Thomas Daniel Schlee

Thomas Daniel Schlee (born October 26, 1957) is an Austrian composer, arts administrator, and organist.

Life and work

Thomas Daniel Schlee was born in Vienna and studied at the Vienna Musikhochschule with Michael Radulescu and Erich Romanovsky. He then earned a PhD in musicology and art history at Vienna University. During 1977-78, Schlee was an auditor in Olivier Messiaen's composition class in Paris and studied privately with composer and organist Jean Langlais. Upon returning to Austria, he also studied with noted Austrian composer Francis Burt.

Schlee has taught at a number of Austrian universities including the Vienna Musikhochschule and Salzburg University.

He began his career as an arts administrator by serving as the artistic director of the International Bruckner Festival in Linz from 1990-98. He served as the deputy director of the International Beethoven Festival in Bonn from 1999-2003. In 2004, he became the director of the Carinthischer Sommer.

As a composer, Schlee has written works in all forms which have been widely performed and recorded by ensembles such as the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Warsaw Philharmonic. As an organist, he has made many recordings which have won awards including the Diapason d'Or and the German Record Critics Prize. Schlee has received numerous awards as a composer and administrator, including the Joaquín Rodrigo Medal, the Upper Austria State Cultural Music Prize, the City of Neuss Church Music Prize, and was made an Officier des Arts et Lettres in 2005.

Major works

*"Konzertoverture, Musik für ein Fest, op. 64" (2005) for orchestra
*"Missa, op. 61" (2005) for baritone solo, mixed choir, brass, percussion, and organ
*"Die schöne Lau, op. 60" (2004) for soprano, speaker, and orchestra
*"Drittes Streichquartett, "Tempus Floridum" op. 56" (2003) for string quartet
*"und ich sah, op. 55" (2002-03) oratorio for soloists, chorus, and ensemble
*"Der Kreuzweg unseres Herrn und Heilandes, op. 52" (2001) for organ and string orchestra
*"Symphonie No. 1, op. 51" (2000-01) for orchestra
*"Der Esel Hesékiël, op. 46" (1998-99) for narrator and orchestra
*"Orchesterspiel, op. 45" (1997-98) for orchestra
*"Sonata da Camera, op. 42" (1996-97) for chamber orchestra
*"Licht, Farben, Schatten, op. 38" (1995-96) for orchestra
*"Concertino, op. 36" (1995) for two piccolo trumpets (or oboes) and string orchestra
*"Wacht auf, Harfe und Saitenspiel, op. 35" (1994-95) for harp and string orchestra
*"Aurora, op. 32" (1992-93) for orchestra
*"Ricercar, op. 31" (1990-92) for orchestra
*"Cinq Pièces , op. 29" (1990-92) for organ
*"Das Feuer des Herrn, op. 27" (1989) cantata for soloists, children's chorus, and chamber orchestra
*"Zweites Streichquartett, op. 21" (1983-85, rev. 1997) for string quartet
*"... und mit einer Stimme rufen, op. 20" (1987) for orchestra

External links

*http://www.baerenreiter.com/html/zeitgen/schlee/schlee.htm Thoams Daniel Schlee page at his principal publisher Baerenreiter]
*http://www.carinthischersommer.at/ Carinthian Summer Festival website]