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Symphony No. 9 .​.​. My Imaginary London (2014)

by Thomas Oboe Lee

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When I told Gil Rose that I had written symphonies for the cities of Paris and Rome, he said “Why don’t you do London as your next symphony?” I told him, “But I’ve never been to London.” He said, “Well, now you have an excuse to go there.”

That never happened; going to London, that is. But I was very intrigued about writing a “London” symphony. So, I decided to go ahead, and instead of London as a travelogue symphony, something I did for Paris and Rome, I came up with an alternative idea. Why not compose a London Symphony in homage to three of my favorite English composers: Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Edward Elgar?

Symphony No. 9 … My Imaginary London is in three movements with multiple sections within each.

1. Prelude: Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Moderato
Scherzo I - Trio I - Reprise I

2. Interlude: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Lento
Scherzo II - Trio II - Reprise II

3. Postlude: Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Largo

This work is dedicated to my wife and muse, Kristin Beckwith.

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released April 3, 2017

Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Gil Rose, music director

Recorded in Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory
July 2, 2014

Joel Gordon, audio engineer and editor

Music by Thomas Oboe Lee

Photo of the London Coliseum by Stephanie Hillstrom Dawson

YouTube link: youtu.be/q0qmqVz9Ihw

© Departed Feathers Music, Inc. - BMI - 2014

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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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