Stanley Leonard

Stanley Leonard's Academic­Influence.com Rankings

Stanley Leonard

Communications

#11902

World Rank

#15911

Historical Rank

#5277

USA Rank

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Stanley Leonard's Degrees

• Bachelors Percussion Performance Juilliard School
• Masters Percussion Performance Curtis Institute of Music

Why Is Stanley Leonard Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Stanley Sprenger Leonard is a timpanist, composer and educator who has been active in the percussion world for over seventy years. While Principal Timpanist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for 38 years , he performed internationally with the symphony in concerts, television productions, and recordings." The Christian Science Monitor claimed, "...his performance of the solo part establishes him as perhaps the finest timpanist in the country." As a solo artist, he premiered several major new works for solo timpani and orchestra with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. In a review of "CelebrationsAn Overture for Timpani and Orchestra," the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said, "Leonard played it superbly, imparting a singing line to this most unvocal instrument." In 2010, he was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame, where they summed up his musical contribution: "Leonard has left an indelible musical footprint for musicians, especially percussionists." He is currently resident timpanist, composer, was handbell director at Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church, Naples, Florida, and continues to compose and teach master classes.

Stanley Leonard's Published Works

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Stanley Leonard?

Stanley Leonard is affiliated with the following schools:

• Curtis Institute of Music
• Duquesne University
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Juilliard School