About
Leah’s percussion journey commenced at the age of 10, previously learning cello and piano. During school she competed in the Australian Percussion Eisteddfod receiving 1st place in Junior High Timpani (2015), Intermediate 2-Mallet (2017) and Intermediate Snare Drum (2017). In 2018, she achieved a Distinction for the Associate of Trinity College London (ATCL) Diploma in Percussion Performance. During 2017 and 2018, she was the principal timpanist of the Melbourne Youth Orchestra.
Leah went on to study a Bachelor of Music with Honours at the University of Melbourne, learning from Brent Miller (Head of Percussion) and Rob Cossom. During her studies she was awarded the Wright Prizes Award for ‘Proficiency in a Musical Instrument at the Assessment of the Second Year’ (2021) and placed 1st in the MSO Snare Drum Award (2022).
Leah is a casual musician with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. She has played with orchestras including the Darwin Symphony Orchestra, Geelong Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Opera and the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic. In 2023, she was principal percussion with the Australian Youth Orchestra.
Leah is currently studying with MSO Principal Percussionist Shaun Trubiano.
Photography: Lisa Maree Williams
Australian Youth Orchestra
