Elijah Leonard is a trumpeter originally from Prosper, Texas (about 45 minutes north of Dallas). Currently, he is pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in trumpet performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studies with Michael Miller and Jack Sutte, of The Cleveland Orchestra, and Matthew Ernst, of the Milwaukee Symphony. He also studies with Michael Sachs, of The Cleveland Orchestra as well. Apart from his time at CIM, Elijah has spent his recent summers as a member of the Chautauqua Music School Festival Orchestra in 2024, the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute in 2023, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Summer Brass Institute in 2023.