H. Lee Brewster, Violinist
orn into a musical family in 1969 and also the youngest son of the late H. Stevens Brewster Jr., Principal Bassist of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. Lee studied piano at the age of 6 and then the Violin at 7. He then studied the violin further with leading members of the National Symphony Orchestra's violin section, and attended music festivals such as the Eastern Music Festival in North Carolina. He then attended the Philadelphia Musical Academy, where he studied with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra including Assistant Concertmaster William de Pasquale, and section member Frank Costanzo. He had extensive training at Saratoga Springs, NY during the summer months with the orchestra and his teachers. He then graduated from the academy in 1991. He attended as well as participated in master classes at the Curtis Institute of Music and Temple University.



