![Portrait image of Leslie Weber](/sites/default/files/styles/person_detail_large/public/2023-11/WeberLeslieWeb.jpg?itok=nl3ol_OH)
Adjunct Instructor of Music
- Guest Director for the PMEA Junior District Chorus in the Fall of 2022, a two-day Choral Festival.
- Adjunct Choral Professor for the Behrend College Choir of Penn State in the Fall of 2022, leading them to present a Holiday Concert.
- Member of PMEA (Pennsylvania Music Educators Association), ACDA (American Choral Directors of America), and the AGO (American Guild of Organists)
- Helps serve food to the homeless at her church’s Sunday Suppers.
Education Certification, ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵapp University
B.M. in Performance from ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵapp University
15 credits earned thus far towards a master’s degree equivalent (from various universities)
MUS 230-330:Â Secondary Choral Methods
Ms. Weber directs the adult singing and bell choirs, as well as the men’s chorus and the women’s chorus, at the First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant in Erie. She is also the organist for the First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, where she has served for the past 12 years.
She enjoys continued education, often attending choral directing workshops, clinics, and conferences by the nation’s leading choral conductors, such as Rodney Eichenberger, Rollo Dillworth and Christopher Kiver. In 2017, Dr. Kiver invited the men from her McDowell Vocal Ensemble to be part of his live demonstration for his choral clinic, a part of PMEA All-State in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Ms. Weber recently retired from the position of Director of Choral Activities and Secondary Music Department Chairperson for McDowell (Intermediate) High School. While there, she enjoyed hosting numerous PMEA festivals. Both she and her students attended PMEA District Chorus, Region Chorus, All-State Chorus, All-Eastern Chorus and Nationals. The Vocal Ensemble traveled to New York, NY, and Disney, where they performed and participated in choral workshops.