MEET THE MUSICIAN

Leon Harrell

A passionate musician providing piano and organ for worship services since 2001

Sample Recordings

Organ Samples

GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS
Hymn Tune: FAITHFULNESS

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS
Hymn Tune: CONVERSE

PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW
Hymn Tune: OLD HUNDREDTH

Piano Samples

BE THOU MY VISION
Hymn Tune: SLANE

GOD, WHOSE GIVING KNOWS NO ENDING
Hymn Tune: BEACH SPRING

HOW GREAT THOU ART
Hymn Tune: HOW GREAT THOU ART

Career Highlights

Professional Experience

Substitute Pianist and Organist
Champaign-Urbana Area
Since 2013

Staff Pianist and Organist
Beulah Presbyterian Church
Louisville KY
2006-2008

Musical Director, Pianist, and Organist
Farmville Presbyterian Church
Farmville NC
2001-2003

Education

Doctorate of Musical Arts (A.B.D.)
Music Composition
University of Illinois
2012

Masters of Music
Music Composition
University of Louisville
2006

Bachelors of Music
Music Composition
East Carolina University
2003

Skills

Piano Performance Styles
Traditional & Contemporary Worship Music
Classical Piano
Cocktail Piano

Music Teaching
Private and Group Piano
Collegiate Level Music Theory and Aural Skills

Additional Musical Skills
Choral Conducting
Litergical Calendar Music Planning
Choral Music Composition

Achievements

Composition Awards

  • Winner of the 2003 New Music @ ECU Composition Competition

  • Selected for inclusion on 2011 & 2012 SEAMUS Music Conference

Scholarships

  • 3-year Tuition Wavier Recipient at University of Illinois for Music Composition

  • Moritz von Bomhard Music Composition Scholarship Recipient at University of Louisville

  • 4-Year Half-tuition Waiver Recipient for Music Studies at East Carolina University

  • Mary Shannon Boyd Piano Scholarship at East Carolina University

  • Walston Family Scholarship for Music Studies at E. T. Beddingfield High School

Publications

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