Born into a musical family, Alicia Lee grew up in Michigan where she began her musical studies on the violin and piano at age 4. She made the switch to clarinet at the age of 12.

She has performed under the batons of Pierre Boulez, James Conlon, Charles Dutoit, and David Robertson. Her orchestral appearances include the Spoleto festivals in Italy and America, the Lucerne Festival Academy, the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, the Charleston Symphony, and the New World Symphony. Her chamber music experience includes performances at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival, and the Yellow Barn Music Festival. She has collaborated with many notable artists including Martin Chalifour, Jean-Michel Fonteneau, Peter Frankl, and members of the Mendelssohn Quartet and Peabody Trio.

As an active performer of contemporary music, Alicia was selected to perform in two Carnegie Hall workshops performing the music of John Adams, under the baton of the composer, and Messiaen with David Robertson. She will also be featured on a the Calder Quartet's upcoming commercial release of the music of Christopher Rouse. She has worked closely with the members of the esteemed Ensemble Intercontemporain as a member of the Lucerne Festival Academy.

Alicia is the associate principal and eb clarinet player of the Santa Barbara Symphony, a position she has held since the Fall of 2006. She has studied with Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima at the Juilliard School as a part of the Columbia-Juilliard Exchange program. Alicia holds a B.A. in French Language and Literature from Columbia University. She has also received degrees from USC and the Colburn School where she was a student of Yehuda Gilad. Beginning in the Fall of 2008, Alicia will be a fellow in Academy of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Institute.