About

Leah Rosenman, a mezzo-soprano based in New York City, is an avid performer of vocal repertoire spanning from Hildegard to Howells. Praised for her musical sensitivity and passion for collaboration, Leah believes that creative expression is a necessary act in a world that promotes the devaluation of humanity. Equally at home as a soloist, ensemble singer, arts administrator, and teacher, Leah strives to uplift underrepresented voices in classical music.

During the 2025-2026 season, Leah lent her voice to several renowned ensembles as both a soloist and choral singer. In July, Leah joined the Bach Choir of Bethlehem for their Bach at Noon series, later bringing that program to Williams College’s Visiting Artist Series the following spring. In December, Leah performed solos from Handel’s Messiah and Martines’ Dixit Dominus with the Northern Berkshire Chorale. In May and June, Leah completed her second fellowship with the Spoleto Festival USA Chorus, performing in the ensemble of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas with Circa Contemporary Circus, in the chorus for Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor, and in the festival’s choral concert series. Throughout the season, Leah served as one of the 2025-2026 VOCES8 US Scholars, performing, recording, and workshopping throughout the United States with VOCES8. Leah finished her year in New Mexico as a VOCES8 Teaching Artist at the Quintessence Summer Choral Festival, on behalf of the VOCES8 Foundation.

As a master’s student at the Eastman School of Music, Leah sang in the Eastman Chorale, the Eastman Collegium, the Eastman-Rochester Chorus, the Christ Church Schola Cantorum, Voices, the Scivias Medieval Ensemble, First Inversion, and as staff alto at the Downtown United Presbyterian Church. In February 2026, Leah performed as "Die Furcht” in O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60, on the Eastman Bach Cantata Series. In addition to performing, Leah dedicated her time to honing her leadership and administrative skills as a graduate assistant for the Institute for Music Leadership. As an undergraduate at Williams College, Leah won the Berkshire Symphony Soloist Competition, and she also performed as a soloist and a chorister with the Williams Concert Choir, the Williams Chamber Choir, the Williams Evensong Choir, and the Williams Opera Workshop. Outside of her schooling, Leah has taken part in early music and choral intensives with Seraphic Fire, Spire Chamber Ensemble, the Yale School of Music’s Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Amherst Early Music, and the Northwestern Bach Academy.

In addition to her commitment to performing and teaching, Leah is a keen arts administrator with an affinity for working with communities engaged in a variety of art-making. Presently, Leah works as the Operations Manager for Tenet Vocal Artists, an early music organization based in New York City, with whom she also completed her master’s capstone project. Previously, Leah has worked as the Chorus Manager for the Amherst Early Music Festival, and as an intern at independent poetry publisher, Boa Editions. As a graduate student at Eastman, Leah created a comprehensive survey of the school’s community engagement initiatives, shaping higher administration’s strategic priorities in the greater Rochester area.

Born in Ohio and raised in Massachusetts, Leah received a BA in music from Williams College and an MA in music leadership from the Eastman School of Music. In her free time, Leah enjoys listening to the music of Buxtehude, reading poetry, and spending time with her tuxedo cat, Jojo.