The first four works are inspired by e.e. cummings’ poem, somewhere i have never traveled, gladly beyond
Imaginary Garden VII…until another year, another bloom… is written for flautist Robert Aitken and Land’s End Ensemble. – HL
“God gives us memories that we have rose gardens in winter” – Obituary, Rosalind W.Y. Lee (1927-2017)
Hope Lee has written for chamber ensemble/orchestra, choir, voice and multimedia projects, many works have been performed at international music festivals. She is always exploring new sounds and structure, and striving for constant growth, both within individual works and in her output as a whole. Born in Taiwan of mainland Chinese parents, Hope began studying piano at five and moved to Canada in 1967. She studied composition at McGill University and at the Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg. While living in Berkeley, California, she studied Chinese traditional music, classical poetry and computer music. She has been engaged as a guest composer at festivals and universities in Asia, Europe and Canada. Hope‘s work can be heard on Attacca (Germany/Holland), Aurait (Italy), Centrediscs, SNE and UNICAL (Canada) recording labels. Furore-Verlag, Germany publishes all her works.
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