Dr. Lee Hepner (November 24, 1920 – July 24, 1986) ARCT 1950, B MUS (Toronto) 1951, BA (Washington) 1957, MA (Columbia) 1961, honorary FRHCM 1970, PH D (New York) 1972 was a Canadian teacher and orchestral conductor.
He was the founder and first Music Director of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (1952-1960), and subsequently was Music Director of the McMaster Operatic Society (1961-1967), the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (1962-1969), and the Hamilton Opera Company (1966-1972).
He taught music at Queens College, New York, and at McMaster University from 1961 until his death in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Lee Hepner died of a heart attack while visiting family in Vancouver, BC, on July 24, 1986, at the age of 65.
His son, guitarist and music educator, Dr. Jeremy Hepner died in 2013.