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School of MusicDePauw University
mail P.O. Box 37
Greencastle, IN
46135-0037
Work(800) 447-2495(765) 658-4380
FAX:fax (765) 658-4042
School of Music
| LEONARD FOY | SCHOOL OF MUSIC FACULTY |
| Professor of Music; Brass Area Coordinator | |
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Leonard Foy is Professor of Trumpet at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana where his duties include teaching trumpet, jazz history, jazz combo, jazz improvisation, trumpet pedagogy, brass quintet, and brass techniques. He earned his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees and the Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. He began doctoral studies in brass pedagogy at the Indiana University School of Music and has studied trumpet with Charles Gorham, Barbara Butler, Vincent DiMartino, Louis Davidson, and Stanley Friedman. His jazz studies instructors include David Baker, Ray Wright, Bill Dobbins, and Raymond Ricker.
Lennie maintains an active professional career in jazz and classical performance arts as a trumpeter, teacher and clinician. He has performed and recorded as a member of the Nashville Symphony and Pops Orchestras, Nashville Opera, New Brass Quintet, Stones River Chamber Players, and his current septet the Arts Center Jazz Collective. Additionally he has been featured as soloist with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Indianapolis Philharmonic Orchestra, and numerous high school and college ensembles.
As a freelance musician he has performed with artists including Joe Williams, Oscar Peterson, Quincy Jones, Al Jarreau, James Moody, and Roland Hanna. Currently he records and tours as a member of the internationally acclaimed Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra (since 1991) and the Brass Band of Battle Creek.
He has also performed in major concert venues including the Kennedy Center, Pori International Brass Festival, and the Spoleto Music Festival. During the summer months he tours extensively and serves on the faculty at the Shell Lake Arts and Education Center’s Music Festivals. Mr. Foy is a Conn-Selmer clinician annually presenting clinics and adjudication for high schools and colleges. Recent clinician appearances include the Ravinia Festival, Interlochen Arts Academy, Tennessee Music Educators Conference, and the Illinois (Chicago area) Honors Jazz Festival.
Email : lfoy@depauw.edu
Office : Green Center for the Performing Arts 0164
Phone : (765) 658 - 4399
