Leah Hotz - Real Musician
December 12, 2003 at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music

Leah Hotz is an all around entertainer: singer, dancer & musician. Accomplished at swing, tap & ballet, Leah has also sung in the choir, and has a real talent for the trombone. But she has chosen to concentrate on the cello, with remarkable success. She passed her audition to join the Prelude Strings in the fall of 1999, at the age of 11, and played through the years 2000 & 2001. In the fall of 2001, she passed her second audition for the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra (PYSO), and has played for PYSO in the 2002 & 2003 concert seasons. In spring 2003, she passed her audition to join the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), one of only 2 accepted out of 40 applicants. Before beginning classes at LACHSA, Leah earned a summer scholarship from the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, where she continues to play & study chamber music, having played in 1 quartet and 1 quintet. Her fan club celebrates her rapid rise in the musical firmament!

Aside from her obvious career as a young musician, Leah is also a young scientist. She has been an active member of the Los Angeles Astronomical Society since she was 10. She has also worked in an extracurricular program to aid in identifying galaxy cluster members, under the guidance of Barry Madore, Senior Research Associate at the Carnegie observatories.

• 1996, Los Angeles Music and Arts School Choir
• 1997, Alhambra All City Strings
• 1997-2002, Choir at school
• 1997-1998, Saturday Conservatory of Music Orchestra
• 1998-2002, Alhambra Honor Band
• 1999-2001, Prelude Strings (PYSO)
• 2001, Bellis Music Camp (cello)
• 2001-2002, Alhambra Summer Arts Academy (trombone)
• 2001-2003, Member of the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra
• 2003, Southern California Suzuki Institute, Suzuki Chamber Summer Camp
• 2002-2003, Alhambra High School Marching Band
• 2002-2003, Alhambra High School Jazz Band
• 2003-Now, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Orchestra
• 2003-Now, Pasadena Conservatory of Music, cello student

April 6, 2002
L-R: Tim Thompson, Leah Hotz, Lourdes Hotz (in front) and Lance Hotz (behind).
Wedding reception for Rob Komoto & Julie (Okizaki) Komoto
Monterey Hills Restaurant, Monterey Park.

September 18, 1998
The Los Angeles Astronomical Society at Mt. Wilson Observatory
The 90 year old 60-inch telescope stands behind
The 10 year old Leah Hotz stands in front

The Leah Hotz Fan Club follows the meteoric rise of a new musical star, with the pictures linked below. New pictures will be added, as we go through the archives, and as we take new pictures!

• Prelude Strings.
  Pictures from the Prelude Strings era of Leah's career. These were taken outside the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, in May, 2001.

• PYSO.
  Pictures from the PYSO concerts.

• LACHSA.
  Pictures from the LACHSA concerts.

• Leah In Germany!.
  Leah has gone to spend her senior year in high school as an exchange student in Germany. This link leads to her first photo album from Germany.