Leslie Neighbor Stroud

Leslie Neighbor Stroud, flute, received her bachelor’s degree in music performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Music where she was a student of Britton Johnson and Timothy Day. She has also studied with Lois Schaefer, Walfrid Kujala and Mark Sparks as well as participating in the master classes of Julius Baker, Bonita Boyd and William Bennet. Leslie has performed with the Savannah Symphony Orchestra, the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, the San Francisco Concerto Orchestra, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, the Buzzards Bay Musicfest, the Peabody Wind Quintet, the Bellemore Ensemble of Baltimore, the Mozart Festival of Alameda, the Trinity Chamber Concerts of California and the Tri-County Symphonic Band. Leslie has taught at the St. Paul’s School for Girls (Maryland), the Waldorf School of Baltimore, the Community School for Music and Arts (California), the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University and as guest faculty at San Jose State University. Leslie currently lives in Marion, Massachusetts with her husband, son and dog.

Ms. Stroud will be performing Georges Bizet's "Carmen Fantasie" with the Tri-County Symphonic Band on Sunday, February 6, 2011.