Thomas Oboe Lee's music on CD-Rs.
CD#1: Two symphonies and chamber music
Forró(1998), ca. 3 minutes
Instrumentation: 2222 2200 perc & strings
Performers: Boston Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra
Gunther Schuller, conductor
Premiere: May 17, 1998, Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA
Yo Picasso (1998), ca. 15 minutes
Instrumentation: Bb clarinet, viola, cello & piano
Performers: The Arto Ensemble
Premiere: April 19, 23 & 26, 1998: Amsterdam, 's-Hertogenbosch & Bunnik in The Netherlands
Symphony No. 1 ... "Fallen Angels" (1993, rev. 1995), ca. 20 minutes
Instrumentation: 2222 2211 timp perc hp pf & strings
I. Prince of Darkness
II. Waltz!!!
III. Lilith's Lament
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
David Stahl, conductor
May 30, 1996, at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC
Chôros, opus 61 (1994-95), ca. 12 minutes
Daniel Stepner, solo violin
Premiere: September 9, 1995, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
I. Chôro vivo
II. Sambinha chôroso
III. Valsa lenta
IV. Valsa serenata
V. Polca-chôro
VI. Valsa graciosa
VII. Chôro reprise
Symphony No. 2 ... "A Phantasmagorey Ballet" (1998), ca, 25 minutes
Instrumentation: 3232 4331 timp 2 perc hp pf & strings
Performers: Max Hobart, conductor
Civic Symphony Orchestra of Boston
Premiere: March 8, 1998, Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
CD#2: Song cycles, etc.
Septet ... Variations on a Shaker Tune (1998), 14 minutes
Intro: Shaker tune sung a cappella by Deborah Leath Rentz, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Oboe Lee, flute
Scott Andrews, Bb clarinet
Anne Howarth, Horn in F
Ronan Lefkowitz, violin
Mark Ludwig, viola
Sato Knudsen, cello
Ben Levy, double bass
Premiere: October 25, 1998, in Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood, Lenox, MA
Tunesmith ... An American Beauty Pageant (1993), ca. 16 minutes
Paul Chou, violin; Paul Salerni, piano
Premiere: Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York City, March 7, 1994
I Never Saw Another Butterfly (1991), ca. 17 minutes
Commissioned by Amnesty International USA
Poems by the children of the Terezín Concentration Camp, 1942-44
D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano
Chester Bresniak, Bb clarinet
David Witten, piano
Premiere: May 19, 1991, First & Second Church, Boston, MA
The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa (1998), 7 minutes
Poem by Elizabeth Kirschner
Mary Westbrook-Geha, mezzo
John Finney, organ
Premiere: June 5, 1998, King's Chapel, Boston, MA
Jack and the blues (1997), ca. 15 minutes
Poems by Jack Kerouac
Peggo Horstmann Hodes, soprano
Peggy Senter, piano
Premiere: May 2, 1997, Concord Community Music School, Concord, NH
CD#3: Two pianos
Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards, opus 66 ... "Twenty-two salon pieces for two pianos" (1996), ca. 41 minutes
Performers: Robert Levin & Ya-fei Chuang
(zero)
Il Matto
The Fool entertains the gathered guests with a tarantella.
I. Il Saltimbanco
The Mountebank shuffles his cards and does a samba.
II. La Papessa
The High Priestess concocts a magic potion.
III. L'Imperatrice
The Empress dances all night.
IV. L'Imperatore
The Emperor promenades into the Great Hall and inspects the courtiers.
V. Il Papa
The Pope makes a proclamation that all sinners will be pardoned.
VI. L'Amore
Love in a tropical paradise.
VII. Il Carro
Triumphant in battle, the gladiators ride into town on chariots.
VIII. La Giustizia
Justice is swift and unrelenting.
IX. Il Vecchio
The Old Man reminisces.
X. La Ruota della Fortuna
Fortunes rise and fall unpredictably.
XI. La Fortezza
Strength and fortitude will prevail.
XII. Il Penduto
Lamentation for the Hanged Man.
XIII. La Morte
Death lurks around the corner.
XIV. La Temperanza
Temperance in A major.
XV. Il Diavolo
The Devil seduces with his charm and wit.
XVI. La Torre
The tower topples and crashes onto the populace gathered below.
XVII. La Stella
Twinkle, twinkle, little star ...
XVIII. La Luna
Minuet for moonstruck lovers.
XIX Il Sole
Sunshine, margaritas and salsa cubana.
XX Il Giudizio
On the Day of Judgment, the angels blow their trumpets ...
XXI. Il Mondo
The world would be a happier place if we all dance together.
CD #4: Harp concerto and miscellaneous chamber works
Morango ... almost a tango (1984-string orch. version), ca. 7 mins.
Sinfonova Chamber Orchestra
Aram Gharabekian, conductor
Premiere of string-orch. version: January 18, 1985, Jordan Hall, Boston
Chôrinhos, opus 38 (1987), ca. 13 minutes
Commissioned by the NEA for the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
Instrumentation: flute, oboe, Bb clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion
Society for New Music, Syracuse, NY; Daniel Godfrey, conductor
November 10, 1987, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Dark Angels (1990, rev. 1994), ca. 10 minutes
I. Lunacy ... Nijinsky
II. Lamentoso ... Nureyev
III. Mad scherzo ... Baryshnikov
Sarah Clarke, viola; Eric Bartlett, cello
Premiere: February 19, 1994, Unitarian Church in Montclair, NJ
Poema de Natal (1996), ca. 12 minutes
Poem by Vinícius de Moraes
Jeanine Bowman, mezzo
Kathy Matasy, Bb clarinet
Dan Fox, trombone
Jennifer Elowsky, piano
Matthew Gordy, percussion
Steven Lipsitt, conductor
Premiere: May 2, 1996, Paine Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Saxxologie ... a sextet (1984) for six saxophones, ca. 11 minutes
Greg Badolato, soprano sax
Ben Schachter. soprano sax
Allan Chase, alto sax
George Garzone, tenor sax
Tom Hall, tenor sax
Steve Adams, baritone sax
Premiere: November 16, 1984, Kresge Auditorium, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Harp Concerto (1985), ca. 18 minutes
Instrumentation: harp solo 1120 2200 2 perc & strings
Ann Hobson-Pilot, harp
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
Gunther Schuller, conductor
Premiere: April 28, 1985, Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA
CD #5: Third String Quartet and other chamber works
Tantric Psalms (1997, rev. 1999), ca. 17 mins.
Deborah Leath Rentz, mezzo-soprano
Hawthorne String Quartet
Premiere : January 29, 2000, Gasson Hall, Boston College
29 Fireflies, Book II, v-ix (1982/1986), ca. 18 minutes
Shihomi Kishida, piano
American Academy in Rome, Villa Aurelia, Rome, Italy
May 29, 1987
Third String Quartet ... "father of zeus, child of Uranus" (1982)
Performers: Kronos Quartet
Piano Quintet ..."apple strudel" (1988), ca. 16 minutes
Apple Hill Chamber Players
Merkin Concert Hall, New York City; March 20, 1989
CD#6: Andrés Díaz and Madam Rubio
Canções e sambinhas (1996), ca. 16 minutes
Performers: Andrés Díaz, cello; Judith Gordon, piano
Premiere: April 25, 2000
Gasson Hall, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
I. Largo: Canção de amor
II. Sambinha Bachiana
III. Valsa Lenta
IV. Mais Uma Vêz!!!
Eight Tarot Cards For Madam Rubio (1997), ca. 19 minutes
Performers: Janis Potter & Nancy Zeltsman, marimbas
Premiere: March 8, 1997
The Juilliard School, New York, NY
Eurydice ... A tone poem for cello and orchestra (1995), ca. 33 minutes
Instrumentation: solo cello 3222 4231 timp 2perc hp & strings
I. Orpheus weeps
II. Orpheus' resolve
III. Orpheus & Eurydice
IV. Orpheus' apotheosis
Andrés Díaz, cello
Civic Symphony Orchestra of Boston
Max Hobart, conductor
Premiere: April 30, 1995, Regis College, Weston, MA
CD #7: Mass
Mass for the Holy Year 2000, ca. 53 mins.
Commissioned by Boston College, the Jesuit Institute, the Jesuit Community
and the Charles W. Englehard Foundation
Instrumentation: Four soloists, SATB chorus, 2222 2221 timp perc hp org
& strings
First performance: April 15, 2000
The University Chorale of Boston College
John Finney, Music Director
Trinity Chapel, Boston College, Newton, Massachusetts
I. Kyrie
II. Mediatation. Poem by Elizabeth Kirschner
(b. 1955)
III. Gloria
IV. Truth. Poem by Claude McKay (1890-1948)
V. Credo
VI. And I Remain With You. Poem by Edith Stein
(1891-1942)
VII. Sanctus
VIII. April 4th 1968. Poem by Thomas Merton
(1915-1968)
IX. Agnus Dei
CD #8: Jazz selections ...
Morango ... almost a tango (1983), ca. 7 mins.
Performers: Kronos Quartet
Symphony No. 3 ... Portraits in Jazz (2000), ca. 21 mins.
Commissioned
by the American Jazz Philharmonic and the American Composers Forum
Instrumentation: 3232-4331-2perc-hp-piano
trio-strings
Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra:
Mitch Glickman, conductor
July 29, 2000
Royce Hall, UCLA campus, Los Angeles,
CA
I.
Mingus!
II. Focus on
Stan Getz.
III. Miles is God!
IV. Elegy for Duke.
V. The Jazz Messenger.
Froggs!!! (T.O. Lee)
Thomas
Oboe Lee, flute
Jerry Bergonzi, tenor saxophone
Brad Hatfield, acoustic piano
and synthesizers
John Lockwood, electric and acoustic
bass
Alan Hall, drums
Ray Frisby, percussion
July (B. Hatfield)
Morango ... almost a tango (T.O. Lee)
Double
"L" Triptych (T.O. Lee)
CD #9: Four string quartets
Morango ... almost a tango (1983), ca. 7 mins.
Kronos Quartet
String Quartet on B-flat (1989 - 90; rev. 1993), ca. 19 mins.
Artaria Quartet of Boston
Gasson Hall,
Boston College
November
16, 1993
Seven Jazz Pieces (1990 - 91), ca. 16 mins.
Lydian String Quartet
Slosberg Hall, Brandeis
University
June 6, 1998
ART: arias & interludes (1996), ca. 26 mins.
Artaria Quartet of Boston
Viterbo College,
La Crosse, Wisconsin
April 23, 1996
CD #10: Symphony No. 4 ... "War and Peace" See article.
Symphony No. 4 ...
War and Peace (2001), ca. 25 mins.
Instrumentation: 2222-4231-timp-2perc-hp-pf-strings
Peggo Horstmann Hodes, soprano
Max Hobart, Music Director
Civic Symphony Orchestra of Boston
Premiere performance: March 3, 2001, Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Rupert Brooke, 1887-1915: "The soldier" from The War Sonnets
Wilfred Owen, 1893-1918: "Dulce Et Decorum Est"
Ivor Gurney, 1890-1937: "To his love"
29 Fireflies, Book III, xii - xviii (1998, rev.
2000), ca. 10 mins.
Robert Levin, piano
Alumnae Hall, Brown University, Providence, RI
March 14, 2001
Love Songs (1998), ca. 12 minutes
Commissioned by Peter Papesch for his
wife, Barbara.
Peggo Horstmann Hodes, soprano
Calvin Herst, piano
All Newton Music School, West Newton, Massachusetts
[This] Face Arthur Gorges (1557-1625)
Love Thou Art High Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
A Birthday Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
Pairs Philip Booth (born, 1925)
He Loves And She Loves ... G. & I. Gershwin
(1999 arr. for two pianos), 3.5 mins
Performers: Randall Hodgkinson & Leslie Amper
Premiere: May 7 & 9, 1999, Jordan Hall, Boston,
MA
Symphony No. 3 ... Portraits in Jazz (2000), ca. 21 mins.
Instrumentation: 3232-4331-2perc-hp-piano trio-strings
Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra
Mitch Glickman, conductor
I. Mingus!
II. Focus on Stan Getz.
III. Miles is God!
IV. Elegy for Duke.
V. The Jazz Messenger.
CD#11: I've Got The Munchies and other miscellaneous chamber works
Chôros, opus 61 (1994-95) , ca. 13 minutes
Daniel Stepner,
solo violin
Gasson Hall, Boston College
Chesnut Hill, Massachusetts
October 16, 2001
I.
Chôro vivo
II. Sambinha chôroso
III. Valsa lenta
IV. Valsa serenata
V. Polca-chôro
VI. Valsa graciosa
VII. Chôro reprise
Hancock Shaker Village (2001), ca. 19 minutes
Commissioned
by Peter and Mary Rentz forthe Shaker Village in Hancock, Massachusetts
Performers: Deborah Leath Rentz
and the Hawthorne String Quartet
Premiere performance: July 1, 2001;
Shaker Village in Hancock, Massachusetts
Second performance: Nov. 6, 2001;
Gasson Hall, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
I.
Pillar of Fire, anonymous
II. All Glean with Care,
anonymous
III. Sweet Home, anonymous
IV. Quick, anonymous
V. Farewell Dear Crossbearers,
anonymous
Piano Trio No. 1 (1994, rev. 2000) , ca. 17 minutes
Biliana Voutchkova,
violin
Rafael Popper-Keiser, cello
Heng-Jin Park Ellsworth, piano
Gasson Hall, Boston College
Chesnut Hill, Massachusetts
October 16, 2001
I.
Tangata
II. Tanguedia
III. Tango-scherzoso
IV. Fantango
I've Got the Munchies (2001, rev. 2004), ca. 19 minutes
Instrumentation:
Violin, viola, bass clarinet in Bb & vibraphone
Commissioned by Cross Sound Festival
Premiere performances: November 16,
17 & 18, 2001 in Ketchikan, Sitka & Juneau, Alaska.
Premiere of revised version: March 29, 2004 in Gasson Hall, Boston College,
Chesnut Hill, Massachusetts.
CD#11a: Clarinet Concerto and other miscellaneous works
29 Fireflies, Book II, v-ix (1982/1986), ca. 18 minutes
Shihomi Kishida, piano
American Academy in Rome, Villa Aurelia, Rome, Italy
May 29, 1987
MARIMOLIN (1986), ca. 13 minutes
I've Got the Munchies (2001, rev. 2004), ca. 19 minutes
Instrumentation:
Violin, viola, bass clarinet in Bb & vibraphone
Commissioned by Cross Sound Festival
Premiere performances: November 16,
17 & 18, 2001 in Ketchikan, Sitka & Juneau, Alaska.
Premiere of revised version: March 29, 2004 in Gasson Hall, Boston College,
Chesnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Clarinet Concerto ... Sounds of the Islands (2003), ca. 20 minutes
Instrumentation: solo clarinet and orchestra: 2222-4330-3perc-pf-strings.
CD#12: Christmas Cantata
Christmas Cantata (2001), ca. 21 minutes
Instrumentation:
soprano solo, SATB chorus, organ, brass quartet & timpani
Commissioned by James David Christie
and John Finney
John Finney, music director
Wellesley Hills Congregational Church
Wellesley, Massachusetts
December 16, 2001
I.
Hail, Blessed Virgin Mary
II. Adeste Fideles
III. Dormi Jesu.
IV. Sing Lullaby
V. Gaudete!!!
CD#13: Stabat Mater 2002
Stabat Mater 2002, ca. 26 minutes
Commissioned
by the Music Department and the Jesuit Community of Boston College
Instrumentation: SATB chorus & organ
Ecclesia Consort
Pierre Masse, music director
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Providence, Rhode Island
February 9, 2003
CD#13a
Waltzes, opus 101
(2002), ca. 13 mins
1. Dream Landscape: Marie Taglioni (1804-1884)
2. Waltzin’: Fanny Cerrito (1817-1909)
3. Lullaby: Carlotta Grisi (1819-1899)
4. La Valse: Lucile Grahn (1819-1907)
Bart Feller, flute and alto flute
Victoria Drake, harp
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
in Chelsea, New York City
Oct. 20, 2002
The New England Transcendentalists (2003), ca. 26 mins.
1. Emerson: Moderato
2. Hawthorne: Prestissimo!!!
3. Louisa May Alcott: Lento
4. Thoreau: Lento, Andante, Moderato
Hawthorne String Quartet
The Hevreh, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
March 30, 2003
Twenty-nine Fireflies, Book IV, xix - xxv (2002),
ca. 13 mins.
1. Firefly xix … 0257 Vigorously!!!
2. Firefly xx … 0158 Prestissimo!!!
3. Firefly xxi … 0136 Allegretto
…
4. Firefly xxii … 0246 Allegro
molto …
5. Firefly xxiii … 0235 Vivace
…
6. Firefly xxiv … 0268 Andante
con moto …
7. Firefly xxv … 0167 Lento …
Ya-fei Chuang, piano
Gasson Hall, Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
March 31, 2003
Stabat Mater 2002, ca.
26 minutes
Eccelsia Consort
Pierre Masse, music director
Donald Dame, organ
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Providence, Rhode Island
February 9, 2003