Morgan Lee

Concert III, 2025-2026 Season

Morgan Lee has built a dynamic career as a soloist, collaborator, and teacher. She frequently performs with some of the most prominent ensembles and performing arts organizations in the state of Maine, including the Portland Symphony Orchestra, Opera Maine, Classical Uprising, the Colby Symphony Orchestra, and the Amethyst Chamber Ensemble. She has performed and competed in numerous music festivals in the US and abroad and has given recitals in New York City, Italy, Spain, France, and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. An experienced collaborator, Dr. Lee is currently a collaborative pianist for the Colby College Music Department and has served as staff collaborative pianist for the University of Southern Maine Osher School of Music and the University of Connecticut Music Department.

In addition to being an active performer, Dr. Lee is a teacher with over ten years of experience instructing piano. She currently serves as an applied piano instructor for the Colby College Music Department and is on the piano faculty of Bay Chamber Music School. She has previously taught at institutions such as Eastern Connecticut State University, the University of Connecticut, the Bronx Conservatory of Music, and Mannes College of Music.

In 2022, Dr. Lee received her Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance from the University of Connecticut, where she studied with Angelina Gadeliya. She also holds a Master of Music from Mannes College of Music and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University. Dr. Lee wrote her dissertation on interdisciplinary collaboration as creative practice for classical musicians and is passionate about finding new, unconventional ways to engage with classical repertoire. She is committed to continuing this work to inspire her students and connect with new audiences here in Maine. You can learn more about her work at her website morganleepianist.com and her instagram @morganleepianist.