New Christmas Musicals

What Sweeter Music by Leavitt

Christmas Musicals for Church

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ABOUT THE COMPOSER/ARRANGER John Leavitt's career has included more than three decades as a practicing Church Musician and twenty years as a University Music Professor and Director of Choral Activities. He has served as director for community choirs for both chil- dren and adults and has been a published composer of sacred and secular music for more than thirty years. He is a doctoral conducting graduate from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music which honored him in 2012 as Alumni of the Year. He has won awards from the American Society of Authors, Composers, and Publishers, the Kansas Arts Commission, as well as many others. He has written commissioned works for multiple events, institutions, and organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts, the Kansas Music Educators Association, the St. Olaf Choir, the University of Colorado, and the City of Northbrook, Illinois to name a few. Dr. Leavitt is a regular guest conductor at Carnegie Hall in New York where many of his works have been premiered and performed. He has made several appearances at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Much of his music and many of his arrangements have become standard repertoire, being performed regularly in more than 30 countries across the globe. More information is available at: johnleavittmusic.com For Preview Only

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