“…Leslie Hart’s bravura, beautifully toned performance of their valveless Baroque horns, bells raised, was worth the price of admission.”

-Classical Voice North America (2026)

Leslie Hart is a versatile horn player and passionate music teacher based in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a deep commitment to music at all levels, she currently serves as the Music Specialist at Bing Nursery School at Stanford University. In addition to freelancing on modern horn, Leslie performs on classical and baroque horns at Carmel Bach Festival and has recorded with Austin Philharmonie. She is also a member of the Emerald Brass Quintet.

Leslie earned a dual Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Performance and Music Education from the Eastman School of Music in 2011. Her scholarly work includes writing on cadenza improvisation for Horn Call (May 2010, May 2013), as well as her dissertation, Improvisation in the Collegiate Horn Studio, which explores how college horn majors can improvise in orchestral horn excerpts (University of Rochester, 2011). Her current research at Stanford explores documentation in early childhood music as a means to improve music teaching and learning.

A seasoned clinician and educator, Leslie has shared her expertise on the international stage in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Vietnam, Myanmar, and the U.S. She has been a featured speaker at major events, including the 2009 and 2011 International Horn Symposiums, Mid-South Horn Workshops, Northeast Horn Workshops, and Northwest Horn Symposiums. In addition, she has taught at institutions such as Santa Clara University, Nazareth University (Rochester, NY), and Mahidol University (Thailand).