Leroy Anderson House and Leroy Anderson Foundation

06/23/2026

The Candlewood Brass Quintet will give a free, indoor concert at the Southbury Public Library. Link to Register:
https://www.southburylibrary.org/event/candlewood-brass-quintet

06/20/2026

06/14/2026

Solstice - midsummer concert: The Premier Brass Quintet from Amherst, MA will play music by Carl Nielsen, Gustav Holst, John Williams, Scott Joplin, Billy Strayhorn and Leroy Anderson. To reserve for this free, outdoor concert at the Leroy Anderson House on Saturday, June 20 at 3:00 pm, send an email to: [email protected]. Bring a folding chair.

06/13/2026

The NWS forecast for Saturday afternoon calls for a steady breeze from the northwest at 8 mph, low humidity, high temp of 86 degrees; lots of shade and very good music by the Andante String Quartet.

06/09/2026

The Andante String Quartet will present an outdoor concert at the Leroy Anderson House in Woodbury, CT on Sat., June 13, 2026 at 3 p.m. Violinists Selah Kwak and Christa Berezowsky, violist Dana Saccomano, and cellist Shannon Carlson will perform music by women composers including Florence Price, Emilie Mayer, Dorothy Rudd Moore and F***y Mendelssohn Hensel (Felix Mendelssohn's sister).

The Leroy Anderson House, a historic house museum on the National Register of Historic Places, is located at 33 Grassy Hill Road. Admission is free. Reservations are required. Bring a folding chair. To reserve a place, send an email to: [email protected].

The concert is made possible by the generous support of the Friends of the Leroy Anderson Foundation.

05/14/2026

Enjoy these videos of the Iona School Flute Orchestra in Montreal, Quebec, and their music teacher Mick Guttman performing: music by Leroy Anderson:

1. The Syncopated Clock, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS9Cj9ezDUA
2. The Typewriter, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCoOHYiY07g
3. Sandpaper Ballet, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQewcZATXBs

05/09/2026

Many thanks to the Imperial Brass for an excellent concert at Nonnewaug High School on May 2, 2026. Links to videos of the performances of the Leroy Anderson compositions are posted on the home page of the Leroy Anderson Foundation.
Website: https://www.leroyandersonfoundation.org/

04/20/2026

Woodbury 250th America Celebration - The Imperial Brass Band from Westfield, New Jersey will present a concert at the Nonnewaug High School Auditorium in Woodbury, Connecticut on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 3 p.m. The concert is part of the Woodbury 250th America Celebration and will honor the composer Leroy Anderson who lived in Woodbury from 1949 to 1975.

The program titled “Celebration in Brass” will include music by Leroy Anderson, James Curnow, L. J. Ferdinand Hérold, Ray Steadman-Allen, Martin Cordner and John Williams. The 30-member Imperial Brass is conducted by Ronald Waiksnoris.

The concert is underwritten by the Leroy Anderson Foundation with additional support from the Town of Woodbury. Admission is free.