George Lam

March 7th, 2008

George Lam (b. 1981) works and lives in Durham, North Carolina, where he is currently pursuing graduate studies in music composition at Duke University. Recent projects and collaborations include works written for American Opera Projects, Red Clay Saxophone Quartet, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Hong Kong Voices, Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Volti and the Boston University Concert Band. In addition, George has collaborated with flutist Brook Ferguson, baritone Robert Maril, violinist Lydia Miller, and writers Lap Lam, Benjamin Rogers, John Clum and Martin Zimmerman.

Along with Ruby Fulton, George is a founding co-artistic director of Rhymes With Opera, a new opera company dedicated to bringing new works of music-theater into unconventional spaces. In addition, George is also the current director of the Duke New Music Ensemble.

George studied composition at the Peabody Conservatory of Music and Boston University, and has worked with composers Scott Lindroth, Stephen Jaffe, Christopher Theofanidis, Nicholas Maw, Charles Fussell and Martin Amlin.