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....... is currently Associate Principal Flute of the Toronto Philharmonia. He joined the orchestra in 1990 and also held the Principal Flute position with the Band of The Royal Regiment of Canada from 1988 to 1991, an ensemble with which he toured and recorded. Since 1994 he has also performed with the Huntsville Festival Symphony at the Huntsville Festival of the Arts held every summer.
In addition to orchestral and chamber music concerts, he has appeared as soloist with numerous ensembles including the Toronto Philharmonia, Etobicoke Symphony, Royal Conservatory Orchestra, The Band of The Royal Regiment of Canada and members of the University of Toronto Symphony. Among his many recitals was a performance at the British Embassy Church of St.George, Madrid, Spain and a special concert in 1994 to benefit the Seville Opera House.
He began formal study of flute at age 19 at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto. One year later in 1988, he entered the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto and was subsequently awarded the licentiate in flute performance from Trinity College of Music, London England.
His teachers have included Peg Albrecht (formerly of the Oslo Philharmonic) and the internationally renowned soloist, Susan Hoeppner. Other coaches include some of the world's most acclaimed flautists, William Bennett, Donald Peck, Julius Baker, Per Oien (Norway) and Camille Watts (Toronto Symphony).
Mr.Lee has performed with several other orchestras including the Windsor Symphony, Toronto Sinfonietta, and the North York Symphony. He was also one of two flautists chosen from nationwide auditions to participate in the Orchestral Training Program at the Royal Conservatory of Music. In addition, he has worked under the baton of numerous conductors including Kerry Stratton (Canada), Enriquez Batiz (Mexico), Georg Kugi (Austria) and Jose Luis Garcia (UK).
In 1996 he founded and performed with the woodwind sextet known as Les Six whose members represented some of Toronto's finest wind musicians, Barbara Bolte, oboe; Peter Stoll, clarinet; Christian Sharpe, bassoon; Darcy McFadyen, french horn, and pianist Tania Lee Osmond. Les Six made their debut concert in March of 1997 which was recorded and broadcast by CBC Stereo.
A popular soloist, chamber musician and teacher, Mr.Lee has performed in Canada, the United States, and Europe. There have been performances for the heads of state (former and current) of Canada, the United States, The United Kingdom and Norway, and his performances have been aired on CBC radio and television.
Mr.Lee performs exclusively on a custom, handmade ALTUS flute of Japan.
