Leah Hamilton Jenkins
Alto Leah Hamilton Jenkins is a graduate of the University of Kansas and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Vocal Performance. She has performed chorally and as a soloist with the top ensembles and consorts at both KU and the RSAMD. With a voice "full of warmth” and a “beautiful sense of line" (KC Metropolis), Jenkins has performed under the baton of Simon Carrington, Jing Ling Tam, Jo-Michael Scheibe, Hilary Apfelstadt and Andre Thomas. Active in opera and musical theatre, Jenkins has appeared with the Kansas City Lyric Opera Chorus, New Theatre Restaurant in Overland Park, Springfield Regional Opera (MO), Springfield Symphony Orchestra (MO) and Springfield Little Theatre (MO). Jenkins is a recipient of the National Choral Award (2000) and the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship for Musical Study (2004). She was named in Go Magazine’s 20 under 30 (2008) and Springfield Business Journal’s top 40 under 40 (2009) for her work in the Arts in Springfield, MO.
