Intro
Intro
American percussionist Cameron Leach is a soloist and chamber musician recognized for his expressive virtuosity, musical athleticism, and daring interpretations. Leach is the winner of both the Percussive Arts Society International Solo Artist Competition and Yamaha Young Performing Artist Competition, and was awarded the prestigious Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. He is a member of the Northern California-based percussion quartet Orphic Percussion, one half of the Leach | Peters Percussion Duo, an Associate Musician with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, and an Affiliated Instructor at Denison University.
Leach’s recent highlights include concerto debuts with the Dallas Winds, Eastman Wind Ensemble, Euclid Symphony Orchestra, and McConnell Arts Center Chamber Orchestra; residencies at the Space City New Music Festival, MalletLab Summer Intensive, and Denison University’s TUTTI Festival; world premieres of concertos by Dave Maric and Durwynne Hsieh; guest artist engagements at 30+ universities; and recital appearances in Beijing, Nuremberg, San Francisco, Orlando, Houston, Columbus, and Portland, to name a few.
In Spring 2021, Leach will premiere a new percussion concerto by award-winning composer Adam Roberts, commissioned by the Johnstone Fund for New Music for the New Albany Symphony Orchestra. Shortly thereafter, he will serve as the Marjorie Bruce Holland Artist-in-Residence for ÆPEX Contemporary Performance, culminating in the premiere of a new chamber concerto by Garrett Schumann in collaboration with conductor Kevin Fitzgerald. And later that year, Leach will perform a Daytime Showcase Concert at the 2021 Percussive Arts Society International Convention—the largest annual percussion festival in the world. Leach proudly endorses Black Swamp Percussion, Beetle Percussion, Sabian Cymbals, Rustic Percussion, and Malletech.
HIGDON CONCERTO
with the dallas winds
Performed at the Meyerson Symphony Center, later broadcast on NPR’s Performance Today.
"Cameron Leach is a major talent! His performance
of my Percussion Concerto was outstanding...
full of power and grace!"
—Jennifer Higdon, Pulitzer Prize &
Grammy Award-winning composer
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Schedule currently unavailable because of cancellations related to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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“Cameron Leach represents the best of the next generation’s superstar performers. Captivating, engaging, and virtuosic—Leach is a musical force!”
—Dr. Todd Meehan
Founder of Liquidrum
Director of Percussion Studies, Baylor University
Because of the uncertainty that is the pandemic-stricken performing arts world, I have been largely silent about upcoming projects, dates, and bookings, simply because everything is so up in the air. But, now that some things are beginning to come into focus (though not nearly as many as I’d like!), I thought I would share some upcoming engagements and what’s been going on behind the scenes.