Shona Goldberg-Leopold
Adjunct Faculty
Biography
Shona Goldberg-Leopold is an active performer and teacher in the Baltimore / Washington D.C. area. In addition to holding positions in the Allentown Symphony (Associate Principal/Assistant Horn) and the Maryland Symphony (Fourth Horn), Shona performs regularly with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, and several other orchestras around the region.
Outside of the Northeast, Shona has played concerts with the Cleveland Orchestra, Nashville Symphony, Omaha Symphony, Memphis Symphony and the Hyogo Orchestra in Japan.
Shona is also passionate about music education and acts as the Music Coordinator and Horn Teacher for the Baltimore School for the Arts’ TWIGS program, a comprehensive free arts program for elementary and middle school students in Baltimore City. She currently holds the position of adjunct instructor of horn at Towson University and Notre Dame University, teaches at the BSA High School and maintains a private teaching studio in Baltimore.
A native of Philadelphia, Shona received her B.M. from Vanderbilt University and M.M. from Peabody Conservatory. Shona is proud to have completed her main studies with three fantastic and groundbreaking female hornists: Leslie Norton, Denise Tryon and Sylvia Alimena.