Christopher Lee      composer

Large Ensemble

Concertino for Marimba and Chamber Orchestra (1998) 10’30”
FP: May 14, 1998, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio
Jeremy Craycraft, marimba; Baldwin-Wallace Chamber Orchestra, Jason Seber, conductor

Interchangeable Parts (2000) 6’00”
chamber orchestra
FP: May 1, 2000, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Chamber Symphony, John McLaughlin Williams, conductor

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In November (2003) 3’30”
orchestra
FP: November 4, 2003, McCullogh Performing Arts Center, The Woodlands, Texas
The Woodlands Symphony Orchestra, Dagang Chen, conductor

Viola Concerto (2004-2005) 16’00”
solo viola / string orchestra / percussion
FP: February 14, 2005, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Dana Rokosny, solo viola; Emily Dahl, Christina Frangos, Victoria Lindsay, violins; Meredith Harris, Travis Maril, violas; Stephanie Hunt, Ryan Sweeney, cellos; Jory Herman, double bass; Craig Hauschildt, David West, percussion; Thomas Conroy, conductor

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Twirl (2005) 3’00”
orchestra
FP: February 5, 2005, McCullogh Performing Arts Center, The Woodlands, Texas
The Woodlands Symphony Orchestra, Dagang Chen, conductor

Up (2005) 4’00”
wind ensemble
FP: April 1, 2005, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio
Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory Wind Ensemble, Dwight Oltman, conductor                                                                                                                    

Interiors (2008) 9’00”
orchestra
FP: December 5, 2008, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Shepherd School of Music Symphony Orchestra, Cristi Macelaru, conductor

Vocal

Visor’d (text by Walt Whitman) (1995) 3’00”
mezzo-soprano / piano
FP: October 15, 1995, Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, Ohio
Marsha Miller, soprano; Brooke Joyce, piano

Ave Maria (1995) 25’00”
soprano / tubular bells / strings
Reading: November 10, 1995, Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, Ohio
Hilary Klein, soprano; Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra

Dona Nobis Pacem (2001) 10’00”
double SATB chorus
Reading: November 23, 2001, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Indiana University Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, Carmen Tellez, conductor

Three Songs (2005) 11’00”
I. It dropped so low – in my Regard (text by Emily Dickinson)
II. This Wave (text by Witter Bynner)
III. The Wayfarers (text by Rupert Brooke)
soprano / piano
FP: February 14, 2005, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Aline Bahamondez, soprano; Steven Malone, piano

The True Lover’s Farewell (traditional text) (2002/2009) 5’00”
SSATTB chorus
Reading: April 25, 2002, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Indiana University Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, Carmen Tellez, conductor

Chamber

Sonata for Flute and Piano (1997) 7’30”
FP: January 12, 1998, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio
Wendy Hermes, flute; Stuart Raleigh, piano

Duo for Flute and Piano (1998) 6’30”
FP: May 18, 1999, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio
Erin Gilligan, flute; Mark Graham, piano

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Nordic Sketch (2000/2002) 8’00”
clarinet/piano                                                                                                                                 FP: May 12, 2002, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana  Marty Gold, clarinet; Melissa Korte, piano
 

String Quartet  “Sundogs” (2002) 13’30”
FP: May 12, 2002, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Cordelia Hagmann, David Johnson, violins; Naima Bilal, viola; Bartram Nason, cello

Jubilee Variations (2004) 4’30”
trumpet / horn / trombone
FP: July 18, 2004, Omaha, Nebraska
The Analog Arts Ensemble (Omaha Chamber Music Society)


In Liquid Shadow (2004) 8’30”
flute / clarinet / violin / cello / piano / percussion
Reading: April 19, 2004, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Speculum Musicae, James Baker, conductor

Unity Gain (2005) 7’30”
flute / clarinet / violin / cello / piano / percussion
FP (second movement): August 1, 2005, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Music05 Chamber Players, Christopher Lee, conductor
FP (entire work): August 19, 2005, Arcosanti, Meyer, Arizona
The California E.A.R. Unit, Christopher Lee, conductor

Time And Tide (2006) 8’30”
flute / clarinet / violin / cello / piano / percussion
Reading: February 1, 2006, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Speculum Musicae, James Baker, conductor

Color Wheel (2006) 5’30”
flute / cello / percussion
FP: March 25, 2006, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
VOX

Variations on a Folk Tune (2006) 6’30”
string quartet
Reading: April 20, 2006, Rice University, Houston, Texas
The Enso Quartet

Secondary Colors (2006) 7’30”
clarinet / bass clarinet / cello / double bass / piano / percussion
FP: November 21, 2006, Rice University, Houston, Texas                    20/21 Ensemble, Craig Hauschildt, conductor

Akom (2008) 8'00”
percussion ensemble
FP: April 26, 2008, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 College of St. Scholastica Hand Drum Ensemble, Jeremy Craycraft, conductor 

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Sonata for Cello and Piano (2008) 17'00”  
FP:  March 29, 2009, The Church of the Epiphany, Euclid, Ohio                                                                                                                                          Tara Klein, cello; Ron Palka, piano

The Loon In Winter Solitude Sings To Cassiopeia (2009) 11'00”
flute / trumpet

Solo

Elegy (in memoriam Yitzhak Rabin) (1995/1999) 5’30”
solo cello
FP: May 18, 1999, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio
Adrienne Wininsky, cello 

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Partita for Solo Flute (2001) 14’00”
FP: May 12, 2002, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Erin Gilligan, flute

Paper Crane Prelude (2002) 5’00”
solo marimba
FP: May 14, 2002, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Amber Corey Kilgore, marimba

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Skywriting (2005) 3’00”
solo flute
FP: February 14, 2005, Rice University, Houston, Texas                                                                                                                                                           Abigail McKee, flute

Etudes for Marimba (2007) 12’00”
solo marimba
FP: ("Twos and Threes" etude) May 20, 2007, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio                                                                                                                                           Christopher Lee, marimba

Electroacoustic

Bounce (2000) 8’00”
electronic media
FP: October 21, 2000, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
 

Nocturne: Engine Room Telegraph (2002) 9’30”
electronic media
FP: October 9, 2002, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

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“Forty gone down together…” (2003) 10’00”
(texts by Emily Dickinson)
electronic media
FP: October 28, 2003, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Mantra and Blues (2004) 9’30”
electronic media
FP: April 3, 2004, Rice University, Houston, Texas
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Bounce (arranged for the ballet MindStorms, Nancy Ku, choreographer) (2006) 5’30”
electronic media
FP: April 1, 2006, Rice University, Houston, Texas

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Arrangements and Orchestrations

Three Pieces from Sonata Prima (1678) by Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani (2008) 4’00”
trumpet and string quartet or string orchestra