Author Archives: Lee

Thailand International Composition Festival

Tomorrow (July 8) I will fly to Bangkok, Thailand for participating the Eighth Thailand International Composition Festival (TICF). My piece, Unbearable Pain and Watery Eyes (2012) for violin, percussion and piano, was selected as one of twelve finalists in the TICF Composition Competition, and will be premiered at the music auditorium (MACM Hall) of Mahidol University on July 14 (10am). I was invited to participate the TICF from July 9 to 14 to attend all the concerts and lectures, and get the feedback of my piece in the Masterclass. I am looking forward to my trip to Bangkok.

By the way, I will travel to Bangkok from July 8 to 18. In these days I will have two pieces performing in Taiwan. Ballade (2012) for violin and percussion will be premiered tomorrow night (7pm, July 8) at the Miaoli International Culture and Tourism Bureau Concert Hall by violinist Yu-Hao Chang and percussionist Sayun Chang. Cave Railroad (2011) for solo alto saxophone will have Taiwan premiered performance at the YAMAHA Artists Service Center (Taipei) by saxophonist Po-Fang Chang on July 17. Although I am not able to attend these two concerts, I believe the performances will be fantastic. Please visit the “Performances” page to get more information of concerts.

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Ballade

Ballade (2012)
for Vioin and Percussion

Instrumentation of Percussion:
Marimba (5-Oct), 4 Wood Blocks, 4 Bongos, Conga, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Bamboo Wind Chime, Glass Wind Chime, Kalimba

World Premiere:
July 8, 2012
Taiwanese Aboriginal Concert
Miaoli International Culture and Tourism Bureau Concert Hall, Miaoli, Taiwan
Yu-Hao Chang, violin; Sayun Chang, percussion

Duration: 10 minutes
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Washington International Competition for Composition

I am invited for attending the string final and composition winners concert of the Washington International Competition, and will go to Washington DC tomorrow (June 8) to next Monday (June 11). My Five Bagatelles for Piano and String Quartet is the first prize of this competition this year, and will perform by Joy Schreier and the Sunrise Quartet at the Terrace Theater of Kennedy Center this Sunday afternoon (June 10). The concert begins at 2pm, admission free. By the way, Friday Morning Music Club Foundation not only gives me the cash prize but also provides me the transportation fee and hotel accommodation. I am looking forward to the trip to DC and it should be a wonderful experience to me.
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Hold the Line

Hold the Line (2012)
for Chamber Ensemble

Instrumentation:
Flute (doubling Piccolo), Clarinet (Bb), Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet (Bb), Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double bass

Performance History:
April 30, 2012
Scoring for Film, TV & Video Course Recording Session
Millard Auditorium, The Hartt School, West Hartford, CT
Lee: Hold the Line for Chamber Ensemble
Feng-Hsu Lee conducts film recording chamber ensemble:
Christina Kuvshinoff , flute and piccolo; Caitlin Yovino, clarinet; Kevin Zheng, bassoon; David Riddile, horn; Greg MacArthur, trumpet; Shuying Li, piano; Diego Velazco, violin; Matthew Primm, viola; Olivia Harris, cello; Marshall Greenberg, double bass

Duration: 6 minutes
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Two Performances on March 29

There are two performances of my pieces on March 29, but in different states of the United States. I am looking forward to both concerts.

First, Oboe Duo Agosto will perform my Phantasy again in the morning (10:55am). The concert will take place at the Hubbard Music Center Performing Hall of Loomis Chaffee School (Windsor, CT) and is open to the public. It will be the sixth performance of this piece.

Second, saxophonist Po-Fang Chang will premiere my Cave Railroad for solo alto saxophone in the night (8pm) at his Master of Music degree recital. The concert will take place at the Bryan Recital Hall, College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green State University, OH.  I will take the Amtrak from Hartford, CT to Bowling Green, OH (long trip!) for the premiere of my solo alto saxophone piece.

Please click the “Performance” page for the direction of the venues, and both concerts are free admission.

3月29日我有兩個曲子分別在美國康乃狄克州跟俄亥俄州被演出，我很期待這兩場音樂會。

Oboe Duo Agosto在早上10點55分於Hubbard Music Center Performing Hall of Loomis Chaffee School（美國康乃狄克州Windsor）演出我的為雙簧管與英國管的《幻想曲》。這場音樂會是公開的，而且是這首曲子的第六次演出。薩克斯風家張柏方在晚上8點於美國俄亥俄州鮑林格林州立大學音樂院的Bryan Recital Hall將要首演我寫給他的中音薩克斯風獨奏曲《山隧鐵道》。我將會搭美國國鐵Amtrak從康州哈特福到俄亥俄州鮑林格林（非常長程的旅行）去出席這首曲子的首演音樂會。

請點選「演出記錄」頁面取得音樂會地點的資料，兩場音樂會都是免費的。

Unbearable Pain and Watery Eyes

Unbearable Pain and Watery Eyes (2012)
for Violin, Percussion and Piano

Award:
Selected work in the 32nd Asian Composers League Conference and Festival in Tokyo, Japan (2014)
Selected work in the final round of the Eighth Thailand International Composition Competition (2012)

Instrumentation:
Violin, Percussion (Vibraphone, 3 Tom-Toms, Snare Drum, Bass Drum), and Piano

World Premiere:
July 14, 2012
The Eighth Thailand International Composition Festival
Music Auditorium (MACM Hall), College of Music, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Charatmanat Lertsukon, violin; Anusorn Prabnongbua, percussion; Pasatorn Stieniti, piano

Duration: 9 minutes
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Phantasy Recording

I have received a studio recording from Oboe Duo Agosto yesterday.  The recording is my piece Phantasy, which is a commissioned piece by them as well.  The studio recording was made in Arlington Heights, IL in December 2011.  As result, I upload this recording to the “Phantasy” page. Please click this link, “Phantasy,” to listen to this recording and program notes of this piece. Also, please visit the page of Oboe Duo Agosto, “New Sound Clip,” to read the further information of this recording. By the way, Phantasy will get its fifth performance at the Prosser Public Library (Bloomfield, CT) on February 10, 2012.

昨天我收到Oboe Duo Agosto寄來的錄音室錄音檔案，這個錄音是我為Oboe Duo Agosto寫的，也是他們委託我創作的曲子《幻想曲》。這個錄音室錄音是2011年12月在美國伊利諾州Arlington Heights錄製。我今天上傳了這個檔案在《幻想曲》的頁面，請點選這個連結《幻想曲》就可以聽到這個錄音，並可以閱讀這個曲子的樂曲解說。也可前往這個Oboe Duo Agosto網站的這個頁面 “New Sound Clip” 瞭解有關這個錄音的一些資訊。《幻想曲》將要迎向他第五次的演出，在2012年2月10日晚上7點，在Bloomfield, CT的Prosser Public Library。

Clarinet Quintet

Quintet (2008-2009)
for Clarinet and String Quartet

Award:
The Honorable Mention of the Chamber Music Rochester Young Composer Competition (2009)

World Premiere:
February 25, 2009
Feng-Hsu Lee MM Degree Recital
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
Eugene Pook, clarinet; Chen-Han Tsai, Christina Zhou, violins; Oliver Chang, viola; Matthew Huber, cello

Duration: 19 minutes
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