Patricia Leonard

Founding Member
Member since 2002

Patricia Leonard is a composer of opera and musical theater; her musical education includes the Boston Conservatory and The Juilliard School. Her principal composition teachers are Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Del Tredici and Larry Bell. Ms. Leonard’s works have been performed in major cities in the U.S. and Europe, interpreted by celebrated musicians from the New York Philharmonic; Zurich Opera; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Boston Symphony/Pops/Ballet; featured soloists such as Grammy Award-winning clarinetist Eddie Daniels; Met Opera singers Wendy Bryn Harmer, soprano, John Moore and Charles Taylor, baritones, and renowned pianists Simon Mulligan and Christopher Oldfather. Patricia was honored to be one of the “Founding Ladies of Music” as part of the “Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman” Quilt Concert for the Women’s Suffrage anniversary, alongside acclaimed women composers, such as Joan Tower and Thea Musgrave. She is a producer of a Special Benefit Concert for Ukraine at Lincoln Center, featuring artists from the Met Opera, Broadway, and beyond. She is a recipient of American Composers Orchestra’s Earshot and had her music performed as part of the League of American Orchestras’ DREAM BIG conference in Houston, and as part of ACO’s inaugural showcase in New York City in 2026 led by Maestra Mélisse Brunet. Leonard has been co-commissioned by American Composers Orchestra and ROCO for her 2026 world premiere THE PERSISTENCE OF THE DREAM, led by Maestro Anthony Parnther. She received an Opera America Discovery Grant for her Revolutionary War opera, MY DEAREST FRIEND, based on the letters of John and Abigail Adams, which will be performed throughout 2026 as part of America 250. Leonard is a founding member of New York Composers Circle, and a Board member of New York Women Composers and New York New Music Ensemble. To learn more visit pklmusic.com