About the composer
Thomas Oboe Lee was born in 1945 in China and lived for some years in Brazil
before coming to the USA in 1966. After graduating from the University of
Pittsburgh he studied composition at the New England Conservatory and the
Harvard University. He won many Fellowships and prizes, and he has been
commissioned by several orchestras and string quartets, like the Boston symphony
orchestra and the Kronos quartet. He currently teaches at the Boston College. He
is also active as a jazz flutist and has made recordings with his band Departed
Feathers.
| Date | 2002 |
| Performers | Mixed Choir (SATB) and organ |
| Length | 25.42 minutes |
| Particulars | The Stabat Mater is divided into six parts. The music is mostly subdued, with the organ sometimes providing a kind of underlying "drone" for the melody. The work is very easy to listen to and probably not too difficult to sing. |
| Textual variations | The "Analecta"-version of the text is used, but
with the following changes: - Stanza 4, line 2: not "Et tremebat cum videbat" but "Pia Mater, dum videbat" - Stanza 14, line 2: not "Te libenter sociare" but "Et me tibi sociare". - Stanza 16, line 2: not "Passionis eius sortem" but "Passionis fac consortem" - Stanza 17, line 2: not "Cruce hac inebriari" but "Fac me cruce inebriari". |
| CD | Private registration of a concert performance, which Mr.Lee was so kind as to send to me. |
| About this CD | This is a record of the performance on February 9, 2003 in the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Providence, Rhode Island, USA |
| Choir | Ecclesia Consort |
| Conductor | Pierre Masse |
| Solist | Donald Dame, organ |
| Added | ( LEE 01) |
E-mail:
stabatmater@dds.nl