Background
Sharrow, Leonard was born on August 4, 1915 in New York City. Son of Saul and Sonia (Berson) Sharrow.
Sharrow, Leonard was born on August 4, 1915 in New York City. Son of Saul and Sonia (Berson) Sharrow.
Graduate, Juilliard School Music, 1935.
Principal bassoonist, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington, 1935-1937;
bassoonist, NBC Symphony, New York City, 1937-1941;
principal bassoonist, NBC Symphony, 1947-1951;
principal bassoonist, Detroit Symphony, 1946-1947;
principal bassoonist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1951-1964;
principal bassoonist, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 1977-1987;
member of faculty, Juilliard School Music, 1949-1951;
member of faculty, performer, Gunnison Music Camp, Western State College, Colorado, 1962-1963;
private teaching, since 1946;
teacher bassoon, Indiana U. School Music, Bloomington, Indiana, part-time 1963-1964;
professor music (bassoon), Indiana U. School Music, 1964-1977;
associate professor, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1979-1980;
part-time faculty, Pennsylvania State University, 1979-1980, 80-81;
Adjunct Professor, School of Music, Carnegie Mellon U., 1981-1986. Member bassoon faculty New England Conservatory Music, Boston, 1986-1989. Faculty, performer New College Summer Music Festival, 1976, 77, 79-86, Aspen Music Festival, since 1967, Waterloo Music Festival, 1979, 80, 83, 86,Banff Center for Arts, Canada, 1982, Johannesen International School Arts Summer Festival, Victoria, B.C., Canada, 1984.
Solo bassoonist World Philharmonic Orchestra, Stockholm, 1985. Alan R. Rose fellow, guest artist, lecturer, performer Victorian College Arts, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Australia, 1989. Member of faculty, performer Nagano Aspen Music Festival, Japan, 1990-1994.
Member of faculty Marrowstone Music Festival, Port Townsend, Washington, 1995-1996.
Served with Army of the United States, 1941-1945. Member American Association of University Professors, Pi Kappa Lambda.
Married Emily M. Kass, October 22, 1942. 1 son, Neil Jason.
