Leo Sowerby


Leo Sowerby
Nationality: American
Born: 1895-1968
Education/Training:
Sttudied composition with Arthur Olaf Andersen at the American Conservatory of Music

Best Known For:
His influence on American church music; His more than 500 compositions

Notable Compositions:
Canticle of the Sun; Festival Musick; Pageant of Autumn; Eternal Light

Assignments:
Was a member of the faculty at the American Conservatory of Music; Served as the organist-choirmaster at St James's Episcopal Church in Chicago; Was the founding director of the College of Church Musicians

Notable Recordings:
Leo Sowerby: American Master of Sacred Song; Organ Music of Leo Sowerby; Leo Sowerby: Works for Organ and Orchestra

REPERTOIRE: Symphony in G

Concert Details Date
Mystics at the Cathedral Nov 10, 2002

REPERTOIRE: II. Fast and Sinister

Concert Details Date
Mystics at the Cathedral Nov 10, 2002