Terry Leahy – Brass
Originally from Australia, Dr Terry Leahy holds degrees from the Australian National University, the University of Minnesota and Northwestern University. He has performed as a soloist in recitals in the UK, Finland, Australia, the US, South Africa and Austria. As an orchestral musician, Dr Leahy has held tenured positions in the Finnish National Opera Orchestra, The Savonlinna Festival Opera Orchestra (Finland) and currently performs with the Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra (WI), the Chicago Philharmonic and is Executive Director of Landmark Brass Chicago. He is equally at home on alto, tenor and bass trombones and, additionally has recorded and performed on bass trumpet and tenor tuba. He has performed as guest Principal Bass Trombone with the London Symphony, the Sydney Symphony, The Queensland Symphony, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Welsh National Opera, the Chicago Philharmonic and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. As Guest Principal Trombone he has performed with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, the Scottish Opera, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (UK) and the Helsinki Philharmonic.
As a chamber musician, Dr Leahy has performed at The Midwest Conference, the Wiener Festwochen (Austria), The American Trombone Workshop and the International Trombone Conference. As an educator, Dr Leahy has presented masterclasses in Australia, the US, the UK and South Africa. He has previously served as visiting professor on the faculties of Indiana University, Northwestern University, Colorado State University and Central Michigan University. Dr Leahy can be heard on recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, Sony and Warner. He has worked with conductors including Pierre Boulez, Giandrea Noseda, Daniel Barenboim, Thomas Hengelbrock, Jiri Belohlavek, Danielle Gatti, Sakari Oramo and Daniel Harding.