Person · Male
Leo Sowerby
American church musician and composer
- From
- Grand Rapids, United States
- Active
- 1895–1968
- Releases
- 12
- classical
About
Leo Salkeld Sowerby (May 1, 1895 – July 7, 1968) was an American composer and church musician. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1946 and was often called the "Dean of American church music" in the early to mid-20th century. His many students included Florence Price and Ned Rorem.
Discography
Albums
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Catharine Crozier Plays Organ Music of Leo Sowerby
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Piano Works
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Prairie: Tone Poems by Leo Sowerby
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Great European Organs, No. 50: Hans-Otto Jakob Plays the Klais Organ of Frankfurt Imperial Cathedral
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Symphony no. 2 / Passacaglia, Interlude & Fugue / Concert Overture / All on a Summer’s Day
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Works for Organ and Orchestra
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American Works for Organ and Orchestra
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The Pulitzer Project: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Works by Schuman, Sowerby & Copland
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Selected Works for Solo and Duo Piano
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Organ Music by Frank Ferko & Leo Sowerby
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The Paul Whiteman Commissions & Other Early Works
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Music for String Quartet
Links
Teacher
Tags
- composer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 32d2855c-a929-4626-9f76-e11522dc12c7
- ISNI
- 0000000083823803
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.