Eric Lee

A native of Indiana, Eric received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Northwestern University and his Master of Music degree from DePaul University. He was a student of the late Arnold Jacobs and Robert Rusk. He has a wide variety of musical experiences both in the Chicagoland area and in California, where he lived for over twelve years. He was a member of the Evanston and Waukegan Symphonies, the Lakeside Band, the Northwest Indiana Symphony, and the Illinois Philharmonic. He is also a founding member of the famed Lakeshore Brass.

While in California he was in the San Jose Wind Symphony, the Redwood Symphony, the Livermore Opera Orchestra, and the Sacramento Symphony (now defunct). Here in Florida, Eric lives on beautiful Merritt Island with his wonderful Labrador, Abigail. In addition to his duties with the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, he performs with the Central Florida Winds, the Dog Bones, the Festspiele Five, the Coastal Brass, and a variety of other groups. He is also the trombone and tuba teacher at Eastern Florida State College. Eric was the July 2015 “Resident of the Month” in The Beachside Resident.