Background
Leach, Brenda Lynne was born on July 12, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
conductor music educator organist
Leach, Brenda Lynne was born on July 12, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bachelor of Music magna cum laude, Susquehanna University, 1981. Master of Music, Eastman School Music, 1983. DMA, Eastman School Music, 1988.
Certified French, University Paris Sorbonne, 1987. Master of Education, Harvard University, 1997. Studied conducting with Alexander Polishchuk and Neeme Jarvi, St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music, Russia, 1998.
Instructor, assistant university organist Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, 1978-1981. Summer study program Oxford University, 1979. Student Marie-Claire Alain Conservatoire National de Region, Rueil-Malmaison, France, 1983-1985, 1986-1987.
Private study with Daniel Roth St. Sulpice Church, Paris, 1987-1988. Harpsichord study with Huguette Dreyfus, 1987-1988. Instructor music. Wheelock College, Boston, 1991-1993.
Instructor Clark University, since 1991. Director music, lecturer music Harvard University, since 1991, choral director, organist, since 1993. Conductor, music director Boston Coro di Camera, since 1997.
Conductor Lowell (Massachusetts) Philharmonic Orchestra, since 1998. Director orchestra activities Towson University, Maryland, since 2005. Founding music director, conductor Boston Chamber Orchestra.
Guest conductor Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Boys Choir, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, St. Petersburg Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Nashua Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, St. Petersburg Camerata Orchestra, Orchestra of the Hermitage Museum, Russia, Novgorod Russia Philharmonic, Kaliningrad Russia Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, Pskov Philharmonic, Norosibirsk Festival Orchestra, Varna Bulgaria State Philharmonic Orchestra, Shumen Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgaria, Pleven Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgaria, Madara Music Festival, Bulgaria, Sochi Music Festival, Russia, Boston First Night Festival. Conducting fellow with Sir David Willcocks. Lecturer in music American University Paris, 1989.
Private studio Paris, 1985-1989. Participant Peter the Great International Master Class for Conductors, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1997. Music consultant for multi-media project San Francisco Museum Modern Art, 1997.
Interim music director, organist American Church in Paris, 1986. Member master class faculty Rimsky-Korsakov College Music, St. Petersburg, 2000. Associate artistic director Peter the Great Masterclass Russia, since 2000.
Instructor in music and humanities Dedham County Prison. Member American Symphony Orchestra Ldeague, American Guild Organists (special projects committee Boston chapter, grant for research in Jerusalem, Executive Board 1993-1994), College Music Society, Organ History Society, Cavaille-College Association, Conductors Guild, Boston Aria Guild (Executive Board since 1991, Massachusetts Council Churches (program design team 1992).