Andrew Legg

Andrew Legg performing with The Southern Gospel Choir

Dr. Andrew Legg is a Tasmanian musician & director of the ARIA award-nominated Southern Gospel Choir, which he runs through the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music. He is head of contemporary music at the Conservatorium, as well as a contemporary piano & keyboard tutor. He is also Director of Music at St Clements Anglican Church, Kingston. ^[1]

Dr. Legg is trained as a classical pianist, composer and teacher but is best known for his work in contemporary music, especially gospel, soul and jazz.^[1]

The Southern Gospel Choir and Dr. Legg have received much acclaim both statewide, nationally, and internationally with leading gospel artists in the USA. Legg has worked with many prominent US gospel artists including Myron Butler, Kirk Franklin, Dr. Horace Boyer, Marvin Weatherford and Xanielle Davis. He has undertaken postgraduate studies at the Tuskegee Institute and the Martin Luther King University examining African-American history and the growth of gospel music. ^[1] He gained his PhD in 2008.

The Southern Gospel Choir

Main article: Southern Gospel Choir

Dr. Legg formed the Southern Gospel Choir and the "Very Righteous Gospel Band" in 2000, soon after becoming a staff member at the Conservatorium.^[1]

The Very Righteous Gospel Band includes:
Alistair Dobson (saxophone)
Steve Marskell (drums)
Randal Muir (Hammond organ)
Kelly Ottaway (keyboards)
Bob Tolputt (bass guitar)

Other Groups

Legg is also known as a member of Hobart bands The Giant Hamsters and the Conservatorium's "Ensemble In Residence" iCon, in which he plays piano and Rhodes. iCon includes fellow Conservatorium lecturers & tutors Alistair Dobson (saxophone) and Kelly Ottaway (vibraphone), as well as Randal Muir (Hammond organ) and Steve Marskell (drums).^[2]

Contribution to the Conservatorium of Music

Dr. Legg has contributed greatly, working with other staff members, in bringing about many changes and improvements to the contemporary stream of courses at the Conservatorium.

Discography

• 1995: Solo album Spark In The Dark
• 2005: Great Day with The Southern Gospel Choir^[3]
• 2009: High On a Mountain with The Southern Gospel Choir

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} [1]
2. ^ [2]
3. ^ [3]

External links

• Andrew Legg's profile on the Conservatorium of Music Webpage
• The Southern Gospel Choir Webpage
• The Southern Gospel Choir on MySpace
• The Southern Gospel Choir on Facebook
• The Giant Hamsters Webpage
• "Great Day", the SGC's debut album