ENJAMIN LEES
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      • Etudes for Piano and Orchestra
      • Fantasy Variations for piano
      • Medea of Corinth
      • Mirrors
      • Oboe Concerto
      • Odyssey 1
      • Odyssey 2
      • Passacaglia for Orchestra
      • Piano Concerto No. 3
      • Piano Sonata No. 4
      • Piano Trio No. 2 "Silent Voices"
      • Scarlatti Portfolio
      • Six Ornamental Etudes
      • Sonata No. 3
      • String Quartet No.1
      • String Quartet No.2
      • String Quartet No. 4
      • String Quartet No. 5
      • String Quartet No. 6
      • Symphony No. 2
      • Symphony No. 3
      • Symphony No. 4 "Memorial Candles"
      • Symphony No. 5 "Kalmar Nyckel"
      • Variations for Piano and Orchestra
      • Violin Concerto
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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); see: Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra


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);  see: Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra


Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra (1999)
see: Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra


Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra (1964);  see: Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra


Concerto for Woodwind Quintet and Orchestra (1976); see: Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra


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)
see: Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra


Echoes of Normandy (1994)

see: Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra


Etudes (1974)
see:  Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra


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)
see: Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra


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)
see: Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra


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)
see: Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra


Piano Concerto No. 2 (1966)
see: Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra


Piano Concerto No. 3 (2006)
see: Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra


Portrait of Rodin (1984) 17'
FP: April 5, 1987, Schnitzer Hall, Portland, Oregon, Oregon Symphony Orchestra conducted by James DePreist


Prologue, Capriccio, and Epilogue
(1959) 10'

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


Scarlatti Portfolio (1979) (reviews)
Ballet;  see:  Stage works


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)
see: Works for voice(s) and orchestra

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

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)
see: Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra


Violin Concerto (1958)
see: Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra


Visions of Poets (1961)
see: Works for voice(s) and orchestra




  • Home
  • Biography
    • The Introduction
    • Biography of the Man
    • Biographical Chronology
    • Awards
    • Feature Articles
    • Yale's Acquisition
  • Compositions
    • Written Works >
      • Chronological List of Works
      • A Capella
      • Chamber Works
      • Works for Concert Band
      • Orchestral Works
      • Works for Solo Instrument
      • Stage Works
      • Works for Solo Instrument & Orchestra
      • Song Cycles & Solo Vocal Works
      • Works for Voice(s) and Orchestra
    • Reviews >
      • Reviews - Piano Music 1947 - 2005 >
        • Review - Uncle Dave Lewis (AllMusic Blog)
        • Review - Shirley Ratcliffe
        • Review - Scott Morrison
      • Borealis
      • Concerto for Brass Choir and Orchestra
      • Concerto for Chamber Orchestra
      • Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra
      • Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra
      • Concerto for Violin & Orchestra - April 29, 2008
      • Concerto for Woodwind Quintet and Orchestra
      • Constellations for Orchestra
      • Divertimento-Burlesca
      • Echoes of Normandy
      • Etudes for Piano and Orchestra
      • Fantasy Variations for piano
      • Medea of Corinth
      • Mirrors
      • Oboe Concerto
      • Odyssey 1
      • Odyssey 2
      • Passacaglia for Orchestra
      • Piano Concerto No. 3
      • Piano Sonata No. 4
      • Piano Trio No. 2 "Silent Voices"
      • Scarlatti Portfolio
      • Six Ornamental Etudes
      • Sonata No. 3
      • String Quartet No.1
      • String Quartet No.2
      • String Quartet No. 4
      • String Quartet No. 5
      • String Quartet No. 6
      • Symphony No. 2
      • Symphony No. 3
      • Symphony No. 4 "Memorial Candles"
      • Symphony No. 5 "Kalmar Nyckel"
      • Variations for Piano and Orchestra
      • Violin Concerto
  • Media
    • Interviews >
      • Interview KPFA 94.1 FM
      • Interview KUSC fm 91.5
    • Documentary
    • Photos
    • Audio
    • Video Clips #1
    • Video Clips #2
  • Recordings
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