Smee Wong

Biography

Smee Wong is a Doctoral Lecturer at Lehman College and Vice Chair of Teaching While Queer. A multifaceted musician and scholar, Smee received his early musical training at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He is a frequent composer and presenter, with his work featured at festivals and events in China, Europe, Canada, and the United States. His compositions, spanning chamber, orchestral, and jazz idioms, explore and synthesize Eastern and Western musical traditions. As a vocalist and improviser, Smee is known for his lyrical phrasing, emotional depth, and adventurous approach to timbre