Osmon continues to receive commissions for all music genre, he has received the ASCAP Standard Music Award for Composition eleven times and the Medallion La Ville De Contrexeville (Contrexeville, France) twice. His works have been performed at every major music conference in the United States. His Symphony for Winds and Percussion was presented at the WASBE conference in Manchester, England. His music has been performed throughout Europe, Australia, Japan, Israel and Mexico.
Most recent published works for band are "Dia de Los Muertos" (Mid-West 2001), "...dim points of light...", "The Midnight Culmination of Sirius", "Prelude and Dance" (Mid-West 2000), "Christmas in the Netherlands" (Mid-West 1999), "Davids Lyre" (Mid-West 1997) and "March 104" (Mid-West 1998) . Chamber works include Music for Five Winds, Suite for Solo Cello, Modinha: For Debra, in May (solo cello) and Yiskor for Mezzo Soprano and Soprano Saxophone. The most recent work for chorus is Singing to the Heavens. Osmon is at this time exclusively published by RBC Music of San Antonio, Texas, however, he has works with TRN, SMC and Peer Music of New York. The most recent CD is The Music of Leroy Osmon Vol. II (University of Houston, Eddie Green Conductor - Mark Custom Recording Service). All program notes for the University of Houston CD series (Eddie Green Conductor) are compiled by Osmon. From the first Grainger CD (an internationally acclaimed three volume series of the band works of Percy Grainger), he has worked with Mr. Green on every project. The University of Houston 1998 CD, The Planets, received several Grammy nominations (including program notes). To be released in the near future is a book on the band music of Percy Grainger - Program Guide for the Band Works of Percy Grainger (RBC Music Publishing).
Presently Leroy Osmon is working on several commissions, including another Ballet, a Concerto for Tuba, chamber works (Romance for Violin and Small Orchestra and Trio for Alto Flute, Viola and Harp) and band compositions. In the Spring of 2001 the Compania de Danza Contemporanea de Yucatan presented his ballet A Sea of Seven Colors (Erika Torres/Mexico and Maud DAngelo/France coreografica e interprete).
Leroy Osmon lives in Merida, Yucatan with his wife, Dr. Cay Smith Osmon, and their three cats "Missy", "Miss Kitty" and "Baby"
Present address:
Calle 20 No. 487 X 47
Col. Sol Campestre
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico 97114
Phone:(011-529)-944-1695
Email: [email protected]
RBC Music
P.O. Box 29128
San Antonio, Texas 77229
1-800-548-0917
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TRN Music Publishers, Inc.
P.O. Box 1076
111Torreon Loop
Ruidoso, New Mexico 88355
505-258-4325
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Southern Music Co.
1248 Austin Parkway, Suite 212
San Antonio. Texas 78209
1-800-284-5443
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Peermusic
810 Seventh Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10019
212-265-3910
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