b. 1969

Patricia Leonard

Patricia Leonard
A native of Boston, Patricia Leonard has composed numerous pieces for voice ranging in style from song cycles and musicals to opera, including a large-scale work set to the letters of U.S. President John Adams and his wife Abigail. Photo: Patricia Leonard, from New Music USA. Please contact Ms. Leonard's website to obtain scores.

Audio

“How Lonely are My Days?” (from “My Dearest Friend”)
Wendy Bryn Harmer (soprano), John Moore (baritone) & Sean Newhouse (conductor)4:54

Patricia Leonard

Composer

John and Abigail Adams

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

“I Wish Myself at Braintree” (from “My Dearest Friend”)
Wendy Bryn Harmer (soprano), John Moore (baritone) & Sean Newhouse (conductor)6:39

Patricia Leonard

Composer

John and Abigail Adams

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

“Miss Adorable” (from “My Dearest Friend”)
Wendy Bryn Harmer (soprano), John Moore (baritone) & Sean Newhouse (conductor)5:33

Patricia Leonard

Composer

John and Abigail Adams

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

“Prayer for the New Preside” (from “My Dearest Friend”)
Wendy Bryn Harmer (soprano), John Moore (baritone) & Sean Newhouse (conductor)3:19

Patricia Leonard

Composer

John and Abigail Adams

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

“The Day of Deliverance” (from “My Dearest Friend”)
Wendy Bryn Harmer (soprano), John Moore (baritone) & Sean Newhouse (conductor)3:29

Patricia Leonard

Composer

John and Abigail Adams

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

“The Great Distance” (from “My Dearest Friend”)
Wendy Bryn Harmer (soprano), John Moore (baritone) & Sean Newhouse (conductor)5:13

Patricia Leonard

Composer

John and Abigail Adams

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

About

A native of Boston, Patricia Leonard received a degree in composition from The Boston Conservatory of Music. Principal composition teachers include Larry Thomas Bell and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Del Tredici.

Vocal works include the song cycle Demonstrations of Love; and the musical Imagining John both with text and music written by the composer, and My Dearest Friend, a song cycle based on the letters of John and Abigail Adams. This cycle had its world premiere in Boston on October 3, 2014 and featured soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer, and baritone John Moore, backed by an orchestra led by conductor Sean Newhouse.

Ms. Leonard is a founding member of New York Composers Circle. She is also a Board member of The League of Composers/ISCM, and a member of New York Women Composers and International Alliance of Women in Music. Also an opera judge, Ms. Leonard panels the annual Violetta DuPont, Gerda Lissner and The Licia Albanese – Puccini vocal competitions for aspiring young opera singers.

Related Information

The Boston Globe

bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2014/10/02/patricia-leonard-sets-letters-john-and-abigail-adams-music/dDkVXaxSedPNqpg6vJ1QRM/story.html?event=event25#

New Music USA

newmusicusa.org/profile/pklmusic

Songs

Demonstrations of Love2009Patricia LeonardMy Dearest Friend2014Patricia LeonardAbigail Adams, John Adams