Leslie Tagorda, Clarinet/Clarinete
Born and raised in Hawaii, clarinetist Leslie Tagorda attended the Eastman School of Music where she received a Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance. She continued her education and completed her Master's in Music at the University of Hawaii. In Hawaii Leslie has worked with the Royal Hawaiian Band as Associate Principal and E-flat Clarinetist, with the Hawaii Opera Theater, and with the Honolulu Symphony as a freelance musician. She has taught clarinet since 1992 and was the clarinet professor for the Continuing Education program of the University of Hawaii. Leslie performed as the featured Guest Artist for Nova Music at the University of North Texas in 2001.
In the Bay Area, Leslie has performed with the Berkeley Opera, Pocket Opera, Oakland-East Bay Symphony, Sacramento Philharmonic, Sacramento Opera, Modesto Symphony, Marin Symphony, and New Century Chamber Orchestra. When not busy with music, Leslie runs her own web design company, FLAIR-Designs.
