Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Molly Leach is a concert composer working to earn her Bachelor of Music in Music Compositionand Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciencefrom The College of Wooster. Now studying under Dr. Daniel Knaggs, she focuses on programmatic works for both choral and orchestral ensembles under the direction of Dr. Daniel Knaggs. Inspired by nature, the majority of her work seeks to capture elements of the natural world throughstrong motivic gestures, imagery, and creative explorations of tonality and its limits. With research focuses on Queer and Feminist theories of political science, she works toward goals of equity and inclusivity in music. After graduating from The Collegeof Wooster, Molly hopes to earn her Doctorate in Musical Arts preparing her to teach music composition and theory while continuing her own compositional work. Having been given the incredible opportunity to collaborate with the talented musicians at the Canton Symphony Youth Orchestra, she is ecstatic and greatly anticipating their performance.