end of the Holocaust, [Benjamin] Lees wrote Symphony No. 4, "Memorial Candles," which the Dallas Symphony Orchestra commissioned in 1985. The hourlong piece earned praise for its power and ambition, and included poems by a Holocaust survivor."That was truly his masterpiece," his brother said. "It took a year of solid emotional work for him to complete it."
Since 1974, Lees had made his living entirely from music commissions.
from Los Angeles Times: Benjamin Lees dies at 86; Grammy-nominated classical composer
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