Leo Sowerby

Leo Sowerby (May 1 1895–July 7 1968) was an American composer of classical music.

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Sowerby was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he began to compose at the age of ten. His violin concerto was premiered in 1913 by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In 1921 he was awarded the Rome Prize (from the American Academy in Rome), the first composer to receive this. In addition he received the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his cantata the Canticle of the Sun, written in 1946. His substantial output, of over 500 works, contains many works for organ and choir, but also orchestral and chamber use as well. As a teacher Sowerby's pupils included Ned Rorem.

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He died in 1968 in Port Clinton, Ohio.

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