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Leroy Anderson Centennial Concerts Concert Listings by State and Country Last updated August 8, 2008 Music Directors: Please help us build a detailed record of the Anderson Centennial by sending the Anderson Family an email with information about your performances of Leroy Anderson's music. Thank you very much. Concerts Listed by Date USA ALABAMA Alabama Symphony Pops A Music Salute to Leroy Anderson January 11, 2008 All-Anderson program Piano Concerto Christopher Confessore, Conductor Jeffrey Biegel, Pianist State premier of Waltz Around the Scale Birmingham, Alabama Celebration Winds July 7, 2008 Concerts in the Park Greg Berry, Conductor Bugler's Holiday Huntsville, Alabama ARIZONA Cottonwood Community Band September 29, 2007 Dead Horse State Park Cottonwood, Arizona Symphony of the Southwest Mother's Day with Leroy Anderson May 10, 2008 Mesa Arts Center (Ikeda Theater) 1 East Main Street Mesa, Arizona CALIFORNIA Brentwood Symphony Tribute to Leroy Anderson March 16, 2008 Piano Concerto Richard Kaufman, Conductor Nelson Kole, Pianist Paul Revere Middle School Brentwood, California Long Beach Symphony Orchestra October 20, 2007 Rudi Schlegel, Conductor Long Beach, California Pacific Symphony Orchestra June 12-14, 2008 Piano Concerto Richard Kaufman, Conductor Nelson Kole, Pianist Segerstrom Concert Hall Costa Mesa, California The Peninsula Symphonic Winds of Los Angeles Harbor College November 18, 2007 Conductor Richard Babcock Harlyne J. Norris Pavilion Palos Verdes Peninsula, California Mt San Jacinto College Concert Band October 30, 2007 A Tribute to Leroy Anderson San Jacinto Campus Theatre San Jacinto, California Santa Barbara Symphony New Year's Eve Celebration Concert December 31, 2007 Piano Concerto Richard Kaufman, Conductor Nelson Kole, Pianist Arlington Theatre Santa Barbara, California The Healdsburg Community Band February 24, 2008 Healdsburg Community Church Healdsburg, California Pleasanton Community Concert Band April 6, 2008 A Salute to Spring and to Leroy Anderson Conductor Bob Williams Amador Theatre Pleasanton, California Milpitas Community Concert Band June 27, 2008 Blue Tango Milpitas, California California Lutheran Wind Ensemble April 11, 2008 A Tribute to Leroy Anderson Conductor Dan Geeting Samuelson Chapel,California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, California Young Artists Symphony Orchestra June 1, 2008 A Tribute to Leroy Anderson Music Director/Conductor Steven Accatino Contra Costa County, California Ye Olde Towne Band June 26, 2008 A Leroy Anderson Portrait John DeLoach, Conductor Los Altos, California COLORADO Colorado Symphony January 19, 2008 All-Anderson program Carl Topilow, Conductor Simon Tedeschi, Soloist Denver, Colorado Denver Pops March 15, 2008 American Greats from Leroy Anderson to Rhapsody in Blue St. Pius X Catholic Church Aurora, Colorado Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestra April 18 and 19, 2009 Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor Jeffrey Biegel, pianist Pikes Peak Centre Colorado Springs, Colorado The Highlands Ranch Concert Band June 21, 2008 Conductor Rob Yost Civic Green Park Highlands Ranch, Colorado National Repertory Orchestra June 25, 2008 Serenata, Sandpaper Ballet, The Typewriter, Bugler’s Holiday Carl Topilow, Conductor Riverwalk Center Breckenridge, Colorado CONNECTICUT Waterbury Symphony Orchestra Leroy Anderson Centennial Celebration Pops May 10, 2008 All-Anderson program featuring the Piano Concerto Leif Bjaland, Conductor Simon Tedeschi, Soloist Palace Theater Waterbury, Connecticut West Hartford Symphony Orchestra The Pops Concert celebrates the Leroy Anderson Centennial Saturday, May 17, 2008 Richard Chiarappa,Conductor West Hartford Meeting and Conference Center West Hartford, Connecticut Jelani Eddington Tribute to Leroy Anderson May 18, 2008 Connecticut Valley Theatre Organ Society Thomaston Opera House Thomaston, Connecticut Manchester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale "A Tribute to Leroy Anderson" Saturday, June 7, 2008, 7:30 p.m. Lewis J. Buckley, Orchestra Director Kevin L. Mack, Chorale Director Manchester Community College Manchester, Connecticut Plainville Wind Ensemble A Tribute to Leroy Anderson" June 10, 2008 Norton Park Plainville, Connecticut U.S Military Academy Concert Band June 29, 2008, 3:00 PM Leroy Anderson Celebration Members of the Leroy Anderson Family Letter of Congratulations from President & Mrs. Bush Certificate of Recognition from U.S. Congressman Christopher Murphy Proclamation from Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell declaring June 29, 2008 Leroy Anderson Day Nonnewaug High School Woodbury, Connecticut Yale University June 27-August 29 2008 an exhibition entitled Of Typewriters and Sleigh Bells: A Celebration of Leroy Anderson Gilmore Music Library, Sterling Memorial Library New Haven, Connecticut Southbury Library July 1, 2008, 12:30 p.m. Opening Reception for the Leroy Anderson Exhibit Ten Compositions by Leroy Anderson arranged for Piano and Violin by the composer Alyce Cognetta-Bertz, Violin Susan Theodus, Piano The Life and Music of Leroy Anderson A Peter Rosen/PBS/Swedish Television Film Film and exhibit presented by Rolf Anderson July 1 - July 31 2008 An Exhibition entitled: Leroy Anderson: An American Composer Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sunday: Closed 100 Poverty Road Tel: 203.262.0626 Southbury, Connecticut DELAWARE Wilmington Music School Leroy Anderson Day - 100th Birthday Celebration February 23, 2008 The Wilmington Music School Wilmington, Delaware FLORIDA Brevard Symphony Orchestra A Music Salute to Leroy Anderson February 1 & February 2, 2008 All-Anderson program Piano Concerto (pianist TBA) State premier: Waltz Around the Scale Christopher Confessore, Conductor Melbourne, Florida Gulf Coast Symphony February 2, 2008 Tribute to Leroy Anderson Fort Meyers, Florida Melbourne Community Orchestra Harmonies: A Leroy Anderson Celebration February 20 & 21, 2008 Melbourne Civic Auditorium Melbourne, Florida The Florida Orchestra Salute to Leroy Anderson May 23- 25, 2008 Richard Kaufman, Conductor May 23, 2008 Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa, FL May 24, 2008 Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, FL May 25, 2008 Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra Centennial Celebration January 10 & 11, 2008 Michael J. Garasi Conductor Guy Saint-Clair, Pianist January 10, 2008 St. Patrick Catholic Church of Mount Dora Mount Dora, FL January 11, 2008 Montverde Academy, Montverde, FL Space Coast Pops March 15, 2008 Richard Hayman, Conductor Jeffrey Biegel, Pianist Cocoa Beach, Florida Symphony of the Americas January 29, 2008 All-Anderson program Piano Concerto Thomas Tirino, Pianist Fort Lauderdale, Florida The Venice Symphony April 25 & 26, 2008 Wesley John Schumacher, Conductor Church of the Nazarene 1535 East Venice Avenue Venice, Florida HAWAII UH Hilo Orchestra Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 7:30 pm Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 2:00 pm Quack Moore,pianist Features the Works of Leroy Anderson University of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, Hawaii ILLINOIS Fox Valley Philharmonic Leroy Anderson Tribute Concert Jason R. Palmer, Conductor Aurora, Illinois Illinois Symphony February 15 & 16, 2008 All-Anderson program February 15, 2007 Bloomington Bloomington Center for Performing Arts February 16, Springfield Sangamon Auditorium Karen Lynne Deal, Conductor Simon Tedeschi, Soloist State premier of Waltz Around the Scale Springfield, Illinois Pontiac Township High School Bands February 21, 2008, 7:30 PM Tribute to the Music of Leroy Anderson Keith Schmink, Conductor Pontiac Township High School Auditorium Pontiac, Illinois Homewood-Flossmoor Community Band June 26, 2008 A Tribute to Leroy Anderson Robert Evans, conductor Blue Tango, Syncopated Clock, Fiddle-Faddle The Irish Washerwoman from "The Irish Suite", Sandpaper Ballet Clarinet Candy, The Penny-Whistle Song, A Trumpeter's Lullaby The Typewriter, Seventy-Six Trombones (arr. Leroy Anderson) Irwin Park Band Shell Homewood, Illinois Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra April 13, 2008 Piano Concerto Steven Larsen, Conductor Jeffrey Biegel, Pianist Champaign, Illinois Rockford Symphony Orchestra April 26, 2008 Piano Concerto Steven Larsen, Conductor Jeffrey Biegel, Pianist Rockford, Illinois Southwest Community Concert Band June 1, 2008 Centennial celebration of the American composer Leroy Anderson First Church of the Nazarene Lemont, Illinois Red, White and Brass June 28, 2008. Historic Methodist Campgrounds Des Plaines, Illinois Wheaton Municipal Band July 10, 2008 American Classics and Friends Bruce Moss, Conductor Wheaton, Illinois Belleville Community Band Bill Hausmann, Director The Penny-Whistle Song July 28, 2008 Belleville, Illinois August 3, 2008 Bethalto, Illinois Encore Concert Band 2008 Concert Series February 24: Irish Washerwoman June 5: Summer Skies, The Syncopated Clock, The Typewriter June 26: Serenata, Belle of the Ball July 24: The Rakes of Mallow, The Girl in Satin, Trumpeter's Lullaby, Home Stretch Bill Schuetter, Music Director Orland Park, Illinois INDIANA Richmond Symphony March 8, 2008, 7:30 p.m. Light & Timeless - the RSO Goes Pops! Civic Hall Performing Arts Center Conductor Guy Victor Bordo Richmond, Indiana Penn High School Orchestras Nov. 20, 2007 @ 7:30pm Autumn Concert Center for the Performing Arts Mishawaka, Indiana Brandy Wine Winds Kurt Anderson, guest conductor May 30, 2008 H. J. Ricks Centre Greenfield, Indiana Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis "Celebrating Leroy Anderson" June 5, 2008 Jackson Wiley, Conductor MacAllister Center for the Performing Arts Garfield Park Indianapolis, Indiana Athenaeum Pops Orchestra Leroy Anderson tribute June 7, 2008 Lee Jones conductor Artsgarden Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana Wind Symphony A year-long celebration! December 15th, Zionsville PAC February 17th, Zionsville PAC March 15th, Zionsville PAC April 20th, John Knox Presbyterian Church June 1st, Ben Davis High School Indianapolis, Indiana 38th Division Band, Indiana Army National Guard June 26, 2008 - Ft. Harrison State Park, Indianapolis June 27, 2008 - Brownstown - HS Auditorium June 29, 2008 - Jeffersonville - River Stage July 1, 2008 - Corydon - town square July 3, 2008 - Greenfield - town square CW2 Patrick Palumbo, Bandmaster/Conductor Indianapolis, Indiana Columbus Indiana Philharmonic September 20, 2008 Conductor David Bowden Soloist Jeffery Biegel Artsgarden Columbus, Indiana IOWA Burlington Municipal Band June 22, 2008 @ 7:30 pm. Leroy Anderson Salute Jim Priebe, Conductor Blue Tango, Bugler's Holiday and Trumpeter's Lullaby Crapo Park Band Shell Burlington, Iowa Des Moines Community Orchestra November 2 2008 Carl Johnson, Conductor All-Anderson program State premier: Waltz Around the Scale Drake Sheslow's Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa Mount Vernon Municipal Band "Tuneful Tuesday" concerts featuring a Leroy Anderson composition each week. Don Stine, Music Director and Conductor Memorial Park Bandstand Mount Vernon, Iowa June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2008 July 1, and 8, 2008 All concerts at 7:30 p.m. Mount Vernon Heritage Days July 12, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. Main Street at Highway 1, Mount Vernon, Iowa Eastern Iowa Brass Band Performing the music of Leroy Anderson throughout the year. LOUISIANA ULM Orchestra concert April 24, 2008 A Leroy Anderson Tribute ULM Biedenharn Recital Hall Monroe, Louisiana MASSACHUSETTS In Anticipation of the 2008 Centennial The Harvard Summer Pops Band August 5, 2007, 3 PM Conductor: Thomas G. Everett Celebrates the Music of Leroy Anderson Hatch Memorial Shell Charles River Esplanade Boston, Massachusetts Under the baton of Harvard Band Director Thomas G. Everett, the Harvard Summer Pops Band will present an all-Anderson concert on the shores of the Charles River. As part of the Centennial kick-off, this very special afternoon highlights one of Anderson's earliest and most important endeavors, as he played in The Harvard Band when he attended the university and returned in the early 1930's as its director. He composed and arranged numerous works especially for the band, and is forever linked to one of Harvard's oldest student-run institutions. For more information, visit Harvard Summer Pops Band. Methuen Memorial Music Hall "Music of Leroy Anderson" September 16, 2007 Chandler Noyes, organist Methuen Memorial Music Hall 192 Broadway (Route 28) Methuen, Massachusetts 01844 HARVARD UNIVERSITY HONORS LEROY ANDERSON '29 ANNUAL MONTAGE CONCERT A Tribute to Composer Leroy Anderson October 26th, 2007, 8 PM Conductor: Thomas G. Everett Selections by Leroy Anderson. Narration of An ANDERSON MEDLEY by Anders Vercelli, grandson of Leroy Anderson Featuring a performance of The Typewriter. A Prelude To the Centennial of his Birth. The Harvard University Band, Wind Ensemble and Jazz Bands Sanders' Theater Boston, Massachusetts Saturday October 27, 2007 Harvard-Dartmouth Football Game 12:30 During their half-time show,The Harvard Band will honor Leroy Anderson. Soldiers Field Boston, Massachusetts Cape Ann Symphony Youth Concerts January 25, 2008 Family Concert January 26, 2008 Peter, Leroy, and The Symphony Yoichi Udagawa conductor Fuller School Auditorium Gloucester, Massachuesetts. Braintree High School Band and Orchestra May 15, 2008 Conductor - Charles A. Shaffer Braintree High School Braintree, Massachusetts Boston Pops Leroy Anderson Tribute Two Performances June 3, 2008 @ 8 PM Fiddle-Faddle, Piano Concerto in C, Michael Chertock, Pianist The First Day of Spring, The Typewriter Clarinet Candy Symphony Hall Huntington Avenue Boston, Massachusetts Boston Pops Leroy Anderson Tribute Two Performances June 4, 2008 @ 8 PM Fiddle-Faddle, Piano Concerto in C Michael Chertock, Pianist The First Day of Spring, The Typewriter Symphony Hall Huntington Avenue Boston, Massachusetts Old Post Road Orchestra Leroy Anderson Centennial Neal Schermerhorn, Director Four Performances June 25, 2008 @ 7 p.m. Boston Road, Orchard Valley Wilbraham, Massachusetts June 26, 2008 @ 7:30 p.m. Monastary Heights West Springfield, Massachusetts Rain location: West Springfield Middle School July 3, 2008 @ 6:30 p.m. Fountain Park, Tinkham Road July 4, 2008 @ 1 p.m. Monson Memorial Hall Main Street Monson, Massachusetts USAF Band of Liberty June 28, 2008 Columbus Park Boston, Massachusetts 215th Army Band MA Army National Guard concert band July 9 West Brookfield July 10 Easthampton July 14 Turners Falls July 15 Amelia Park in Westfield Steven Cohen, Enlisted Conductor Massachusetts Concord Band A Salute to Leroy Anderson July 10, 2008 @ 7:30 PM Fruitlands Summer Concert Series Fruitlands Museum Harvard, Massachusetts 215th Army Band MA Army National Guard concert band July 9 West Brookfield July 10 Easthampton July 14 Turners Falls July 15 Amelia Park in Westfield Steven Cohen, Enlisted Conductor Massachusetts Leominster Colonial Band July 22, 2008, 7:30 P.M. Steven Piermarini, Conductor Bisceglia Bandstand Free admission Carter Park Main Street, Rt. 12 Leominster, Massachusetts Marion Concert Band June 30, 2008, 7:30 p.m. Tribute to Leroy Anderson The Syncopated Clock, Blue Tango, Bugler's Holiday, Clarinet Candy, A Trumpeter's Lullaby, Serenata, The Typewriter, and The Waltzing Cat, among others Robert Broomhead Bandstand, Island Wharf Tobias Monte, Director Mattapoisett, Massachusetts MICHIGAN Ypsilanti Community Band Syncopated Clock, Sleigh Ride, Blue Tango July 15, Riverside Park, Ypsilanti August 7, Wilson Park, Milan Jerry Robbins, Conductor Ypsilanti, Michigan MINNESOTA Minnesota Orchestra July 18, 2008, 8 PM "Salute to Strauss and Leroy Anderson" Andrew Litton, conductor Jeffrey Biegel, pianist Orchestra Hall Minneapolis, Minnesota The American Swedish Institute October 8, 2008 through January 18, 2009 Exhibit on the life and music of Leroy Anderson Minneapolis, Minnesota South of the River Community Band Leroy Anderson Portrait Cathy Augustin, Director Eagan, Minnesota Concerts held in: Centennial Lakes, Edina Caponi Art Park, Eagan Lake Harriett Bandshell Lakeside Park, Prior Lake Huber Riverfront Park, Shakopee Central Park, Rosemount Burnsville Commons, Burnsville MISSISSIPPI Mississippi Community Symphonic Band David P. Miller, Music Director December 15, 2007: Sleigh Ride, A Christmas Festival March 15, 2008: Rakes of Mallow May 17, 2008: Bugler's Holiday August 23, 2008: Blue Tango Belhaven College Center for the Arts Auditorium 835 Riverside Drive Jackson, Mississippi MISSOURI Marshall Philharmonic Orchestra April 20, 2008 The Music of Leroy Anderson Kevin Lines, Conductor Dr. John Perkins, Trumpet Bueker Middle School Harold L. Lickey Auditorium Marshall, Missouri Marshall Municipal Band July 24, 2008, 7:30 p.m. The Irish Washerwoman Kevin Lines, Conductor Marshall, Missouri NEBRASKA Lincoln Civic Orchestra April 20, 2008 Leroy Anderson Tribute Sam Zitek, Conductor Rogers Center for Fine Arts Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, Nebraska NEVADA Music in the Mountains Spring Fest April 4, 2008 celebrates the hundredth birthday of Leroy Anderson Nevada City, California NEW HAMPSHIRE The Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra Saturday March 15, 2008, 7:30 pm Leroy Anderson Tribute Benjamin Greene, Conductor Inter-Lakes Auditorium Meredith, New Hampshire The Temple Band Celebrating the music of Leroy Anderson throughout the summer 2008 concert season Gordon Estabrook, Director Temple, New Hampshire NEW JERSEY Bloomfield Civic Band December 2, 2007 A Leroy Anderson Christmas Dominick Ferrara, Conductor Bloomfield Middle School Auditorium Bloomfield, New Jersey Salem American Legion Band April 8, 2008 Spring Concert featuring works of Leroy Anderson Pat Bullock, Director Salem, New Jersey Bloomfield Civic Band May 3, 2008 Leroy Anderson Centennial Concert Dominick Ferrara, Conductor Bloomfield Middle School Auditorium Bloomfield, New Jersey Raritan Valley Symphonic Band Tribute to Leroy Anderson June 1, 2008 Larry Markiewicz, conductor Kurt Anderson, guest conductor Lars Vercelli, baritone Raritan High School Bridgewater, New Jersey THE GARDEN STATE CONCERT BAND Leroy Anderson Centennial Concert August 22, 2008 Dominick Ferrara, Conductor Eagle Rock Reservation West Orange, New Jersey Ocean City Pops August 24, 2008 at 8 p.m. Piano Concerto in C William Scheible, conductor Jeffrey Biegel, pianist Ocean City Music Pier, New Jersey Festival of the Atlantic Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea July 2, 2008 @ 7:30 P.M. Alphonse Stephenson, conductor Jeffrey Biegel, pianist Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey |
NEW YORK Carnegie Hall / Zankel Hall Standard Time with Michael Feinstein November 14, 2007 Celebrating the Songs of Leroy Anderson and Mitchell Parish New York, New York Rochester Philharmonic May 11, 2008 All-Anderson program Jeffrey Tyzik, Conductor State premier of Waltz Around the Scale Eastman Theater Rochester, New York The Hamburg Village Band June 25, 2008 Memorial Park Hamburg, New York Rhinebeck Legion Band Summer 2008 Concert Series Barry Morrison, Conductor Forgotten Dreams, Blue Tango, Bugler's Holiday, Trumpeter's Lullaby, The Phantom Regiment, The Syncopated Clock Rhinebeck, New York Rockland County Concert Band Lawrence Keith Zaidan, Music Director December 6, 2007 Sleigh Ride, A Christmas Festival Pear River Public Library Pearl River, New York December 8, 2007 Sleigh Ride, A Christmas Festival Central Presbyterian Church Haverstraw, New York March 16, 2008 Irish Suite: 4 Movements Rockland Community College Cultural Arts Center Suffern, New York Summer Outdoor Concert Series Irish Washer Woman, The Rakes of Mallow, The Typewriter, Syncopated Clock Rockland County, New York Usdan Festival Orchestra Usdan Center July 25, 2007 3rd movement, Piano Concerto Larry Isaacson, Conductor Jeffrey Biegel, Pianist Huntington, Long Island, New York South Shore Symphony April 6, 2008 Scott Jackson Wiley, Conductor Jeffrey Biegel, Pianist Rockville Centre, New York Opening Doors Theatre Company presents a concert version of GOLDILOCKS September 12, 13 and 14, 2008 The Duplex 61 Christopher Street (@ 7th Ave) New York, New York OHIO Cincinnati Community Orchestra October 20, 2007 Tribute to Leroy Anderson Piano Concerto Gerry Doan, Conductor Church of the Saviour United Methodist Cincinnati, Ohio Air Force Band of Flight April 12, 2008 Lt Col Alan Sierichs, commander/conductor National Museum of the Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio Cleveland Symphony Orchestra July 2, 2008 @ 4 p.m. A Star Spangled Spectacular A Leroy Anderson Tribute Giancarlo Guerrero Public Square Cleveland, Ohio OKLAHOMA Tulsa s Signature Symphony February 15 & 16, 2008 All-Anderson program Piano Concerto Jelani Eddington, soloist Tulsa Community College s Van Trease Performing Arts Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma Bartlesville Symphony November 15, 2008 Lauren Greene, Conductor Jeffrey Biegel, Pianist Piano Concerto Bartlesville, Oklahoma PENNSYLVANIA The Warminster Symphony Society Leroy Anderson Tribute January 26, 2008 Joe Lovecchio, Conductor Spring Mill Manor Warminster, Pennsylvania Erie Philharmonic Leroy Anderson Tribute February 16, 2008 Conductor: TBA Kurt Anderson, MC Mansfield University Symphony Orchestra with Concert Wind Ensemble February 17, 2008 Kenneth Sarch, Conductor Adam Brennan, Conductor Mansfield, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Youth Chamber Orchestra Tribute to Leroy Anderson February 24, 2008 Warren Davidson, Guest Conductor Pablo Ardiles, Music Director Ingomar United Methodist Church Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Manheim Township High School Orchestra & Ephrata Area High School Orchestra March 16, 2008 Francis Caravella, Conductor Richard Ney, Conductor State premier: Waltz Around the Scale Barshinger Center for Performing Arts on the campus of Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, Pennsylvania The Allentown Band April 6, 2008 Ronald Demkee, Conductor EMPIE THEATER - MUHLENBERG COLLEGE Allentown, Pennsylvania Johnstown Symphony Orchestra Centennial Celebration May 3, 2008, 7:30 pm Piano Concerto Istvan Jaray, Conductor William Wolfram, Pianist Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center (on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown) Johnstown, Pennsylvania Spring Garden Band of York Jeffrey Shaull Music Director Year long Centennial Celebration May 18 Michael Carl, typewriter Pullo Center Penn State York, PA June 8 Dallastown, PA June 21 Foundry Park, York, PA July 16 Springettsbury Township August 17 Fairmount Park, Red Lion, PA September 7, 2008 Farquhar Park Gazebo, York, PA November 1 Dinner Dance Concert Diane Betlyon, soprano Valencia Ball Room, York, PA York, Pennsylvania Kennett Symphony Orchestra Tribute to Leroy Anderson June 21, 2008 Mary Woodmansee Green, Music Director Longwood Gardens 553 South Bethlehem Pike Fort Washington, Pennsylvania Ambler Symphony Tribute to Leroy Anderson June 29, 2008 @ 3 p.m. Jack Moore, Music Director Hope Lodge 553 South Bethlehem Pike Fort Washington, Pennsylvania UPPER DARBY SOUSA BAND Thomas J. Hoey, Director July 1 Market Street Square, Marcus Hook, PA July 3 Washington Lake Park, Sewell, NJ July 4 Rose Tree Park, Media, PA July 6 Miller Park, Exton, PA December 14 Victorian Christmas Dinner Concert Drexelbrook Banquet Center, Drexel Hill,PA Pennsylvania York Symphony Orchestra A 100th Birthday Tribute to Leroy Anderson August 16, 2008 Robert Hart Baker, Music Director & Conductor Avis and Ronald Romm, Guest Artists Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center York, Pennsylvania Chester County Concert Band David W. Reif, Conductor West Chester, Pennsylvania Syncopated Clock, Blue Tango Performed at the following concerts: May 4, 2008 Fuggett Middle School June 9, 2008 Media, Pennsylvania June 12, 2008 SE PA Veterans Center Spring City, Pennsylvania June 26, 2008 Wellington West Chester, Pennsylvania June 28, 2008 Livingood Park Elverson, Pennsylvania July 3, 2008 Longwood Gardens Kennett Square, Pennsylvania July 12, 2008 New Holland, Pennsylvania July 16, 2008 Villanova, Pennsylvania July 20, 2008 Levittown, Pennsylvania July 23, 2008 West Brandywine, Pennsylvania November 23, 2008 Audubon, Pennsylvania December 9, 2008 Media, Pennsylvania December 10, 2008 Berwyn, Pennsylvania SOUTH CAROLINA Greenville Concert Band March 2, 2008 Darryl Jachens, Director Greenville Technical College Greenville, South Carolina TEXAS ACC Wind Ensemble and Alvin Community Band Leroy Anderson Centennial Concert October 18, 2007 David Griffith, Director of Bands Alvin Community College Theatre Alvin, Texas Lone Star Symphonic Band June 29, 2008; 3 and 7 p.m. American Honor Bugler's Holiday Bob Bryant, Music Director Houston Community College Northwest Performing Arts Center, Theater #1 1060 West Sam Houston Parkway North Houston, Texas CCBC Pops Orchestra February 29, 2008 Christ Chapel Bible Church Fort Worth, Texas Dallas Symphony Orchestra May 9-11, 2008 Featuring Leroy Anderson Richard Kaufman, Conductor Meyerson Symphony Center Dallas, Texas San Antonio Municipal Band Celebrating Leroy Anderson's Centennial all year long Mark Rogers, conductor February 24, 2008 April 20, 2008 May 18, 2008 July 4, 2008 Fall concert San Antonio, Texas Richardson Symphony Orchestra Anshel Brusilow, Conductor Jeffrey Biegel, pianist November 8, 2008 Richardson, Texas The Austin Civic Orchestra June 13 and 14, 2008 Dr. Lois Ferrari, Music Director Zilker Park Pops Concerts Serenata, The Syncopated Clock, Blue Tango, Clarinet Candy, The Phantom Regiment, The Typewriter, Buglers' Holiday, Sleigh Ride Austin, Texas The Corpus Christi Municipal Band Sunday night concerts in the park during the summer (June 1 through July 20) Heritage Park Corpus Christi, Texas Austin Symphony Orchestra July 4, 2008 Peter Bay, conductor Outdoor concert with 75,000 people featuring Belle of the Ball, China Doll, Fiddle-Faddle, Home Stretch, Serenata, and The Syncopated Clock. Austin, Texas UTAH The Orchestra of Southern Utah September 18, 2008 Cedar City, Utah VERMONT Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival Spring Concert Leroy Anderson Centennial Sunday, March 30, 2008 @ 3 PM Central Vermont CMF String Quartet T: (802) 728-5575 Three Stallion Inn Randolph, Vermont International & NCUHS Bands Spring Concert Leroy Anderson Centennial Monday, May 19, 2008 @ 7 PM James Chapman,Music Director North Country Union High School Veteran's Avenue Newport, Vermont Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival Special Children's Concert Leroy Anderson Centennial Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 11 AM T: (802) 728-5575 Chandler Music Hall Randolph, Vermont VIRGINIA Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble May 18, 2008 Kimball Theater Williamsburg, Virginia WASHINGTON Spanaway Jr. High Dec. 13th 2007 at 7:00 Tribute to Leroy Anderson Lynn Graciano conductor Spanaway Jr. High. Spanaway, Washington Orcas Island Washington Community Band June 7, 2008 and December 20, 2008 A Tribute to American Composer Leroy Anderson Orcas Theater and Community Center Eastsound, Orcas Island, Washington WISCONSIN Neenah Community Band June 17, 2008 A Leroy Anderson Tribute Kevin Peters, Conductor Riverside Park Neenah, Wisconsin Kenosha Pops Concert Band The Musical Legacy of Leroy Anderson June 25, 2008 @ 7 p.m. Craig F. Gall, conductor Pennoyer Park Band Shell Kenosha, Wisconsin Fond du Lac Symphonic Band June 26, 2008, 7:30 p.m. Synsopated Clock Trumpeter's Lullaby, Holly Guilford, principal trumpet Fireman's Park Campbellsport, Wisconsin INTERNATIONAL Music Directors: Please help us build a detailed record of the Anderson Centennial by sending the Anderson Family an email with information about your performances of Leroy Anderson's music. Thank you very much. ASIA Hong Kong The Hong Kong Symphonic Winds A Tribute to Leroy Anderson April 5, 2008 August 29, 2008 Mr. Alfonso Wong, Music Director & Conductor Mr. Lee Shu-sing, Conductor Mr. Fung Ka-hing, Resident Conductor Auditorium, Sha Tin Town Hall Hong Kong, China AUSTRALIA Brisbane, Australia May 2008 Piano Concerto Richard Austin Brisbane, Australia CANADA Alberta Edmonton Symphony Orchestra October 26 & 27, 2007 Rudi Schlegel, Conductor Edmonton, Alberta, Canada British Columbia Ontario Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra Forgotten Dreams: The Music Of Leroy Anderson October 27, 2007 Harry Currie, host & co-conductor Brian Jackson, guest conductor & piano Thunder Bay Community Auditorium Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada East York Concert Band Bill Harris, Director Blue Tango May 5, 2008 60th Anniversary Concert Toronto, Ontario June 22, 2008 Sunnybrook Hospital – Veterans Wing Toronto, Ontario July 1, 2008 Canada Day Concert Toronto, Ontario Northdale Concert Band July 5, 2008 Black Creek Pioneer Village Concert Series Buglers Holiday Ontario, Canada Quebec Quebec Symphony Orchestra September 25 & 26, 2008 Piano Concerto, Clarinet Candy, The Syncopated Clock, The Typewriter, Fiddle-Faddle, The Waltzing Cat, Plink, Plank, Plunk! and more Yoav Talmi, Conductor Minsoo Sohn, Soloist Quebec City, Quebec, Canada DEUTSCHLAND / GERMANY Nord Deutschland The West Deutsche Rundfunk Orchestra Köln Anderson Tribute Concerts November 2 & 4, 2007 Charles Prince, Conductor November 2, 2007 Meschede, Germany November 4, 2007 Cologne Germany Sud Deutschland Pro Musica Stuttgart Jurgen Klenk, Director Piano Concerto Stuttgart, Germany NEDERLAND / NETHERLANDS National Ballet March 18-April 6, 2008 The Sandpaper Ballet Amsterdam Leroy Anderson Centennial Festival Arnhem June 28-29, 2008 Ensembles will play and dance with music from Leroy Anderson Gala-concert at Musis Sacrum 29 June Roel Vogel & John Holvast, Conductors Dick v.d.Stoep, Pianist Arnhem, The Netherlands SOUTH AMERICA Ecquador The Orquesta Sinfonica de Guayaquil Anderson Tribute Concert July 4, 2008 Juan Carlos Escudero, Pianist Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Ecuador The Symphonic Juvenile Band of Guayaquil REMEMBERING "LEROY ANDERSON" July 27, 2008 Teacher Patricio Jaramillo Guayaquil, Ecuador SVERIGE / SWEDEN Blekinge Marinens Hemvarnskar April 24, 2008 A Leroy Anderson Tribute Amiralitetskyrkan Karlskrona, Sweden Karlskrona Symfoniorkester Leroy Anderson Tribute May 4, 2008 @ kl. 1800 Sandpaper Ballet, The Waltzing Cat, Arietta, Plink, Plank, Plunk! The Syncopated Clock, The Typewriter Karlskronas nya Kontshall Karlskrona, Sweden Hemvärnets Musikkår Lund Music by Leroy Anderson and Leonard Bernstein June 4, 2008 at 7 p.m. Stortorget Square, Lund Göteborg Göteborg Wind Orchestra February 15 and 16, 2008 Jerker Johansson, Director Kronhüset, Göteborg Göteborg, Sweden Jämtland Östersund Symphonic Band April 13, 2008 Folkets Hus, Östersund Skåne Kristianstad, Sweden Leroy Anderson Celebration Special Centennial Celebrations Throughout 2008 The Swedish ancestral home of the Anderson family will celebrate one of its most famous sons throughout the 2008 centennial year. Although Leroy was born in the United States, his father, Bror Anton Anderson, emigrated with his family from Övarp near Kristianstad in Skåne. Musicians and music lovers from the city were overwhelmed when they learned the Anderson family hailed from their region, and worked to create a variety of events dedicated to Leroy Anderson.
June 12, 13, 14 & 15 including orchestras from Germany, Russia, Lithuania and the Czech Republic. Jonny Jungtun, Director Moscow Region Symphonic Orchestra June 14, 2008 Konserthuset, Kristianstad Zhukovsky Symphony Orchestra (from Moscow, Russia) June 15, 2008 Leroy Anderson Tribute featuring 15 of the composer's works Åhus Church Åhus Kristianstadsmusikkåren Övarps hembygdsgård Sommarfest Leroy Anderson Jubileum June 29, 2008, 1 - 5 p.m. Övarp, Norra Strö > Many compositions of Leroy Anderson were performed by members of the Kristianstadsmusikkåren (Kristianstad Municipal Band) at the Norra Strö Historical Society (Övarps hembygdsgård) building, the former schoolhouse where Leroy Anderson's ancestors attended grammar school. > Compositions included Serenata, Belle of the Ball, Rakes of Mallow, Blue Tango, Clarinet Candy and Syncopated Clock. > The celebration included an introduction by Tommy Stjernqvist, Chairman of the Leroy Anderson Festival Committee, who explained to the audience of 150 people the origin of the festival and described the celebrations that day in Woodbury, Connecticut. > Leroy Anderson's cousin Therese Ericsson made a special exhibit about Leroy Anderson's roots in Övarp. Norra Strö Historical Society Chairwoman Britt-Louise Håkansson presented Therese Ericsson with a grant in recognition of her significant contribution to the research and presentation of historical information about Leroy Anderson's Swedish heritage. > The ancestral home of the Andersson family was open to the public through the generosity of the current owner, Mats Mårtensson. Kristianstadsmusikkåren August 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2008 Music of Leroy Anderson and other composers Tivoli Park Kristianstad Sweden America Day August 17, 2008, 11 a.m. Leroy Anderson's Music Önnestad Rickarumsbyateater August 23 and 24, 2008, 4 p.m. Caprice Ensemble, Moscow, Russia Jonny Jangtun, Music Director and Conductor Juanita Persson, Soloist Anderson family emigration story, emigrant songs, dancers in costumes and Leroy Anderson's music. Rickarums Bya Teater Djurröd Christmas Concert December 7, 2008, 6 p.m. Traditional seasonal music and selected compositions by Leroy Anderson Ulrika Faijermo, Director Holy Trinity Church Kristianstad For information about Kristianstad, Sweden visit the website: www.kristianstad.se/leroyanderson Stockholm KTHs Akademiska Kapell April 20, 2008 @ kl. 1600 A Tribute to Leroy Anderson Conductor: Gunnar Julin Soloists: Stefan Lindgren, piano and Sara Lindroth, vocalist Piano Concerto in C RIKSKONSERTER Royal Concerts Nybrokajen 11 Stockholm, Sweden Karin Skogberg Ankarmo, organ May 29, 2008 at Noon Leroy Anderson 100 years Klara Church, Stockholm UNITED KINGDOM England Aylesbury Community Concert Band March 9 2008 Forgotten Dreams St Mary's Church Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England National Concert Orchestra of Great Britain Concerts in several major UK cities during 2008, dates to be determined Greg Francis conductor further details contact: info@USOproductions.co.uk Taunton Concert Band March 29, 2008 Martin Wills, Musical Director Tacchi-Morris Centre Taunton, Somerset UK Scotland The Scottish Festival Orchestra John Davidson, Director Glasgow, Scotland |
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