Benjamin Lees

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Born
8 January 1924
Born In
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Died
31 May 2010 (aged 86)
Benjamin Lees (born January 8, 1924) is a contemporary U.S. composer of classical music, born in Harbin, China, raised in San Francisco and currently residing in Palm Springs, California. Lees rejects atonalism and Americana in favor of classical structures. He began piano lessons at 5 with K. I. Rodetskyand and started composing as a teenager. In 1954, the NBC Orchestra performed his Profiles for Orchestra on national TV. Notable work includes Symphony No. 4: Memorial Candles commissioned by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 1985 to commemorate the Holocaust. Lees' music is pub… read more
Benjamin Lees (born January 8, 1924) is a contemporary U.S. composer of classical music, born in Harbin, China, raised in San Francisco and currently residing in Palm Springs, California. Lees rejects atonalism and Americana in favor of classical structures. He began piano lessons at 5 with K… read more
Benjamin Lees (born January 8, 1924) is a contemporary U.S. composer of classical music, born in Harbin, China, raised in San Francisco and currently residing in Palm Springs, California. Lees rejects atonalism and Americana in favor of classical structures. He began piano lessons at 5 with K. I. Rodetskyand and started composing as a teenager. In 1954, the NBC O… read more

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1 Piano Concerto No. 1: II. Adagio maestoso Piano Concerto No. 1: II. Adagio maestoso
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2 Symphony No. 3: Interlude Symphony No. 3: Interlude
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3 Symphony No. 2: Scherzo Symphony No. 2: Scherzo
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4 Symphony No. 2: Andante mesto-Vivo-Tempo primo Symphony No. 2: Andante mesto-Vivo-Tempo primo
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5 Symphony No. 3: Andante-Allegro molto; affonosamente Symphony No. 3: Andante-Allegro molto; affonosamente
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6 Symphony No. 3: Andante-Allegro; molto risoluto Symphony No. 3: Andante-Allegro; molto risoluto
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7 Symphony No. 2: Adagio Symphony No. 2: Adagio
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8 Symphony No. 3: Andante-Molto calmo-Postlude: Andante Symphony No. 3: Andante-Molto calmo-Postlude: Andante
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  1. 20 listeners

    28 Jun 1999 · 3 tracks

    LEES: Symphony No. 4, 'Memorial Candles'
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  2. 15 listeners

    1 May 2008 · 14 tracks

    Lees, B.: Piano Music (1947-2005)
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  3. 10 listeners

    6 Jan 2015 · 4 tracks

    Milken Archive, Vol. 19 Album 5: Out of the Whirlwind – Memorial Candles & Silent Voices
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  4. 0 listeners

    7 Feb 2012 · 12 tracks

    Recital Favorites by Nissman, Vol. 8
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