On this episode of Because, we hear the becauses of pianist and educator, Marian Lee.Marian Lee made her New York City debut at Carnegie Hall as winner of the Artists International Award and has appeared as soloist and with orchestra internationally in Austria, Belgium, Italy, France, Norway, and Russia to name a few. Lee has performed at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center’s Millenium Stage, Seattle’s Benaroya Hall, Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Hall and Rachmaninoff Hall, and the Hermitage Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. In liaison with the U.S. State Department, Lee received numerous grants in support of performances of American contemporary music abroad and is a former Fulbright and International Research and Exchange (IREX) scholar.In 2022, Lee launched her YouTube channel @pianoclub88 to share her approach to piano technique informed by her extensive background as an educator and performer. Lee currently serves on the faculty at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa.