International
Conductors
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Maestro Brenda Lynne Leach is a versatile conductor of both orchestras and choral ensembles. She has performed extensively in France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Russia, Estonia, Bulgaria, Latvia, Canada and the USA. She is an active guest conductor having worked with 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. Performing 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. An organ recitalist as well, she has appeared as a soloist and featured artist with orchestras including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. In the Boston area, Brenda 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. 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 holds 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. A dedicated educator, she presents masterclasses and has held faculty and conducting positions at Harvard University and Haverford College. 
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