released October 12, 2020
ORCHESTRAL MUSIC OF LEE MCCLURE
🔶1. SYMPHONY NO.1 MONTAGE - Suite of six scenes
Eclectix Chamber Orchestra
Conductor – Jeff Talman
Jazz drummer – Brian Willson
Violin soloist, concert master – Mark Feldman,
New School Auditorium, NYC
May 16, 1988
Outline:
I — 0:00 Pastoral Impressions
II — 3:36 Blue Largo for strings
III — 4:31 Brief Phantasia
IV — 5:08 Violin Solo - Bembe Cubano in 9/8
V — 6:40 Blues Riff climax
VI — 7:18 neo-Samba Finale
The recording and score for this 8-minute Suite was made from the original recording of the complete Symphony No.1 (30 min).
This recording is the basis of the video-photo-montage by Lee McClure:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDH_6k6yxjY&t=1s
🔶2. CERULEAN NARROWS
Eclectix Chamber Orchestra
Conductor – Yaacov Bergman
Flute soloist – Ann Yasinitsky
Quaig Theater, NYC
Nov. 24, 1985
Outline:
0:00 – prologue – Descending Theme – glockenspiel and strings
1:18 – ostinato rhythm and motifs
2:02 – ostinato with Rising Theme elongated in bass
2:53 – andante Descending Theme – full orchestra
3:40 – Rising Theme and development to 1st climax
4:31 – transition and return of ostinato
4:59 – Rising Theme with disruptions building to 2nd climax
6:21 – denouement: flute solo - Descending Theme elongated – largo
8:14 – Descending Theme – full orchestra
9:07 – Rising Theme in melody over Descending Theme in bass
10:21 – (end)
🔶3. ELOHIM AND ADAM
Text by Hale Thatcher
Old First Orchestra
Conductor – Mark Smith
Soprano – Eileen Williams
Narrator – Kent Fillmore
Recorded at Old First Church, Van Ness & Sacramento St.
San Francisco, California, Feb. 13, 1983
This recording is the basis of the video-photo-montage by Lee McClure:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=StSz-D0l2lQ
🔶4. HIATUS
Eclectix Chamber Orchestra
Yaacov Bergman, conductor
CAMI Hall, NYC
Oct 27, 1986
Video of above live performance:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMa29HPGbDQ
Outline:
0:00 – intro - sostenuto
0:47 – ostinato & main theme - strings
1:34 – variations
3:22 – static drone - mysterioso
4:23 – impressionism - trumpet & flute solos
5:27 – development
5:56 – french horn solo
6:55 – fast jazz vamp - tuba solo & development
8:02 – ostinato climax & diminuendo to quiet brass
9:07 – coda - main theme - bassoon solo
🔶5. SYMPHONY NO.1 – Complete - 30 min
Symphonic orchestra, jazz drummer, & violin soloist
Eclectix Chamber Orchestra
Conductor – Jeff Talman
Jazz drummer –Brian Willson
Violin soloist, concert master – Mark Feldman,
New School Auditorium, NYC
May 16, 1988
Outline:
🔷1st MOVEMENT (Jazz) 🍀(Start of Part 1)
0:00 – Introduction
1:56 – Main Theme, Bossa Nova, C Major
3:20 – Main Theme, Latin 9/8, C Minor
4:19 – Swing variation, C Minor
🔷2nd MOVEMENT (Classical)
5:46 – Main Theme, Ravel variation, Rubato
10:18 – Development, Neo-classical to Atonal
13:08 – Second Tonal Theme
🔷3rd MOVEMENT (Jazz) 🍀(Strart of Part 2)
0:00 – Main Theme, slow C Minor Blues, Swing tempo
2:29 – Main Theme, very fast jazz 4/4
3:49 – Improvised Drum kit solo
6:33 – Improvised Violin solo, Latin 9/8
10:25 – Main Theme, Bossa Nova & Ravel variations, C Major
11:29 – Coda in six sections
15:36 – (end – applause) — (total: 30 min.)