Kasumi Leonard, originally from Seattle, WA, performed with The United States Army Field Band from 2009-2016. As a member of the Army Field Band, Kasumi performed in 48 states on 18 nationwide tours, traveling 100 days per year. She regularly soloed with the ensemble and taught over 80 educational clinics in public schools around the country.

Kasumi has also performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Omaha Symphony, Des Moines Metro Opera, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphoria, the Finger Lakes Opera, and the Lensic Festival Orchestra.

Kasumi earned a Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music with Bonita Boyd and studied piccolo with Anne Lindblom Harrow. She earned a Professional Studies Diploma at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as a student of Timothy Day.