Complex sentence: Benjamin Lees (January 8,1924--May 31,2010) was a contemporary U.S. composer of art music, born in Harbin, China, raised in San Francisco and lived in Palm Springs, California.
Split into simpler sentences: Benjamin Lees (January 8,1924--May 31,2010) was an American composer of art music. He was born in Harbin, China, raised in San Francisco and lived in Palm Springs, California.