Leslie Denson is a Clinical Laboratory Science major with Piano and Chemistry minors, and is planning on graduating in 2010.  Her future plans include medical school, with the hopes of becoming a physician specializing in pediatric oncology or emergency medicine.

Born in Salt Lake, Leslie moved to Tucson, Arizona with her family at the age of two.  While in the desert, she discovered the joy of music with piano lessons at age seven, and again with the violin at age nine.  She moved to Ogden before eighth grade, and thinks the climate of Utah is more to her liking.

During the course of her piano studies, Leslie has been a student of Jill Carter, Dr. June Chow-Tyne, Clair West, Carol Hurst and Dr. Yu-Jane Yang.  As a pianist, Leslie has won two superior ratings in the piano division of the Arizona Study Program, and a superior rating at the Utah State Solo and Ensemble competition in the piano solo division.  She was also selected as Bonneville High School’s Music Sterling Scholar.  At Weber State, Leslie has been the recipient of several piano scholarships, with the most recent being the Ruth Stevenson memorial scholarship.  She currently serves as a co-vice of the Weber chapter of MTNA, and as a volunteer musical therapist at McKay-Dee hospital.

When not practicing or studying, Leslie loves to read and listen to music.  She also enjoys running, kickboxing, and Riverdance.