A native of South Korea, Hyekyung Sia Lee received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from Michigan State University. She holds Master’s degrees from both the Manhattan School of Music and Yeungnam University in Korea, where she also earned her Bachelor’s degree and served as a piano instructor and lecturer.

Dr. Lee has appeared as a featured soloist with several orchestras, including the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and has performed and participated in international music festivals throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. An accomplished collaborative pianist, organist, and chamber musician, she has performed extensively throughout the United States and Canada and has presented master classes in a variety of musical settings.

Her previous positions include collaborative pianist for the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Division and piano instructor with Oakland University Community Music, where she also worked extensively with vocalists, choirs, and instrumentalists. Dr. Lee continues to serve as a collaborative pianist for the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival and Competition at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Her recording credits include James Grant’s Double Concerto for Euphonium and Tuba with SymbiosisDuo on their album Playground.

Currently, Dr. Lee is a piano instructor at the Flint School of Performing Arts and serves as Associate Music Director and organist at the Church of the Holy Family in Grand Blanc.