Leonard De Paur
Leonard De Paur (November 18, 1915- November 7, [[1998]) was an African American composer, choral director, and arts administrator.
Biography
de Paur was born in Summit, NJ to Hettie Carson de Paur and Ernst Leonard. His musical studies began under Frederick Work, brother of John Wesley Work II and uncle of John Wesley Work III, at the Manual Training Institute in Bordentown, NJ. de Paur began to compose and arrange when he joined the Hall Johnson Chorus. He sang in the baritone section and served as assistant conductor alongside Jester Hairston. In 1936, de Paur became the musical director of the Negro Unit of the Federal Theater Project in New York City.[1] During this time he was also enrolled at Columbia University and later went on to study at the Institute of Musical Arts, now the Julliard School of Music.
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