Smee Wong is a Doctoral Lecturer at Lehman College. He is a 2024–2025 CUNY Career Success Fellow and serves as a senator on the CUNY University Faculty Senate.

A multifaceted musician and scholar, Smee received training at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where he developed a distinctive voice that led to his invitation as a guest composer at the prestigious Beijing Modern Music Festival. His compositions—spanning chamber, orchestral, and jazz idioms—have been performed across China, Europe, Canada, and the United States and synthesize Eastern and Western musical traditions.

As a vocalist and improviser, Smee is noted for his lyrical phrasing, emotional depth, and adventurous timbral palette. He holds a Master’s degree in Vocal Jazz Performance from the University of Denver and a Ph.D. in Composition from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

His scholarly work includes publications in Art Review and the Journal of Xinghai Conservatory of Music, as well as an award-winning presentation at the China Music Review Society. His Chinese translation of Norman Lebrecht’s Who Killed Classical Music? underscores his commitment to global musical dialogue. His works are published by TUX People’s Music and Dulcamara Press.

Before joining Lehman, Smee taught at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and Umpqua Community College in Oregon. He is currently working on two book projects slated for release in 2026 and 2027.

Please contact Dr. Smee Wong for projects or to inquire about purchasing his work and scheduling a music lesson trial.

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