John Leavitt

Birth Year: 1956
Notes: American composer, conductor, teacher, and church musician. An extraordinary composer and clinician for church and school music literature, Leavitt continues to teach, lecture, and conduct numerous workshops, festivals, and symposia. He has numerous publications for choir, piano, organ, hand bells, and string orchestra and is co-author of the widely used choral music method textbook series Essential Elements for Choir.

Compositions:

Title Alternate Title(s)
Festival Sanctus
Fog
Gloria
It Was a Lover and His Lass
Kyrie
Kyrieleis
Laus Deo
O Captain, My Captain!
See Them Dance
Set Me as a Seal
To Make a Prairie
Ubi Caritas
Winter

Arrangements:

Title Composer(s) Type Arranged For Publisher
A Cappella Songs for Mixed Chorus Crocker, Emily; Leavitt, John Score SATB, a capella Hal Leonard Music
All Is Well Smith, Michael Whitaker; Fitzpatrick, Wayne Vocal Score SATB, Piano and optional instruments Praisesong
An American Folk Song Spectacular! (Medley) Trad/Anon/composer unknown, ; Various, Score SATB Hal Leonard Music
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man of Mine Kern, Jerome Score SSA, Piano Hal Leonard Music
Come to My Garden Simon, Lucy Score SSA, optional S solo, piano Warner Brothers Publications, Inc.
Come To My Garden Simon, Lucy Score SATB, Piano Alfred Publishing Co.
Consider Yourself Bart, Lionel Vocal score 3 part mixed choir Hal Leonard Music
Fiddler on the Roof Bock, Jerry Score SATB, Piano Warner Brothers Publications, Inc.
Flow Gently Sweet Afton Trad/Anon/composer unknown, Score SATB, Piano CPP-Belwin Music
Hatikva Trad/Anon/composer unknown, Score SATB, Piano/violin Hal Leonard Music
It's a Lovely Day Today Berlin, Irving Score SATB Hal Leonard Music
It's a Lovely Day Today Berlin, Irving Score SA, piano Hal Leonard Music
Jolly Old St Nicholas Trad/Anon/composer unknown, Score 2 or 3 part choir, piano and percussion Hal Leonard Music
Laudamus Te Vivaldi, Antonio Score SA Hal Leonard Music
Leaning on a Lamp Post Gay, Noel Score TTBB Shawnee Press, Inc.
Muddy Water Miller, Roger Score TTBB Hal Leonard Music
Oklahoma (Medley) Rodgers, Richard Vocal score SATB Hal Leonard Music
Ose Shalom (The One Who Makes Peace) Score SAB, piano Hal Leonard Music
Panis Angelicus Franck, César Vocal Score SSA, Solo and Piano Hal Leonard Music
Pavane Fauré, Gabriel-Urbain Score Unison choir and Piano Boosey & Hawkes Inc.
Pie Jesu Lloyd Webber, Andrew Score SATB, piano Hal Leonard Music
Pie Jesu Lloyd Webber, Andrew Vocal score SATB, piano Hal Leonard Music
Pie Jesu Lloyd Webber, Andrew Score SAB and piano Hal Leonard Music
River in Judea Feldman, Jack Score SATB, Piano Shawnee Press, Inc.
Send in the Clowns Sondheim, Stephen Score SATB, piano Rilting Music Inc.
Set Me as a Seal Crocker, Emily; Leavitt, John Score SATB, A capella Hal Leonard Music
Sunrise, Sunset Bock, Jerry Vocal score SATB, piano Hal Leonard Music
The Bare Necessities Gilkyson, Terry Score SAB Hal Leonard Music
The Blue Bird Stanford, Charles Villiers Vocal score SSATB a capella Hal Leonard Music
The Colors of My Life Coleman, Cy Score SATB, strings, bass, percussion Chrysalis Music Group USA

Edited:

Title Composer(s) Type Arranged For Publisher
April Is in My Mistress' Face Morley, Thomas Score SATB, A Capella Hal Leonard Music
Ave Maria Victoria, Tomás Luis de Score SATB, Piano Hal Leonard Music
Innsbruck, I Now Must Leave You Isaac, Heinrich Score SATB, a cappella Hal Leonard Music
Music, Most Wondrous, Lovely Art Jeep, Johann Score SATB, a cappella Hal Leonard Music
Three English Madrigals Farmer, John; Bennet, John; Morley, Thomas Score SATB, piano Warner Brothers Publications, Inc.
Verbum Caro Factus Est Hassler, Hans Leo Vocal Score SSATTB Hal Leonard Music