Leslie
M. Holmes
Soprano Leslie M. Holmes, a graduate of Wellesley College, is well known for her numerous solo appearances as well as for her radio program of eleven years on Classical Radio Boston, WCRB, 102.5 FM.
She has been a soloist with the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, Opera Company of Boston, Chorus Pro Musica, M.I.T. Choral Society, Wellesley Choral Society, Wellesley College Choir and the Wellesley Symphony at Castle Hill and Hammond Castle.
Ms. Holmes has performed solo recitals at the Gardner Museum, Great Woods, Boston Public Library, French College and Northeastern University. She has also performed throughout other areas of the East as well as in Europe and Cuba. She has been heard on National Public Radio. Currently, she is presenting recitals of music by women composers, French composers, classic American popular composers and classical cabaret.
She gave a lecture/recital entitled "The History of French Cabaret" at the summer of 1999 NATS' National workshop on the French Song and has given a master class for the Western Massachusetts NATS.
Leslie is the New England Regional Governor of the NATS and a frequent adjudicator throughout New England. She is also the President of the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra.