BIOGRAPHY

George Lam

Producing Associate

George Lam began working for Gotham Chamber Opera and Music-Theatre Group in July, 2011.  After graduating from Boston University, George continued studies in music composition and theory pedagogy at the Peabody Conservatory of Music and at Duke University, where he received his PhD.  As a composer, George is interested in writing music that directly engages with everyday life, exploring the intersection between music, theater, and the documentary.  George has collaborated with numerous ensembles in both the U.S. and in Hong Kong, including American Opera Projects, the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, Contemporary Musiking, and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta.  Recent fellowships and residencies include the Aspen Music Festival and School’s composition master class, the Dartington International Summer School, the Virginia Arts Festival, the Volti Choral Arts Laboratory, and the Gesher Music Festival of Emerging Artists.  George is the recipient of a grant from the American Music Center for his orchestral work The Queen’s Gramophone (2009), as well as the 2010-11 Evan V. Frankel Fellowship in Humanities at Duke University.  George is a founding member and co-artistic director of Rhymes With Opera.