Robert Leaf

Robert Leaf

Robert Daniel Leaf (February 20, 1936 - October 11, 2005), was an American composer".

Robert Daniel Leaf was born and raised in Lindsborg, Kansas. The son of Bernard and Judith (Valine) Leaf, he attended Luther Academy and College in Wahoo, Nebraska, played trumpet in the Air Force band, and completed his undergraduate degree at MacPhail School of Music in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After several years of teaching instrumental and vocal music, he enrolled in graduate studies in composition at the University of Minnesota.

He wrote both instrumental and vocal music and was published by AMSI, Augsburg, Choristers Guild, GIA and Kjos. He was especially interested in music for hymns and was completing a book on the subject at the time of his death.

His wife of 43 years, Barbara (Harmon) Leaf died on March 28, 2005. They had three sons: Eryc, Andrew and John.


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