Leonard Jacob Enns (born 1948) is a Canadian composer of classical music. He is professor

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of the

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Early life and education

Enns was born on 2 February 1948 in

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. He has undergraduate degrees in music from

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and

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, and an M.Mus. in choral conducting and Ph.D. from

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, where his doctoral thesis (1982) was "The sacred choral music of

Harry Somers Harry Stewart Somers, CC (September 11, 1925 – March 9, 1999) was a contemporary Canadian composer. Possessing a charismatic attitude and rather dashing good looks, as well as a genuine talent for his art, Somers earned the unofficial title ...

: an analytical study". He is an Associate of the

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in Toronto.

Musical career

Enns was musical director of the United Mennonite Educational Institute in

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from 1969 to 1972, and joined the teaching faculty of

Conrad Grebel College Conrad Grebel University College is a university college affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The college is owned by Mennonite Church Eastern Canada and named for early Anabaptist leader Conrad Grebel. Its ...

of the

in 1977. He founded the chapel choir of Conrad Grebel College in 1977 and conducted it until 2010, during which time it made six CDs. He has composed some 65 works, mostly of choral music. He won the 2008 Polyphonos competition in the "International Composer" section. His "Nocturne" was nominated for the

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in 2010. His ''A Little More Time'' won the Chronos Vocal Ensemble's fourth annual composition competition in 2020.

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* 1948 births Living people Canadian male composers Wilfrid Laurier University alumni Northwestern University alumni University of Waterloo faculty Musicians from Winnipeg 21st-century Canadian composers 21st-century Canadian male musicians Canadian Mennonites Mennonite musicians {{Canada-composer-stub