In March of 2003, he received the Kansas Artist Fellowship Award from the Kansas Arts Commission for his contribution to music composition. He also conducted the community choral program, The Master Arts Chorale and Youth Chorale, during their 12-year tenure.
Leavitt currently resides near Wichita (Andover), Kansas where he has held the post of music director at Immanuel Lutheran Church and Cantor at Reformation Lutheran Church. He has also served briefly on the faculties of Concordia College, Edmonton, Alberta (Canada), and Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois. Young Award for teaching excellence, in recognition of his career at Friends University in the fields of music theory, choral, and church music. Leavitt is a lifetime member of the American Choral Directors Association and is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, from which he has received annual recognition for his achievements. He received his undergraduate education at Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, a master’s degree from Wichita State University, and the Doctorate of Musical Arts from The Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. 1956) is a composer, conductor, teacher, and church musician, whose music continues to captivate listeners and musicians of all ages. John Leavitt John Leavitt John Leavitt (b.
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