Leighanne is an imaginative, brilliant singer who is also a thoughtful photographer and composer. Her jazz stylings of Purcell are something else, as is her approach to art song. She has been a regular member of Trinity Wall Street's Downtown Voices for several years, and due to her wide vocal range and command of varied musical styles, she sings and performs folk music and jazz in addition to choral and classical art-song repertoire.
Saltsman attended the Oberlin Conservatory where she earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance as well at a Bachelor of the Arts in Visual Art from Oberlin College. She went on to earn her stripes as a professional chorister in New York City, where early on in her career she sang for many prestigious members of the classical music community including Joan LaBarbara, Grethe Barrett Holby, The Wooster Group, and the American Symphony Orchestra. Her recent performance credits include charter membership in the Downtown Voices Choir of Trinity Wall Street, appearances with the Bard College Chamber Singers, as well as NYC appearances as half of a vocal harmony duo presenting historically accurate renditions of music from Golden Age of American Popular Song. She has also written and recorded a demo-length album of original music, arranged and presented jazz versions of Purcell arias at SPECTRUM NYC, and toured Vermont as part of the shape note ensemble Bright Wings Chorus.
Leighanne has many years of experience in Arts Administration / Music Management, and her clients have included Judy Collins, Sharon Isbin, Mark O'Connor and Bethany Yarrow among others. She plays the piano, ukulele, and lives on Little Bear Farm in New York's Hudson Valley with her husband Matthew and their dog, Scotty.
Saltsman attended the Oberlin Conservatory where she earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance as well at a Bachelor of the Arts in Visual Art from Oberlin College. She went on to earn her stripes as a professional chorister in New York City, where early on in her career she sang for many prestigious members of the classical music community including Joan LaBarbara, Grethe Barrett Holby, The Wooster Group, and the American Symphony Orchestra. Her recent performance credits include charter membership in the Downtown Voices Choir of Trinity Wall Street, appearances with the Bard College Chamber Singers, as well as NYC appearances as half of a vocal harmony duo presenting historically accurate renditions of music from Golden Age of American Popular Song. She has also written and recorded a demo-length album of original music, arranged and presented jazz versions of Purcell arias at SPECTRUM NYC, and toured Vermont as part of the shape note ensemble Bright Wings Chorus.
Leighanne has many years of experience in Arts Administration / Music Management, and her clients have included Judy Collins, Sharon Isbin, Mark O'Connor and Bethany Yarrow among others. She plays the piano, ukulele, and lives on Little Bear Farm in New York's Hudson Valley with her husband Matthew and their dog, Scotty.