FACULTY PROFILE

Nicole Lee




Biography

Nicole Lee holds B.M. and M.M. degrees in Piano Performance from the University of Southern California where she studied with John Perry. She has performed as soloist at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Sarasota Opera House, for a radio program in Ottawa, Canada, and with several symphony orchestras including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Florida West Coast Symphony Orchestra, and the New Westminster Symphony. Her awards include First Runner-Up in International Stravinsky Awards Competition, First Prize in the Pasadena Fine Arts Club Competition, and Semi-finalist in the Royal Over-Seas League Competition in London. She is active as a chamber musician and is currently an Adjunct Instructor of Music at Valparaiso University, where she teaches studio piano.