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Cello duet concert: Sunday, July 19, 2026, at the town church of Saint-Amand-Montrond in the Loire Valley, France. Come and hear two exceptional cellists—our Honorary Member Odile Bourin and Clélia Farago—perform cello duets by Jacques Offenbach, Felix Battanchon, Reinhold Glière, and Sebastian Lee. This concert is supported by the Association des Amis de l'Orgue du Grand Condé.
Cello duets concert: on Thursday, July 16 at 8:00 PM in the magnificent church of Geay, in the Charente-Maritime department. The program features works by Offenbach, Battanchon, and our dear Sebastian Lee, with cello duets performed by our Honorary Member Odile Bourin and Clélia Farago.
Friends in the Deux-Sèvres department, don't miss the exceptional concert by cellists Odile Bourin and Clélia Farago this summer—on Saturday, July 18, in the village of Breuil-Coiffault (79). Come and hear cello duets by Jacques Offenbach, Felix Battanchon, Friedrich Kummer, and our dear Sebastian Lee. Organized by the Association d'Hier à Aujourd'hui - Roquecourbe. More information here.
The Joy Association, presided over by Petra Tamboer, is organizing a chamber music concert on Saturday, July 11, in Touffailles (Tarn-et-Garonne). The event will offer the chance to hear our Honorary Member Valérie Aimard and her enchanting cello, alongside Karine Watelet on violin and Fabien Prou on piano. The program features works by Schubert and Beethoven.
It’s finally ready! The first printed score in the three-part series of Sebastian Lee’s Opus 4, "Scène Suisse," is now available on our website. It represents a full year of work by a highly motivated team!!! A very special thank you to Sheri Heldstab—none of this would have been possible without you. Thanks also to Mathieu Moriconi, Jean-Jacques Desuraune, and Petra Tamboer—winner of the "Portrait of Sebastian Lee 2022" contest—whose artwork was chosen for the cover of this three-part opus. Discover this unique work here: https://sebastianlee.org/.../opus-4-scene-suisse-cello.../
Unpublished since 1858, this work is a tribute to Switzerland, its alpine pastures, and its armaillis [alpine herdsmen].
Did you enjoy it? Listen to Sebastian Lee's barcarolle "Souvenir du lac des quatre cantons" arranged for four cellos by Mathieu Moriconi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJZh8TyMciA
Sheet music for the arrangement and a play-along track are available on our website: https://sebastianlee.org/produit/sebastian-lee-op-45-pour-4-violoncelles/
The original piano/cello score is also available: https://sebastianlee.org/produit/sebastian-lee-op-45-piano-violoncelle/
Our premiere is today at 6:00 PM GMT+2! A lovely barcarolle to celebrate the arrival of summer with Sebastian Lee's Opus 45, "Souvenir du lac des quatre cantons" (Memories of Lake Lucerne), yet another Swiss tune! Arrangement for four cellos and performed by Mathieu Moriconi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJZh8TyMciA
Premiere: Don't miss the exclusive broadcast, for the first time since 1847, of Sebastian Lee's Opus 45, "Souvenir du lac des quatre cantons" (Souvenir of Lake Lucerne). The composer and cellist takes us back to Switzerland for a unique barcarolle! It will be available on our YouTube channel on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at 6:00 PM GMT+2: https://youtu.be/FJZh8TyMciA
The sheet music for Sebastian Lee's Opus 86, "Russian Serenade," is now available online, exclusively in digital format.
Original score for cello with piano accompaniment (PDF): https://sebastianlee.org/.../sebastian-lee-opus-86.../
Arrangement for four cellos by Mathieu Moriconi (PDF + MP3 Play-Along): https://sebastianlee.org/.../sebastian-lee-op-86.../
Only a few hours left to help us raise the funds needed to republish Sebastian Lee's Opus 4, "Scène suisse," a unique and forgotten ranz des vaches (traditional Breton folk song) that has been out of print for nearly 170 years! We're still far from our goal and need all the support we can get. Every donation counts, thank you in advance: https://whydonate.com/fr/fundraising/sebastianlee
Just a few minutes ago on our YouTube channel, we featured the version for four cellos of Sebastian Lee's Opus 26, "Chant élégiaque: Prière et désespoir" (Elegiac Song: Prayer and Despair), arranged and performed by Mathieu Moriconi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv_VHbV3aqE
This is a previously unpublished work, originally written for cello and piano with a vocal line composed by A. Mauze, who is also the dedicatee of the collection.
Discover the score of the arrangement and its play-along recording on our website: https://sebastianlee.org/.../sebastian-lee-op-26.../
The original score of Opus 26 for tenor voice accompanied by cello and piano is also available on our website: https://sebastianlee.org/.../sebastian-lee-op-26-chant.../
We conclude the rare opus 165 by Friedrich A. Kummer with Duet III, Movement 3, Allegro risoluto for two cellos, performed by Mathieu Moriconi: https://youtu.be/bkWxqojfqIc
The scores in PDF format, as well as the play along MP3 audio files, are available on our website: https://sebastianlee.org/.../kummer-op165-trois-duo-pour.../
The three duets are available separately:
Duet I: https://sebastianlee.org/produit/kummer-op165-duo1/
Duet II: https://sebastianlee.org/produit/kummer-op165-duo2/
Duet III: https://sebastianlee.org/produit/kummer-op165-duo3/
Discover Sebastian Lee's Opus 26, "Elegiac Scene: Prayer and Despair," an exclusive premiere on our YouTube channel on Sunday, May 31st at 4:00 PM Paris time. Published by Richault in Paris around 1842, the work has been forgotten for 184 years! We invite you to join us for this exceptional musical experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv_VHbV3aqE
Have a great weekend everyone! Enjoy Kummer Op.165 duo III Mvt 2 Poco allegretto performed by Mathieu Moriconi: https://youtu.be/rLsIpSoxL_o
Sheet music (PDF) and play-along (MP3) available here: https://sebastianlee.org/produit/kummer-op165-trois-duo-pour-deux-violoncelles-complet/
And here is the third and final duo from this rare Opus 165 by Kummer with its first movement, "Allegro energico," performed by Mathieu Moriconi: https://youtu.be/-ocTT9wOJVI
Find the complete Opus 165 in PDF scores and playalong MP3 audio: https://sebastianlee.org/.../kummer-op165-trois-duo-pour.../
Or the duos sold separately:
Duo I: https://sebastianlee.org/produit/kummer-op165-duo1/
Duo II: https://sebastianlee.org/produit/kummer-op165-duo2/
Duo III: https://sebastianlee.org/produit/kummer-op165-duo3/
The third movement of Kummer's Duo II, Op. 165, is inspired by a theme by Mozart: https://youtu.be/rBiCSbxQC_M
Sheet music + audio files available here: https://sebastianlee.org/.../kummer-op165-trois-duo-pour.../
My friends, only TWO short weeks left to participate in the 2026 Sebastian Lee Challenge and win digital sheet music and play-along recordings. Record the work of your choice from Sebastian Lee's catalog and send us your video of yourself playing it. We reward all participants!
Contest rules and parental authorization for minors: https://sebastianlee.org/concours/#DefiSebLee