Artist Info: Benjamin Lees

Benjamin Lees (born January 8, 1924) is a contemporary U.S. composer of classical music, born in Harbin, China, raised in San Francisco and currently residing in Palm Springs, California.

Lees rejects atonalism and Americana in favor of classical structures. He began piano lessons at 5 with K. I. Rodetskyand[1] and started composing as a teenager. In 1954, the NBC Orchestra performed his Profiles for Orchestra on national TV. Notable work includes Symphony No. [read more...]