About Paul Leavitt


Paul Leavitt made his début as a concert pianist at 15 years old with the Albany Symphony Orchestra. He holds a Master’s in piano performance from the Juilliard School in New York and a Bachelor’s Degree from SUNY Purchase. He was a laureate of the International Steinway Competition for Young Talents (1989) in Paris, France. Leavitt has been the full-time Director of Music and Arts at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation since 2003. Conductor and Artistic Director of the Arioso Chorale and Orchestra since 2014.

 

Films:

Soirée – Leaning Tower Productions

Hidden Grapes – Nishio Studio

The Last Refuge – documentary about the Jewish community in Shanghai 1937 – 1945

Focus on me – student film – Nini Hadjis – American University film project

 

Musicals:

A House of Glass, Kogod Cradle

Le Roman d’un Tricheur by Sacha Guitry, Théâtre Montparnasse

 

Commissions:

Oseh Shalom – Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC

A Bell – Choral Arts Society of Washington, DC

CADC Gloria – Choral Arts Society of Washington, DC

Magnificat – National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Stabat Mater – Church of the Reformation, Washington, DC

Cantata Emmanuel – Church of the Reformation, Washington, DC

In The Beginning – Philip Moeller

 

Discography:

Requiem and other choral works

Chopin – Four Ballades, Barcarolle and Sonata in B minor

Muse en scène – solo piano works

 

Publishers:

Subito Music

Augsburg Fortress

Lumenaria Music Publishing (www.lumenariamusic.com)

SheetMusicPlus.com