Thomas B. Yee

Thomas B. Yee serves as Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Music within UTSA's College of Liberal and Fine Arts, specializing in composition and theory with research focused on Holocaust remembrance and social justice through music.

His educational background includes:

• B.A. from Pepperdine University
• M.M. from The University of Texas at Austin
• DMA from The University of Texas at Austin

Yee's scholarly mission centers on transmuting human narratives into transformative musical works, with primary expertise in ludomusicology (video game soundtracks) and music semiotics. His compositions address historical trauma and racial injustice, notably in his opera Eva and the Angel of Death about Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor.

His artistic achievements include:

• Performances by NOW Ensemble, Ensemble Mise-En, and Indiana University Symphonic Band
• International recognition at ISCM World Music Days
• Composition awards from Hear No Evil and Voices of Change

Yee has secured research funding from the Austin Cultural Arts Division, Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, and Friends of Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission. He teaches Aural Skills I/II, Basic Skills I, and History of Recorded Music under mentorship from Donald Grantham, Nina C. Young, Robert Hatten, and Jerry Junkin.