Gail Leven Pollock
Gail Leven Pollock is an American musician and composer.[1] She is the composer and arranger of over 30 organ, piano, and choral works for Shawnee Press (Hal Leonard)[2] and other major publishers. She is perhaps best known for her collections of orchestra-inspired Christmas organ and piano duets.[3]
Life
She is the daughter of a research chemist and a printer, both of whom had musical backgrounds. She earned a Master of Music degree from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, Georgia. In addition to composing, she has served as a church organist, college instructor, and university accompanist.
She has performed as a singer, collaborative pianist, and organist in music festivals and choir tours in the United States, England, Austria, and Italy. She is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), the American Guild of Organists (AGO), and the National Association for Music Education (NAFME).
Publications
Organ/piano duets:
- The Christmas Book I - 1981 (Shawnee Press)
- God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
- The First Noel
- Glory to God in the Highest
- Carol Medley (Deck the Halls / Joy to the World / O Little Town of Bethlehem / Adeste Fideles)
- The Christmas Book II - 1984 (Shawnee Press)
- Carol Prelude (Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming / Good King Wenceslas/ Angels We Have Heard On High / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)
- Away In a Manger / Silent Night
- Greensleeves Medley (O Christmas Tree / We Three Kings of Orient Are / What Child Is This?)
- Christmastide (Good Christian Men, Rejoice / Here We Come A-Carolling)
- Preludes to Worship - 1986 (Shawnee Press)
- Eastertide (Hymn to Joy / Easter Hymn)
- I Will Arise and Go to Jesus
- Holy Manna / Resolution
- Kremser (We Gather Together)
- Lasst Uns Erfreuen
- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Organ:
- Jesus Shall Reign - Five Familiar Hymn Tunes - 1988 (Shawnee Press)
- Prelude on "Come, Thou Almighty King"
- Prelude on "He Leadeth Me"
- Offertory on "Come, Come Ye Saints"
- Offertory on "No Other Plea"
- Toccata on "Jesus Shall Reign"
- Three Settings of Hymns by Lowell Mason - 1999 (Warner Bros. Publications)
- Blest Be the Tie That Binds
- Hark, Ten Thousand Harps
- Quodlibet on Evan and Azmon
Choral:
- Christ Was Born on Christmas - 1977 (Shawnee Press)
- Let Christians Rejoice[4] - 1978 (Shawnee Press)
- A Thanksgiving Prayer - 1979 (Shawnee Press)
- The Christmas Star - 1979 (Shawnee Press)
- I Will Sing to the Lord - 1999 (Shawnee Press)
- Hodie Natus Est - 2001 (Shawnee Press)
- It Was Long, Long Ago - 2002 (Shawnee Press)
- All God's Children - 2003 (Abingdon Press)
- O Lord Most Holy - 2004 (Lorenz Publishing)
Unpublished
Georgia Land - 1983, Honorable Mention, Agnes Scott College Composition Contest
References
- ↑ Heinrich, Adel Heinrich (1991). Organ and harpsichord music by women composers: an annotated catalog. Search this book on
- ↑ Hal Leonard Music, https://www.halleonard.com/biography/264/gail-pollock-leven
- ↑ https://theleupoldfoundation.org/wl-product-composer/pollock-gail-leven/?_wl_composer=pollock-gail-leven
- ↑ Charles, Eleanor (27 March 1994). "A Rich Explosion of Song for Holy Week". New York Times. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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