Christian McLeer

Christian McLeer, an American composer is a graduate of the Juilliard Conservatory Pre-College, and Manhattan School of Music. At the age of fourteen he received his first major commission for the American Cancer Society[1] for which he wrote and performed Hope in concert. Since then, he has composed a number of works that have been commissioned and recorded including his one-act opera House of Comedy, an avant-garde piece entitled Feedback Parade, the ballet The Grandfather Clocks,[2][3] and the opera Haibo. His composition Musing is included on acclaimed flutist Sophia Anastasia's CD of the same name and Hope is included on the CD Encores 2 by the world-renowned pianist Anna Marie Bottazzi. His work, Black Lung was included on the 60x60 project. As a concert pianist Christian has performed at many respected venues including Weill-Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall, Merkin Concert Hall and the New Orleans Astro Dome. He has also performed as a conductor with the New Music Consort. An accomplished classical, jazz, pop and rock musician, he is recognized as having the ability to unite these genres in his compositions. He co-founded the Remarkable Theater Brigade[4] and is the musical director at Jan Hus Presbyterian Church.[5] He currently is a high school chorus teacher.

Discography
  • Requiem [6]
  • Encores 2
  • Musing

References
  1. http://christianmcleer.com/ChristianMcLeer/About.html Christian McLeer Biography
  2. DANCE REVIEW; New Works to Music Composed for Choreography By ANNA KISSELGOFF, The New York Times, Published: October 10, 1997
  3. HighBeam The Record (Bergen County, NJ) Date: October 7, 1997
  4. http://www.rtbproject.com/directorschristian.htm Remarkable Theater Brigade Co-Founders
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2008-04-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Jan Hus staff
  6. http://cdbaby.com/cd/cmcleer Requiem on CDBaby


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