Leanna is a co-principal flutist and piccolo in The Orchestra Now (TON) based at the Fisher Center in upstate New York. She has performed with TON in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Since joining in September, Leanna has participated in two album recordings. Prior to The Orchestra Now, Leanna performed with the South Florida Symphony and Eugene Ballet Company, and in the Chautauqua Music School Festival Orchestra, National Music Festival, and Eastern Music Festival. Leanna earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the State University of New York at Purchase where she studied with Dr. Tara Helen O’Connor and received both the Outstanding Junior and Outstanding Senior Awards in Classical Music Performance. She holds a Master of Music from Northwestern University where she was awarded the Walfrid Kujala Scholarship and studied with John Thorne and Richard Graef. She was a winner of the Chicago Musicians Club of Women 2018 Scholarship Competition. Leanna then moved to Boca Raton where she studied with Jeffrey Khaner, principal flutist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, at the Lynn Conservatory, and worked as a freelance flutist. Leanna is passionate about teaching and has a private studio of in-person and online students. She has taught students at the Lynn Conservatory Preparatory School and non-major flute students at Northwestern University. In the summer of 2020 she will serve as the flute faculty at the Bard College Preparatory Division Summer Music Festival. Leanna is extremely passionate about musical outreach and performing music of all genres. While in South Florida, she worked for the non-profit organization Mind and Melody, where she led sessions performing popular and classical music, and teaching music for people with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. She also performed as a part of the Beatles On The Beach festival in Delray Beach. In the summer of 2019, Leanna worked at Camp Jam in Chicago and Washington DC, where she coached rock bands, mentored young musicians, and gave private lessons. She also occasionally performs in Sound Baths in Woodstock, NY.
Teaches all skill levels
Teaching since 2013
Professional Performer's Certificate
Teaches ages 5+
Speaks French, English
Has background check
Leanna is a co-principal flutist and piccolo in The Orchestra Now (TON) based at the Fisher Center in upstate New York. She has performed with TON in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Since joining in September, Leanna has participated in two album recordings. Prior to The Orchestra Now, Leanna performed with the South Florida Symphony and Eugene Ballet Company, and in the Chautauqua Music School Festival Orchestra, National Music Festival, and Eastern Music Festival. Leanna earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the State University of New York at Purchase where she studied with Dr. Tara Helen O’Connor and received both the Outstanding Junior and Outstanding Senior Awards in Classical Music Performance. She holds a Master of Music from Northwestern University where she was awarded the Walfrid Kujala Scholarship and studied with John Thorne and Richard Graef. She was a winner of the Chicago Musicians Club of Women 2018 Scholarship Competition. Leanna then moved to Boca Raton where she studied with Jeffrey Khaner, principal flutist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, at the Lynn Conservatory, and worked as a freelance flutist. Leanna is passionate about teaching and has a private studio of in-person and online students. She has taught students at the Lynn Conservatory Preparatory School and non-major flute students at Northwestern University. In the summer of 2020 she will serve as the flute faculty at the Bard College Preparatory Division Summer Music Festival. Leanna is extremely passionate about musical outreach and performing music of all genres. While in South Florida, she worked for the non-profit organization Mind and Melody, where she led sessions performing popular and classical music, and teaching music for people with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. She also performed as a part of the Beatles On The Beach festival in Delray Beach. In the summer of 2019, Leanna worked at Camp Jam in Chicago and Washington DC, where she coached rock bands, mentored young musicians, and gave private lessons. She also occasionally performs in Sound Baths in Woodstock, NY.
Teaches all skill levels
Teaching since 2013
Professional Performer's Certificate
Teaches ages 5+
Speaks French, English
Has background check
Leanna is a great teacher and I had a lot of fun with her! She works a lot on technique and getting everything as good as you can get it. She is amazing and I highly recommend her!
I highly recommend Leanna. My nine-year-old daughter has been taking her online flute lessons since the last summer and she looks forward to the class every week. I appreciate that Leanna prepares music pieces or provides us with her own flute/piano recordings so my daughter can practice with them. Communication with Leanna have also been very efficient and pleasant. She is professional, patient, and caring; simply the best!
Excellent teacher!