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   1.  Orchestral Recordings with Leroy Anderson conducting
   2a.  Bands: Military Bands & Brass Bands
   2b.  Bands: Community Bands & Concert Bands
   3.  Musical Theater
   4.  BBC Concert Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra
   5.  Harvard University Band Recordings
   6.  International: Recordings in Other Languages
   7.  Featured Artists + Arrangers: Other Recordings and Videos
   8.  Leroy Anderson, Conductor: conducting history, repertoire, concert reviews

   Page under development; updated May 9, 2026
   Compositions followed by the RED speaker icon link to an AUDIO file.
   Compositions followed by the YELLOW video icon link to a VIDEO.

2a.  Military Bands

   U.S. Air Force Band
   Leroy Anderson conducting ref 1

    Composer/conductor Leroy Anderson introduces each composition in the order in which they were performed.

  • The Captains and the Kings 1962

  • A Trumpeter's Lullaby 1949 Audio/Video

  • Belle of the Ball 1951 Audio/Video

  • The Phantom Regiment 1951

  • Serenata 1947

  • Clairinet Candy 1962

  • The Syncopated Clock 1945

  • Bugler's Holiday 1954

  • The Waltzing Cat 1950

  • Home Stretch 1962

  • Blue Tango 1951

  • Sleigh Ride 1948


   U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command Band
   Band Of The Golden West
   Captain Philip C. Chevallard, Commander conducting ref 2

  • The Golden Years (4:15)

  • A Trumpeter's Lullaby (3:04)
       Airman First Class Rob McConnell, trumpet

  • The Syncopated Clock (2:10)

  • The Typewriter (1:40)
       Master Sergeant Iris McBride, percussion (typewriter)



   U.S. Army Field Band
   The Musical Ambassadors of the Army
   Captain Philip C. Chevallard, Commander conducting ref 2

  • Sleigh Ride (3:02) Audio

  • Sleigh Ride (3:02) Audio/Video

2b. Concert Band

   Kosei Wind Orchestra
   Frederick Fennell, conductor,

  • Ticonderoga March, composed 1939 (2:19)
    (Anderson's only work written for concert band) Recorded: 1988


2c. Brass Band

   Imperial Brass Band
   Ron Waiksnoris, conductor, ref 4



2a.  Military Bands

   U.S. Coast Guard Band
   Lt. Lewis J. Buckley, Director conducting ref 3

      Click anywhere on each image to play the music



      Click anywhere on each image to play the music


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Notes

The Music
  1. All Compositions are by Leroy Anderson except where indicated.

The Recording Sessions    
  1. Recorded February 27, 1972 at Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.
  2. Recorded at Travis Air Force Base, California
  3. From the album: The Musical Sounds of the Season, Recorded May 22, 1981 at Leamy Hall Auditorium, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London Connecticut
  4. Recorded in concert at Nonnewaug High School, Woodbury, Connecticut, May 2, 2026; "Serenata" audio recording: "American Legend - Leroy Anderson", Imperial Brass compact disc (2017).


Copyright
  1. All instrumental compositions and arrangements of Leroy Anderon's music: © Woodbury Music Company LLC

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