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Haeon Lee (age 17) is a composer and pianist from New York City currently studying at Princeton University. Inspired by colors, numbers, patterns, and wordplay, she writes music that is at once conversational and highly structured—both beautiful (she hopes) and disconcerting (she hopes more). Her work has been recognized by NPR’s From the Top, MATA Jr., ASCAP, YoungArts, Tribeca New Music, and the American Prize, among others. She studied composition with Manuel Sosa at Juilliard Pre-College and also participated in composition programs at the New York Youth Symphony, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Wildflower Composers Festival, and Curtis Institute of Music.