Lee (born September 5, 1945) is a Chinese-American composer.
Early life and education
Lee was born in Beijing, China, on September 5, 1945. His family left China in 1949, lived in Hong Kong, and later relocated to São Paulo, Brazil, before Lee emigrated to the United States in 1966.
Lee began his musical education in Brazil and performed as a jazz flutist with musicians such as Chico Buarque. After moving to the United States, he earned a bachelor's degree in music from the University of Pittsburgh. He studied at the New England Conservatory of Music from 1972 to 1976 under William Thomas McKinley, George Russell, and Gunther Schuller. In 1976, he attended the Tanglewood Music Center to study with Betsy Jolas. He studied at Harvard University from 1977 to 1981 with Earl Kim.
Career
Lee served on the faculty at the Berklee College of Music during the late 1970s. He joined the music faculty at Boston College in 1990.
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