Kent Leslie is a freelance hornist residing in Indianapolis. A charter member of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, he is also principal hornist of the Anderson and Lafayette Symphony Orchestras, hornist with Keynote Brass, and performs often with the Indianapolis Symphony and Louisville Orchestra. As a soloist and chamber musician, Kent has focused primarily on music by living composers and has premiered works by James Beckel, Mark Schultz, Jody Nagel, Michelle McQuaid Dewhirst, Frank Glover, and Becky Archibald.