“There is a shimmer to James Lee III’s sound canvass.” Conductor Jed Gaylin shares some insight into the composer’s new work Alas! Babylon’s Final Sunset, which Gaylin conducts in its world premiere on March 1st when he leads the Hopkins Symphony Orchestra at Shriver Hall in Baltimore, MD. Lee will participate in an informal pre-concert […]
James Lee III
Lee: Aesthetic, Emotional & Spiritual
On September 22 and 24, conductor Jetro de Oliveira presents the world premiere of James Lee III’s new oratorio A Revelação Através do Santuário (The Revelation through the Sanctuary) in Americana (Sao Paulo State), Brazil. The Revelation through the Sanctuary is a five-movement, large-scale work for chorus and orchestra featuring Lee’s text- settings from the […]
Lee’s Engrossing Music
On March 21, the St. Olaf Band gives the world premiere of James Lee III’s new band work Ancient Words, Current Realities!, conducted by Timothy Mahr. The premiere will be featured at the 2013 College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) annual conference at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Commissioned by St. Olaf College […]