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Brenda Lynne Leach has received rave reviews as a dynamic and versatile conductor both in the USA and abroad. One reviewer wrote, “Her musical energy reflects her personality – passionate and full of life!” She has performed extensively in France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Russia, Estonia, Bulgaria, Latvia and the USA. Dr. Leach has conducted concerts with world-class orchestras including the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, the St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, the Bostonian Opera and Chamber Ensemble, and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra to name a few. Conducting engagements have taken her to major stages from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC to the St. Petersburg Grand Philharmonic Hall, Russia.
In the Boston area, Dr. Leach served as the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Boston Chamber Orchestra, a critically-acclaimed ensemble devoted to the performance of both classical repertoire and new music. Richard Dyer of the Boston Globe wrote “The Boston Chamber Orchestra played beautifully for conductor, Brenda Lynne Leach.” She was the Principal Guest Conductor of the Nashua Symphony Chorus and Orchestra (NH), the first woman to hold an artistic appointment with this orchestra. She has been described as a conductor who “conquers by her musicality, nuance and flexibility.”
Brenda Leach completed Post-Doctoral studies in Orchestral Conducting at the St. Petersburg Music Conservatory in Russia and the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music. She studied conducting with Neeme Jarvi, Alexander Polishchuk, and Sir David Willcocks. Her dedication to the role of the arts in audience development and community outreach led her to receiving a Master of Education in the Arts from Harvard University. She was a Conductor and Lecturer at Harvard University for 14 years and is currently the Director of Orchestral Activities at Towson University in Baltimore, MD, where she frequently collaborates with soloists from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
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