Three Sketches

Thee Sketches (2022)
for Piano Four Hands

I. Prelude
II. Lullaby
III. March

Commissioned by Joyce Wan-Hsuan Wu and Tzu-Feng Liu (The Woven Sounds)

World Premiere:
November 19, 2022
New Asian Music with The Woven Sounds and Friends
Recital Hall, Austin Community College Highland Campus, Austin, TX, USA
The Woven Sounds:
Joyce Wan-Hsuan Wu, Peir-Shiuan Tang, piano

Duration: 10 minutes

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Under the Darkening Sky

Under the Darkening Sky (2020)
for Chamber Ensemble

Commissioned by Sharing Chamber Orchestra

Instrumentation:
1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Percussion (Snare Drum, 2 Tom-Toms, Kick Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Triangle, Rainstick, and Metal Wind Chimes), 1 Harp, 1 Piano, 1 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello

World Premiere:
October 15, 2022
Sharing Chamber Orchestra Concert 2022
Chiahu Performance Hall, Beigang Cultural Center, Yunlin, Taiwan
Sharing Chamber Orchestra


Duration: 8 minutes

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Contemporary Chinese Art Songs Vol. 6

Finally, Contemporary Chinese Art Songs Vol. 6 has been published by Mercury Publishing House this week (January 18, 2021). This book includes five of my songs, Aria, Drunken Moon Lake, Taiwan Sugar Museum Qiaotou, Nuannuan, and Start of Spring, commissioned by Association of Vocal Artists of R.O.C. You can purchase this book on Mercury Publishing House official website and books.com.tw in the following links. Thank you!

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Hualien

Hualien (2015)
for Mixed Chorus

Award: The Merit Award in the Adult Mixed Chorus Category of Taiwan Choral Association Composition Competition (2015)

World Premiere:
December 6, 2015
Winners Concert of Taiwan Choral Association Composition Competition
Concert Hall of Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan
Li-Fen Chen conducts La Voix d’Azur
TCA Composition Competition Concert Poster

Duration: 5 minutes

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A Kite with a Broken String

A Kite with a Broken String (2013)
for Orchestra

“A Kite with a Broken String” is the second movement of my Symphony No. 2 “Sky Trilogy”.

Award:
Semi-Finalist, The American Prize in Composition – Orchestra Music Professional Division (2016)
The Honorable Mention of National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition (2015)

Instrumentation:
Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Clarinets (Bb), Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets (C), 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion 1 (1 5-oct. marimba, 1 lion’s roar), Percussion 2 (1 slapstick shared with Perc. 3, 1 snare drum, 1 suspended cymbal), Percussion 3 (1 rainstick, 1 bamboo wind chimes, 1 slapstick shared with Perc. 2), Harp, Strings.

World Premiere:
August 19, 2015
Final Concert of the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition 2015
Concert Hall of National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, Taichung, Taiwan
Lin Liao conducts National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
NTSO Composition Competition 2015

Duration: 11 minutes

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Rainy Night of Flowers

Rainy Night of Flowers (2014)
for Solo Violin

Award: Selected Work of the Score Call from “Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: Tzu-En Lee, violin” (2015)

World Premiere:
March 8, 2015
Composer’s Voice Concert – Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: Tzu-En Lee, violin
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church, New York, NY
Lee: Rainy Night of Flowers for Solo Violin
Tzu-En Lee, violin
Composer's Voice Concert
Duration: 1 minute
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Meteor Impacts

Meteor Impacts (2012-2013)
for orchestra

“Meteor Impacts” is the first movement of my Symphony No. 2 “Sky Trilogy”.

Award:
Finalist, The American Prize in Composition – Orchestra Music Professional Division (2015)
Orchestra Members’ Choice Award and Audience’s Choice Award of National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition (2014)

Instrumentation:
Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Clarinets (Bb), Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets (C), 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion 1 (1 anvil, 1 lion’s roar, 4 cowbells, 1 suspended cymbal), Percussion 2 (5 tom-toms, 1 snare drum, 1 suspended cymbal), Percussion 3 (4 brake drums, 1 bass drum, 1 tam-tam, 1 rainstick, 1 triangle, 1 ratchet), Piano, Strings.

World Premiere:
August 23, 2014
Final Concert of the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition 2014
Concert Hall of National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, Taichung, Taiwan
Lin Liao conducts National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
NTSO Composition Competition 2014

Duration: 12 minutes
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The Flight Log

The Flight Log (2005)
for Mixed Chorus and Piano

I.  Stars of Night
II. Bright Blue Sky
III. A Pair of Wings

Commissioned by Taipei Century Choir

World Premiere:
December 11, 2013
TNC Taiwanese Choral Works
National Recital Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
Chun-Chiang Chiu conducts Taiwan National Choir
Shih-Hsing Lin, piano
TNC Taiwanese Choral Works Concert

Duration: 11 minutes
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New Domain Name and Cave Railroad Recording

I finally got the new domain name of this website last Saturday (September 21). If you have bookmarked the old one, please update to a new one although it will automatically redirect from the old to the new. The new domain name is http://fenghsulee.com. Thank you.

By the way, I also got a recording of my
Cave Railroad for solo alto saxophone from Po-Fang Chang yesterday, and I put the recording in this website today. Please click this link, Cave Railroad, for listening to this piece.

Domain Name

上星期六(9月21日)我終於為這個網站買了新的網域,如果你曾經把之前的舊網址加入你的書籤,雖然舊網址還是會自動連接到新網址,還是請你更新一下你的書籤。謝謝!新的網址是:http://fenghsulee.com

另外,我昨天拿到柏方寄給我的錄音,是我寫給他的為獨奏中音薩克斯風的《山隧鐵道》。我今天把這個錄音放到這個網站了,請點選這個連結來聆聽這個錄音:《山隧鐵道》。