Music of Leo Sowerby 
Thanks to the generosity of Karl Miller, I have the pleasure of sharing a fairly large collection of the works of Leo Sowerby, whom I know is appreciated by some of you. I have put all of the recordings the duplicated performances already posted to UC in the first volume, so those of who who have already downloaded them may wish to skip them. (I've not compared the sources, so you may or may not get an improved version. ) Volumes 2 and 3 should hopefully be a treasure trove for Sowerby fans out there.
From the collection of Karl Miller
All works are from radio broadcasts or in-house recordings of live performances. To the best of my knowledge, none have been released for sale in digital form, or are available commercially.
Volume 1. (Note-- all recordings in Volume 1 have been previously posted on Unsung Composers.)Concerto #1 in C for Organ and Orchestra H.231 (1936)1. Vigorously, and Moderately Fast
2. Slowly and Wistfully
3. Boldly, Moderately Fast
E. Power Biggs, Organ
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy
Academy of Music, Philadelphia Sept. 29, 1963.
4-6: Symphony # 3 Chicago Philharmonic
Henry Weber, Conductor
May, 1947.
7. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Jacques Gordon, Violin
Eastman Rochester Symphony ‘Orchestra
Howard Hanson, Conductor
April 15, 1943
8. Piano Concerto #2 in E (“Concerto in Miniature”) 1932 (three interconnected movements:)
I-Moderately Fast
II- Slowly and Rhapsodically
III – Lively
Janice Weber- Piano
Wayne (NJ) Chamber Orchestra
Murray Collissimo, Conductor
William Patterson College, Feb 17, 1995
Volume 2:
1. Medieval PoemComposer- organ
Eastman Rochester School Orchestra
Howard Hanson, Conductor
Private recording of live performance
2-3 . Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (2nd and 3rd movements only)Mary McCvevy (sp?) cello
Eastman Rochester Symphony Orchestra
Howard Hanson, Conductor
Private recording of live performance.
4. Concertpiece for Organ and Orchestra (1951)Lorenz Maycher, organ
Richmond Symphony
Neil Campbell, Conductor
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Richmond VA, June 20, 1995
5. Tramping Tune, version for piano and string orchestra (1917)“Description of political rally themes, off-key bands, street corner harangues, strirring come-along spirit.”
Janice Weber- Piano
Wayne (NJ) Chamber Orchestra
Murray Collissimo, Conductor
William Patterson College, Feb 17, 1995
In-house recording
6. Concertpiece for Organ and Orchestra
7. Dialog for Organ and Piano
8. Concerto #2 in E Major for Organ and Orchestra Lorenz Maycher, Organ
Charles Callahan, Piano
Omaha Symphony Orchestra
Ernest Richardson, Conductor
May 5, 2007—in-house recording.
Volume 3: 1-3: Concerto #1 in C for Organ and Orchestra-(Note- my notes say that E Power Biggs was the soloist, and that this was performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy—but this sounds much clearer than the ’63 version I have elsewhere in this collection, so I’d welcome any ideas as to the identify of this performance. I am unaware of this one being commercially available.)4. Synconata (first performed Dec. 28, 1924)5-8: Monotony: A Symphony for Metronome and Jazz Orchestra (First performed Nov. 10, 1925 by the Paul Whiteman band. )
Northwestern University Jazz Ensemble
November 20, 1994
9. Money Musk Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Fabien Sevizky, Conductor
March 12, 1943
10. Ballade “King Estmere” for Two Pianos and Orchestra George MacNabb, Harry Watts, Piano
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Howard Hanson, Conductor
Jan 24, 1935
11-13: Homage to England’s Country FolkThree songs from Somerset (1916)
School of Orchestral Studies NYS
Russell Stranger, Conductor
Sept. 12, 1990
14-16: Sinfonietta for Strings (1933)Washington Chamber Orchestra
Ivan Romanenko, Conductor
Date unknown
17: Te DeumGloria Del Cantores
Patterson (?) Conductor
18-20: Concerto #1 in C for Organ and OrchestraRobert Parris, Organ
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Alexander Mickelthwate, Conductor
July 9, 2004
In house recording of live performance..
