Biography
Violinist, Leah Froyd hails from Denver, Colorado where she has earned recognition as a soloist, chamber musician and arts humanitarian. Ms. Froyd graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of renowned violinist, Ian Swensen. Trading coasts, Leah entered into the Master of Music Degree program at the Longy School of Music of Bard College as a Roman and Melanie Totenberg Scholar where she was the teaching assistant to Paula Majerfeld. Leah honed her chamber music skills by performing internationally at the Rencontres Musicales de Noyers, the Nice International Music Academy, and Orvieto Musica in Italy. During her studies in Boston, Ms. Froyd served as assistant Principal 2nd of the Lyrica Citizen’s Artist Orchestra as well as the organization’s newly appointed managing director, specializing in collaborations with the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless and other local shelters. Now, in San Francisco, Ms. Froyd teaches her own private studio in the city and is the Founder and Director of Insight Chamber Players, an educational chamber music collective.
Project History
September 2022 - Present
March 2022 - April 2023
June 2020 - Present
August 2016 - May 2020
Cofounded the educational chamber music group, Insight Chamber Players with Ericsson Hatfield
Taught at Albany Music School as private violin instructor and ensemble class.
Serves as administration at Lyrica Fest Boston and was amongst leading musicians of the Music Gram Project during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Intern at New Century Chamber Orchestra for the Director of Development.