Hometown: La Cañada Flintridge, California
School: University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music
Erica Lee is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in piano performance at the University of Southern California (USC), with emphases in musicology, harpsichord, and theory and analysis. She earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at USC, studying with Dr. Lucinda Carver and Jeffrey Kahane. Her recent achievements include finalist honors in the Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition and the USC Classical Concerto Competition. Erica serves as a studio teaching assistant for piano majors in USC’s keyboard studies department and has performed in masterclasses for Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Dr. Jon Kimura Parker, Isata Kanneh-Mason, and Dr. Mike Cheng-Yu Lee. As the current president of the Music Teachers National Association USC Collegiate Chapter, Erica has presented sessions at both state and national conferences. Erica is also on faculty at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music and holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from USC’s Marshall School of Business.