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Symphonists in the consolidated lands of the Western hemisphere (Northern group)

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« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2013, 11:06:30 pm »

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Ok....If we are playing that game Grin Grin
Living American Symphonists include:
Let us not forget:

Samuel Adler (1928-
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« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2013, 11:19:43 pm »

Six symphonies to his name I see :)

Pity his official site is no longer online :(
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« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2013, 11:43:09 pm »

Wasn't there also a Symphony 'Beyond the Land' (from 1988)?
And of course a Sinfonietta from 1971
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« Reply #18 on: February 08, 2013, 10:55:23 am »

Regarding Glass..
Even admirers of Phillip Glass will admit that his music is repetitous, boring to some..yet hypnotic to others.
When I fnd a Glass piece I like, it is usually shorter in duration. My favorite is the Concerto for 4 saxes not a dull moment in it..
..as for his symphonies..I keep saying OK..OK..I get it... I get it!!
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« Reply #19 on: February 12, 2013, 11:08:54 am »

I've been developing a strong interest in the music of Benjamin Lees of late, not least in his Symphony 4 ("Memorial Candles") on Naxos. Do other members listen to Lees? Any recommendations?
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« Reply #20 on: February 12, 2013, 03:43:24 pm »

May be his Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra? It was written in 1964.
RCA recorded this and brought it on an lp, back in the late 1960s: LSC-3095.
It was coupled with Session's Symphony No 3.
I have to find out if the work ever made it on cd, before I can post this.
According the sleevenotes we have to go back to Spohr to find a simular kind of concerto. So this is a little like a concerto grosso. Lees uses a lot of Brass in it.



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« Reply #21 on: February 12, 2013, 03:54:33 pm »

I was fortunate enough to be given recordings of almost all of the orchestral music of Benjamin Lees sometime ago through the incredible generosity of Karl Miller :)
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« Reply #22 on: February 12, 2013, 08:30:39 pm »

I am an admirer of Lees' work-I find the symphonies (especially no. 4) to be impressive, often powerful compositions. This Albany 2-disc set of his Symphonies 2, 3, 5 and Etudes for piano and orchestra is rather expensive but well worth acquiring if you enjoy tonal 20th-century symphonism:



(You will notice the rather unflattering cover photo of Lees in his later years ;D)

His concertos, which are scattered across various CDs, are also fine compositions. I would start with the Violin Concerto, an exuberantly tonal piece which makes a good complement to the Bloch VC (one of my very favorite VCs) with which it is coupled on this Artek CD:



If chamber music appeals to you, the Naxos disc of Lees' String Quartets 1, 5 and 6 is also excellent. In short, you really can't go wrong with Lees! If you were to purchase only one Lees disc, though, I would recommend you purchase the Naxos disc of Symphony no. 4.

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« Reply #23 on: February 12, 2013, 08:38:51 pm »

I have to find out if the work ever made it on cd, before I can post this.

It does not appear to have made it onto CD :)
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« Reply #24 on: February 13, 2013, 02:46:54 am »

I have the following Benjamin Lees works. If I get permission I can upload them :)

Benjamin Lees(1924-2010; USA):

Piano Concerto No.3(2006):

Ian Hobson(piano) and the Florida Symphony Orchestra(Susan Haig)    (2007)

Oboe Concerto(1963):

Jay Light(oboe) and the Drake University Orchestra(John Canarina)

Concerto for Orchestra(1959):

Louisville Orchestra(Robert Whitney)

Concerto for Brass Choir and Orchestra(1983):

San Jose Symphony Orchestra(Leonid Grin)         (1984)

Concerto for Woodwind Quintet and Orchestra(1976):

Cleveland Orchestra(Lorin Maazel)

Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra(1964):

New York Philharmonic Orchestra(Leonard Slatkin)      (1998)

Cleveland Orchestra(George Szell)

Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra(1999):

Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra(Herbert Soudant)                  (1999)

Concerto for Chamber Orchestra(1966):

Belgian Radio Symphony Orchestra(John Canarina)

Variations for Piano and Orchestra(1976):

William Black(piano) and the Albany Symphony Orchestra(Asher Raboy)   (1990)

Declamations for Piano and Strings:

Brown(piano) and the Delaware Chamber Symphony Orchestra(Stephen Gunzenhauser)

Concertante breve for orchestra(1959):

Clarion Concerts(Newell Jenkins)

Profile for orchestra(1954):

NBC Symphony Orchestra(Milton Katims)        (1954)

Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra(Guy Fraser Harrison)    (1955)

New York Philharmonic Orchestra(Thomas Schippers)    (1965)

“Portrait of Rodin” for orchestra(1984):

Queens Symphony Orchestra(Arthur Fagen)       (1993)

“Borealis” for orchestra(1993):

Wichita Symphony Orchestra(Zuohuang Chen)       (1993)

Constellations for orchestra(1997):

Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra(James DePreist)     (1998)

Spectrum for orchestra(1964):

Philadelphia Orchestra(Eugene Ormandy)         (1969)

Divertimento Burlesca for chamber orchestra(1957)

Seattle Symphony Orchestra(Milton Katims)     (1959)

Delaware Symphony Orchestra(Stephen Gunzenhauser)       (1992)

Interlude for Strings(1957):

Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra(Siegfried Landau)

Cantata “Vision of Poets”(1961):

Adele Addison(soprano), Albert daCosta(tenor) and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra(Milton Katims)           (1962)

“Echoes of Normandy”(1994):

Edward Cook(tenor) and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra(Andrew Litton)   (1994)
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« Reply #25 on: February 13, 2013, 02:50:33 am »

Good heavens! That is a lot of music ;D
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« Reply #26 on: February 13, 2013, 03:04:59 am »

Karl was very generous :) :)
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« Reply #27 on: February 13, 2013, 03:38:30 am »

Thanks, one and all for the many leads. A gentleman named Karl Miller was my composition teacher for a semester many years ago in Arizona. Perhaps the same person?
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« Reply #28 on: February 13, 2013, 07:52:07 pm »

I believe Karl Miller resides in Philadelphia. I don't know for sure, though. And yes, what a wonderful collection he has!
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« Reply #29 on: February 13, 2013, 07:59:47 pm »

He is a member of the Art-Music Forum, so it should be quite easy to contact him!  :)
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