Sinhaeng Lee

Sinhaeng Lee is a professional conductor, educator, singer, and keyboardist. Lee founded and serves as the artistic director of Vox Amicis, a professional ensemble based in Seoul, South Korea. His career spans conducting a wide variety of choirs, from youth choruses to professional ensembles.

Lee went on to serve as a graduate assistant conductor for the Westminster Symphonic Choir, which regularly performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. Additionally, Lee was the music director for the Westminster Community Chorus. At the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, he conducted the University Chorus and was recognized on the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent By Their Students in 2021.

Lee has toured extensively, performing in Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy, and other countries. He has participated in masterclasses with renowned conductors such as Manuel Schuen, Erwin Ortner (Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, Austria), and Lorenz Aichner (Volksoper Wien, Vienna, Austria). In 2024, he presented at the NY-ACDA Summer Conference: Moving Forward, Singing Together, where he led a session on “Korean Choral Pronunciation: Learning the Basics and Beyond.”

Lee holds a Bachelor of Music in Church Music (Choral Conducting) from Yonsei University, where he studied with Dr. Hae Ock Kim; a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Westminster Choir College under the mentorship of Dr. Joe Miller and Dr. Amanda Quist; and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Music, with a cognate in Performance Practice, from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he studied with Dr. Andrew Megill and Dr. Charlotte Mattax Moersch.

His accolades include a Conducting Assistantship at the Carmel Bach Festival and Conducting Fellowships with Chorus America and the National Collegiate Choral Organization. Lee’s recent honors include 1st Prize in the Korean Federation for Choral Music Conducting Competition, 3rd Prize in the Korean Choral Directors Association & National Chorus of Korea Conducting Competition, and Distinguished runner-up of the inaugural MidAmerica Productions, Inc. International Choral Conducting Competition at Carnegie Hall.