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Leroy Anderson
Discography[edit]
The following is a selected discography of original recordings by Leroy Anderson. They were released from 1958
to 1962 on 3313 rpm discs and on digitally remastered compact discs released posthumously. 78 rpm and 45
rpm discs from 1945-1962 and releases of identical recordings on different labels in U.K., Germany, New
Zealand and elsewhere are not listed.[15]
Recordings by Leroy Anderson
Leroy Anderson's Irish Suite (Decca DL 4050; 1952)
Leroy Anderson conducts Blue Tango and Other Favorites (Decca DL 8121; 1958)
A Christmas Festival (Decca DL 78925 (s); 1959)
Leroy Anderson Conducts Leroy Anderson (Decca DL 78865 (s); 1959)
Leroy Anderson Conducts His Music (Decca DL 78954 (s); 1960)
The New Music of Leroy Anderson (Decca DL 74335 (s); 1962)
The Leroy Anderson Collection (Digitally remastered from original Decca analog recordings) (MCA
Classics MCAD2-9815-A&B; 1988)
The Best of Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride (Digitally remastered from original Decca analog master
recordings) (MCA Classics MCAD -11710; 1997)
Honors and Awards[edit]
Phi Beta Kappa, elected June 17, 1929.[2]
Music Director, Harvard University Band 1929, 1931-1935[16]
Gold Record, Blue Tango, 1952
Member, Board of Directors, ASCAP, New York, New York 1960-1964
Member, Music Department Committee, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1962-1968
Goldman Citation, American Bandmaster Association, March 10, 1966
Member of Board of Board of Directors of symphony orchestras:
New Haven, Connecticut 1969-1975
Hartford, Connecticut 1971-1975
Honorary Doctorate (Ph.D), Portia Law School, Boston, Massachusetts June 1971
Honorary Doctorate (Ph.D), Western New England College, Springfield, Massachusetts May 1974
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1976[17]
Named to Songwriters Hall of Fame, April 18, 1988[18]
Anderson Band Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University, dedicated October 26, 1995 [19]
Leroy Anderson Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, dedicated May 31, 2003 [20]