Centennial News   2009      
 last updated on April 23, 2009



Centennial Concerts
and Events
New CDs
& DVD
New Published Music Photos & Videos
for your concert.



Leroy AndersonLEROY ANDERSON CENTENNIAL

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The 100th Anniversary of Leroy Anderson's birth was June 29, 2008. Orchestras, bands and performers around the world continue to participate in the celebration by presenting Centennial Concerts and Events.

Leroy Anderson:
An American Treasure,
Unjustly Neglected

                A blog by Henry Fogel.

"Anderson Centennial"
Tribute Concerts and Events

New York Theatre Ballet, has included a Goldilocks piece in their production Dance/Speak: The Life of Agnes de Mille, which they hope to take on tour.


San Francisco Ballet celebrated Leroy Anderson's 100th anniversary by presenting Mark Morris' ballet The Sandpaper Ballet containing all Leroy Anderson music. The National Ballet of Amsterdam also presented The Sandpaper Ballet.

"No piece in the SFB repertoire leaves an audience happier." Allan Ulrich, VoiceofDance.com 2009


Knox-Galesburg Symphony, Illinois and West Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Connecticut presenting all Anderson tribute concerts in May.


Concerto in C for Piano and Orchestra Thomas Pandolfi, pianist, premiers Piano Concerto in Moldova.


Concerto in C for Piano and Orchestra Thomas Pandolfi, pianist, premiers Piano Concerto in Moldova.


Goldilocks was presented in concert version by Opening Doors Theatre Company, New York.

"One of the best overtures ever written was for the 1958 musical Goldilocks"... Howard Kissel

New CDs

Naxos' complete edition of Anderson's orchestral works by Leonard Slatkin and The BBC Orchestra, five CD's plus a sixth of Christmas music only.

Klavier released Keystone Wind Ensemble with Jack Stamp conducting Leroy Anderson - The Phantom Regiment and Other Tales

New Published Music

New editions of Leroy Anderson's music have been 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!



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.




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