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Daphne .​.​. An Imaginary Ballet (2015)

by Thomas Oboe Lee

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I go to Rome every year during my winter break from teaching. My favorite statue in the Galleria Borghese is Bernini's "Apollo and Daphne." It is amazingly alive and beautiful. When the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston asked me to write a work for string orchestra, I immediately thought of the fabulous "Apollon Musagète" by Stravinsky. Wouldn't it be fun to write a companion piece to the Stravinsky and call it Daphne? And since the Stravinsky Apollo is a ballet, my Daphne would be one as well, although an imaginary one.

Daphne is in three sections, or three acts.

Act 1. Moderato ... Apollo struts around at a party, flirting with the nymphs (0:32) and then suddenly he notices Daphne. He falls in love immediately - TRIO (1:51)

Act 2. Fuga (4:40) ... Unnerved by Apollo's attention, Daphne flees. Apollo chases after her. He trips and falls, and loses sight out Daphne - TRIO (6:08). He sees her again and gives chase (8:13).

Act 3. Largo (8:55) ... Apollo catches up to Daphne and declares his love for her. She struggled to free herself from him and calls for help (13:08). To save Daphne from Apollo, her father Ladon, the river god, transforms Daphne into a laurel tree.

Curtain.

For Elizabeth Wilson, 2014-2015

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released December 2, 2016

Gil Rose, music director
Boston Modern Orchestra Project

Music by Thomas Oboe Lee

Recorded in the Fraser Studio @ WGBH
August 19, 2016
Antonio Oliart, audio engineer and editor

© Departed Feathers Music, Inc. - BMI - 2015

Photo credit: Thomas Oboe Lee

Bernini's "Apollo and Daphne"
Galleria Borghese
Rome, Italy

YouTube link: youtu.be/VHN-1qV445Q

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Thomas Oboe Lee Cambridge, Massachusetts

Thomas Oboe Lee was born in China in 1945. He lived in São Paulo, Brazil, for six years before coming to the United States in 1966. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, he studied composition at the New England Conservatory and Harvard University. He has been a member of the music faculty at Boston College since 1990. ... more

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