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The Leroy Anderson House was named by the National Park Service (NPS) to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec. 31, 2012. The NPS Architectural category is Modern Movement. Of four possible acceptance criteria (significant event, significant person, significant example of architectural style, or source of historical information), the house was accepted on two criteria - (B) Person of prominence (Performing Arts) and (C) Architecture (Mid-century modern). The Leroy Anderson House was designated as a Historic house museum by the Town of Woodbury, Connecticut on March 27, 2018. The Leroy Anderson House is one of a small number of composers' homes in the United States occasionally open to the public.
Connecticut Open House Day 2022 on Saturday, June 11, 2022.
The Leroy Anderson House, a historic house museum, is located at 33 Grassy Hill Road. Admission is free. Please send an email to: leroyandersonfoundation@gmail.com.
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Group Visits Many thanks to Yulia Fedorov and Mike McGrath for coordinating the March 21 visit by the faculty of the Trumbull Connecticut Public Schools Music Department to the Leroy Anderson House. |
// Many thanks to Cynthia and Zander Bos for their piano and violin concert titled "Prelude to an Autumn Wedding" and to Joseph Darcourt, cello, Ivan Morozov, clarinet, and Luis Ortiz, piano from the Juilliard School for their concert. It was a pleasure to welcome volunteers and board members from the Glebe House Museum recently for a tour. We look forward to opening the Leroy Anderson House. Look for the schedule of Open Days posted just above. | Official Artist Channel on YouTube for Leroy Anderson is here: |
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Leroy Anderson Is the Composer for NowHis charming, deceptively simple music will make you feel better about things.During our present moment of crisis, Bach provides solace, Beethoven stirs us with resolve and Brahms probes aching emotional ambiguities. But trust me: Leroy Anderson will make you feel better about things. Anthony Tomassini Anthony Tomassini, one of the most respected critics, reviewers and commentators of classical music, has written another excellent article about Leroy Anderson and his music. Mr. Tomassini's articles have consistently pointed out the complexity and sophistication of Leroy Anderson's unique compositions. It first appeared in the March 22, 2020 digital edition of the New York Times. The full article was published in the March 23 print edition of the New York Times in the Arts Section. Here is the link: Leroy Anderson Is the Composer for Now - NY Times |
| // The concert scheduled for this Sunday, March 15, 2020 at the Leroy Anderson House in Woodbury, Connecticut has been cancelled. Out of concern for the safety of all, the Leroy Anderson Foundation has concluded that the safe and prudent thing to do is to cancel all public events at the Leroy Anderson until at least mid-May. We do not want to create undue risk by having a public event in the midst of this epidemic which is in its early stages. Notices concerning future events and Open Days will be posted here. Thank you for your understanding and support. Leroy Anderson Foundation March 12, 2020 |
March, April, May + June 2020 Open Days, concerts and other events will be posted here as we develop our plans for March, April, May and June of 2020. OPEN DAYS January 2020Saturday, January 4, 2020 1 pm - 5 pm |
 Many thanks for a wonderful Advent concertSunday, December 8, 2019, 2 pm  Many thanks to Cynthia Bos, Zander Bos and Joseph Darcourt for a wonderful concert of music for Advent. The trio performed "O Come, O Come Emmanuel", "What Child is this ?", "The Wexford Carol", "The Angel Gabriel, "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Forest Green), "Ave Maria, Charles Gounod / J. S. Bach (Joseph Darcourt, cello), "Later Folia" melody / Laudate Dominum, "Once in Royal David's City", Henry J. Gauntlett, "Il est Né, Le Divan Enfant" (Zander Bos, voce), "Un Flambeau, Jeanette Isabella", "Ave Maria" (Franz Schubert) (Zander Bos, violin), "O Holy Night" / Placide Cappeau lyrics (Zander Bos, voce). The audience joined the trio by singing "Silent Night", Franz Gruber music / Joseph Mohr lyrics. Compliments for the fine Advent concert at the Leroy Anderson House given by Cynthia, Bos, Zander Bos, and Joseph Darcourt included this note of appreciation: "Thank you for the opportunity to hear wonderful, soulful music today. It was truly an Advent blessing! And The Swedish holiday décor was exceptional. - Ron and Lillian Ames.
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An Advent Afternoon - A Holiday Music Concert with Cynthia BosSunday, December 8, 2019, 2 pm  Cynthia Bos will present a concert of piano music for Advent at the Leroy Anderson House on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 2:00 PM. Cynthia Bos is an accompanist, arranger and composer who plays and writes beautiful music for her own enjoyment and that of others. She plays several instruments, including the piano, flute and guitar. Cynthia specializes in liturgical church music and in composition and improvisation. She has a particular interest in improvisational collaboration with other musicians. She also seeks to encourage and develop the musical skills of others. While Cynthia often plays for church and outside events, she most enjoys sharing her music with family and friends. Cynthia and her family live in West Hartford, Connecticut. Cynthia Bos will be accompanied by her son Zander Bos, violin, and by Joseph Darcourt, cello. The concert is free. Seating is limited. Reservations required. leroyandersonfoundation@gmail.com |
Scandinavian Christmas - December 2019 Holiday Open HouseThe Leroy Anderson House is decorated for Christmas in traditional Scandinavian style. Come see the home of the Woodbury composer of "Sleigh Ride" and "A Christmas Festival". Composer Leroy Anderson wrote such well known light concert music as "Blue Tango", "Bugler's Holiday", "Irish Suite", "Fiddle-Faddle", "Serenata", "The Syncopated Clock", "The Typewriter", "A Christmas Festival", "Sleigh Ride" and many more compositions that are performed throughout the world. |
 OPEN DAYS Autumn 2019Saturday, October 12, 2019 11 am - 5 pm Saturday, October 19, 2019 11 am - 5 pm Sunday, October 20, 2019 1 pm - 5 pm Saturday, October 26, 2019 11 am - 5 pm Saturday, November 2, 2019 11 am - 5 pm Saturday, November 9, 2019 11 am - 5 pm Early Winter 2019/2020 |
Cynthia Bos and Zander Bos to perform at Leroy Anderson HouseTHANK YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WONDERFUL, SOULFUL MUSIC TODAY. IT WAS TRULY AN ADVENT BLESSING! AND THE SWEDISH HOLIDAY DECOR WAS EXCEPTIONAL. Pianist Cynthia Bos and violinist Zander Bos will entertain visitors at the Leroy Anderson House in Woodbury, Connecticut on Saturday, June 8, 2019 from 12:00 to 3:00 pm as part of Connecticut Open House Day. Cynthia Bos is a pianist, accompanist, arranger and composer who specializes in liturgical church music, composition and improvisation. She lives with her family in West Hartford, Connecticut. Cynthia's son, Zander Bos, age 11, is a classically trained violinist, who has been studying violin for six years. Zander enjoys playing different styles of music, including fiddle and sacred music, and has a special interest in improvisation and writing his own harmonies. In addition to playing the violin, Zander studies the trumpet. Their program will feature familiar light concert pieces composed by Leroy Anderson. The Leroy Anderson House, a historic house museum, is located at 33 Grassy Hill Road. The Mid-20th Century Modern house is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of the few homes of a composer in the United States that is occasionally open to the public. Members of the Friends of the Leroy Anderson Foundation will be on hand to provide guided tours of the house from 11 am to 5 pm. On Connecticut Open House Day admission to the Leroy Anderson House is free to residents of Connecticut thanks to the support of the Friends of the Leroy Anderson Foundation. Reservations are not necessary. |
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Music for Advent - A Holiday Concert with Cynthia BosSaturday, December 8, 2018 Cynthia Bos will present a concert of piano music for Advent at the Leroy Anderson House on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 1:00 PM. Cynthia Bos is an accompanist, arranger and composer who plays and writes beautiful music for her own enjoyment and that of others. She plays several instruments, including the piano, flute and guitar. Cynthia specializes in liturgical church music and in composition and improvisation. She has a particular interest in improvisational collaboration with other musicians. She also seeks to encourage and develop the musical skills of others. While Cynthia often plays for church and outside events, she most enjoys sharing her music with family and friends. Cynthia and her family live in West Hartford, Connecticut. Admission is free. Reservations are encouraged. To reserve a place, send an email to: info [at] leroyandersonfoundation.org.
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Many thanks to clarinetist Daniel Williams and pianist Susan Anthony-Klein for a superb concert Sunday afternoon, Jan 5, 2020 at the Leroy Anderson House. Daniel's and Susan's performance of the "Grand Duo Concertant, Opus 48" by Carl Maria von Weber, Massenet's Meditation de "Thaïs" by Jules Massenet, and the "Clarinet Sonatina (H 356)" by Bohuslav Martinů delighted the capacity audience which included some student musicians from Woodbury. Thanks also to the Friends of the Leroy Anderson Foundation for their support of this concert. It was wonderful to see so many new and old friends share in this wonderful musical performance by Daniel Williams and Susan Anthony-Klein at the former home of composer Leroy Anderson and Eleanor Anderson.