WORKS OF BENJAMIN LEES

 Orchestral works

Borealis (1993) 8' (reviews)

for orchestra

FP: October 8, 1993, Century II Concert Hall, Wichita, Kansas. Wichita Symphony Orchestra conducted by Zuohuang Chen

Celebration (1996) 3'

for orchestra

Collage (1973) 11'

for string quartet, wind quintet, and percussion

FP: May 9, 1973; Recital Hall, School of Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Fine Arts Quartet plus assisting artists.

Concertante Breve (1959) 16'

FP: October 1960; Vancouver, Canada. CRC Symphony Orchestra coducted by John Avison.

Concerto for Brass Choir and Orchestra (1983)

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Concerto for Chamber Orchestra (1966) 18' (reviews)

FP: October 9, 1966; Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Chamber Symphony of Philadelphia conducted by Anshel Brusilow

Concerto for Orchestra (1959) 24'

FP: February 22, 1962; Eastman Theater, Rochester, New York. Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Theodore Bloomfield.

Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra (1992) (reviews)

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Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra (1999)

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Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra (1964)

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Concerto for Woodwind Quintet and Orchestra (1976)

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Constellations (1997) 9.5' (reviews)

for orchestra

Divertimento-Burlesca (1957) 22' (reviews)

for chamber orchestra

FP: August 11, 1957, Peninsula Music Festival, Fish Creek, Wisconsin; Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra conducted by Thor Johnson

Double Concerto (1982)

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Echoes of Normandy (1994)

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Etudes (1974)

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Fanfare for a Centennial (1966) 3'

FP: November 13, 1966, Peabody Concert Hall, Baltimore, Maryland members of the Peabody Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leo Mueller

Four Songs of the Night (1955)

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Interlude for String Orchestra (1957) 12'

FP: July 1957 Toronto, Canada, CBC Symphony

Intermezzo for String Orchestra (1998) 10'

FP: February 11, 1999, United Nations, New York, New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra

Mobiles (1980) 20'

FP: April 13, 1980, Carnegie Hall, New York, Texas Little Symphony conaucted by John Giordano

Oboe Concerto (1963)

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Passacaglia for Orchestra (1975) 13' (reviews)

FP: April 13, 1976, Kennedy Center, Washington DC, National Symphony conducted by Antal Dorati

Piano Concerto No. 1 (1955)

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Piano Concerto No. 2 (1966)

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Piano Concerto No. 3 (2006)

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Portrait of Rodin (1984) 17'

FP: April 5, 1987, Schnitzer Hall, Portland, Oregon, Oregon Symphony Orchestra conducted by James DePreist

Prologue, Capricco, and Epilogue (1959) 10'

FP: April 9, 1959, Corvallis, Oregon, Portland Junior Symphony conducted by Jacob Avsholomov

Scarlatti Portfolio (1979) (reviews)

Ballet

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Silhouettes (1967) 15'

FP: (broadcast) October 3, 1967, National Educational Television network,

Spectrum (1964) 10'

FP: June 21,1964, Sherwood Hall, La Jolla, California, Musical Arts Society of La Jolla conducted by Milton Katims

Symphony No. 2 (1958) 22' (reviews)

FP: December 3, 1958, Columbia Auditorium, Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville Orchestra conducted by Robert Whitney

Symphony No. 3 (1969) 26' (reviews)

FP: January 16, 1969, Ford Auditorium, Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sixten Ehrling

Symphony No. 4 "Memorial Candles" (1985) (reviews)(sound clips)

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Symphony No. 5 "Kalmar Nyckel" (1986) 26' (reviews)

FP: March 29, 1988, Grand Opera House, Wilmington, Delaware, Delaware Symphony Orchestra conducted by Stephen Gunzenhauser

The Trumpet of the Swan (1972) 17'

for narrator and orchestra

Text: E.B. White

FP: May 13, 1972, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bruce Montgomery, narrator; Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by William Smith

Variations (1976)

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Violin Concerto (1958)

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Visions of Poets (1961)

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