LEAH PANOS
Harpist Leah Panos is an active musician in the greater San Diego area, performing regularly at recitals, weddings, hotels, educational outreach programs, and formal events, as well as teaching harp students. Throughout Southern California, she has performed and toured with university and community orchestras, church orchestras, chamber ensembles, and local theater productions including Lambs’ Players Theater in Coronado. Leah has appeared as a featured guest performer at various events including a televised KPBS Christmas special and with the U.S. Marine Band in San Diego.
While she is a classically trained musician, Leah enjoys a vast solo repertoire ranging from Beethoven to The Beatles, and has composed several harp arrangements of pop and film music. In 2006, she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance at San Diego State University where she received the Outstanding Graduate Award and served as an Alumnus Artist-in-Residence. Having been stationed as far as Virginia Beach, VA, Leah currently lives in San Diego with her U.S. Marine husband and daughter.
Leah came in, was immediately at ease with the audience, exchanging comments with several of the students. She would play a song or two- talk and entertain questions from the children, then play some more. The playing was spectacular, her presence, attitude and connectivity to the class was a complete treat for all.
-Dr. Bill McGrath
Reflections North (Juvenile Probation Center)
