Henry Leck

Henry Leck (born c. 1946) is the founder and previous Artistic Director of the Indianapolis Children's Choir and the Indianapolis Youth Chorale. He is a choral clinician and a specialist on boys' changing voices.

Henry Leck
Birth nameHenry Leck
Born1946
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Conductor
Years active1986–Present
Associated actsIndianapolis Children's Choir
Websitewww.icchoir.org

In 1986, Leck formed the Indianapolis Children's Choir[1] which has toured internationally with much acclaim.[2]

Leck has conducted festival choirs in nearly every state in the U.S., and has led many international children's choir festivals, including the Musica Mundi Tuscany Children's Choir Festival in Italy, the Central European International Children's Choral Festival, the International Children's Choir Festival in Beijing, China, the Vienna Children's & Boys Choir Festival with the Vienna Sangerknaben, and the KI Concert Spain Festival. He recently conducted the Tokyo International HS Honor Choir in Japan. Leck founded the ARCI São Paulo Children's Honor Choir in Brazil, where he conducts bi-annually.[3]

Until his retirement in 2016, Leck served as Artistic Director of the Indianapolis Children's Choir for 30 years, where he built the legacy of one of the most respected Children's Choirs in the United States.[4] Leck also served on the Choral Faculty at Butler University for 27 years. He retired from his position as Associate Professor of Music at Butler in 2015,[5] and now serves as Professor Emeritus. He is also recognized as an Honorary Associate Professor at the Hong Kong Institute for Teacher Education.[6]

Works

Leck has published many choral arrangements with Hal Leonard Corporation and Colla Voce Music Publishing. He also authored the choral section of Silver Burdett music textbooks for grades 4, 5 and 6.

He has produced four teaching videos entitled The Boy’s Expanding Voice: Take the High Road, Vocal Techniques for the Young Singer, Creating Artistry Through Movement, Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Creating Artistry with the Male Maturing Voice.

Leck is also the editor of two nationally known choral series published by Hal Leonard and Colla Voce, from which many of his own compositions can be purchased.

In 2012, Leck's arrangement of "The National Anthem" was performed by Kelly Clarkson, and Indianapolis Children's Choir, at Super Bowl XLVI.

Creating Artistry

Each year Leck teaches his conductor's workshop, Creating Artistry, at Butler University. In this progressive three level workshop, Leck mentors conductors and teachers of all ages, working towards building musicality through expressive conducting gesture. Leck recently released a textbook called Creating Artistry Through Choral Excellence.[7]

Education

Leck received his bachelor's degree in Music from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point[8] and a master's degree in Choral Conducting from Indiana University[9]

Awards
  • Chorus America's Distinguished Service Award (2017)[10]
  • NUVO's Cultural Vision Award - Lifetime Achievement Award (2016)[11]
  • National Association for Music Education's Lowell Mason Fellows Award (2015)[12]
  • Indiana Governor's Art Award (2007)[13]
  • Indiana Music Education Association "Outstanding University Music Educator of the Year" (1992)

References
  1. "ICC Indianapolis Children's Choir". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  2. "2011 Children's Honor Choir - Henry Leck, Conductor". American Choral Directors Association. 2011. adca.org. Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  3. "Henry Leck". MCP. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  4. "Leck Bio". Indianapolis Children's Choir. 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  5. "Henry Leck, Founder and Artistic Director- Indianapolis Children's Choir, Director of Choral Activities". Butler University. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  6. "Henry Leck". MCP. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  7. Matthews, Chris. "Leck, Henry - Colla Voce Music LLC". www.collavoce.com. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  8. "Leck, Henry Associate Professor - Music". Butler University. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  9. "School of Music Profile: Henry Leck - Associate Professor". Butler University. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  10. "Chorus America Distinguished Service Award". Chorus America. Chorus America. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  11. NUVO: indy's alternative voice. 27 (09): 40. May 18–25, 2016 https://issuu.com/nuvonewsweekly/docs/051816/40. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. "Lowell Mason Fellows". nafme.org. National Association for Music Education. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  13. "Governor's Arts Awards - Past Recipients". in.gov. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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