|
 LEROY ANDERSON CENTENNIAL
in 2008
Send your plans for
a Leroy
Anderson concert
to info@woodburymusic.com !
Your information will
be posted on this site!
"Anderson Centennial"
Tribute Concerts and Events
The 100th Anniversary of Leroy Anderson's birth will be June 29, 2008. Orchestras, bands and performers around the world are making plans to participate in the celebration by presenting Centennial Concerts and Events during 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Woodbury Connecticut
Tribute Concert and Events
Woodbury, Connecticut will celebrate Leroy Anderson’s 100th anniversary with a concert by the U.S. Military Academy Band from West Point, NY. The concert will take place at Nonnewaug Regional High School in Woodbury, June 29, 2008 at 3:00 PM. Thanks to the generosity of the Woodbury Lion’s Club, the concert is free. However, tickets are required. For tickets, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to "Anderson Concert, P.O. Box 325, Woodbury, CT 06798" with the number of tickets requested. Limit 4 per family.
New CDs and DVD
The music and life of Leroy Anderson is being celebrated for his Centennial with the release of new CDs and a DVD.
New Published Music
New editions of Leroy Anderson's music are being published for orchestra, band and piano, including some works that are being made available for the first time. These can be found on the Published Music page on this website.
Photos and Videos for your Concert
High resolution photos and special video material are available to assist in the promotion and presentation of Centennial Concerts.
US Postal Service
Commemorative Stamp
for
LEROY ANDERSON
Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee Seeks Input from Public
Your help is needed! The U.S. Postal Service issues commemorative stamps each year to honor American citizens. The Postal Service has yet to recognize Leroy Anderson, a composer whose music has touched the lives of millions of people.
Please write a letter in support of the proposal to issue a stamp in honor of Leroy Anderson. Address your letter to:
USPS STAMP DEVELOPMENT
ATTN: CITIZEN'S STAMP ADVISORY COMMITTEE
1735 NORTH LYNN ST STE 5013,
ARLINGTON VA 22209-6432
It is important, too, to ask your Senators and Representatives in Congress for their support of this proposal, and to urge them to write the Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee.
The stamp committee would be appreciative if you would send a copy of your letter to the Leroy Anderson Stamp Committee, P.O. Box 447, Woodbury, CT 06798.
Thank you!
The U.S. Army West Point Band will perform in Woodbury, Connecticut in 2008 where Anderson lived and wrote many of his compositions. A concert will take place in Kristianstad, Norra Strö, Sweden on April 26, 2008 near where Leroy Anderson's father Bror Anton Anderson was born. The West Deutsche Rundfunk Orchestra in Germany will present an all-Anderson concert as will the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.
Boston Pops Laurate Conductor and Oscar-winning composer John Williams has praised Anderson’s music, "As someone who writes music, I can never take light things other than seriously. And the humorous thing in music, the light thing, the bonbon - I have abiding respect for someone who can bring that off as deftly as Leroy Anderson did repeatedly."
Leroy Anderson’s music has been played in symphony halls and band shells around the world for more than 50 years, instantly becoming a part of the lexicon of American music. Pieces such as "Sleigh Ride," "The Syncopated Clock," "Blue Tango" and "The Typewriter" are at once accessible to general audiences and appreciated by artists for their musicality.
Home Page
Home
About Leroy Anderson
Biography
Photo Gallery
Bibliography
Appreciation
Contact Woodbury Music Company
and the Leroy Anderson family
Contact
Site Map
|
