Gloria Lenoff

Gloria has Williams Syndrome, a developmental disability that is much less recognized than the other chromosome deficient disability, Down syndrome. She also shares a common thread with many who have WS, she is a musical savant. Despite her inability to either read or write music, Gloria can sing in 26 languages and has a repertoire of about 2,700 songs. She can also accompany herself on the accordion.

As she tours the country (and world) she is often accompanied by her father, Dr. Howard Lenhoff, perhaps one of the most recognized non-medical authorizes on WS. Together they present a short educational program about the disability and a more lengthy and entertaining concert that demonstrates Gloria’s ability to command audiences from concert halls to college campuses. She has performed with full symphony orchestras and has given many solo performances. Her concerts repertoire includes classical, gospel, contemporary and religious selections. In recent months she has toured with another person with WS who accompanies her on the piano.