Leah Forsyth  serves as the Assistant Professor of Oboe at Northwestern State University, and holds the positions of Principal Oboe with the Rapides Symphony Orchestra in Alexandria, LA, and Second Oboe with the Texarkana Symphony. She performs regularly with the Shreveport Symphony as well as other orchestras throughout Louisiana and Texas. Prior to joining the NSU faculty, she served as an Oboist with the United States Army Field Band in Washington DC. 

Professor Forsyth is a founding member of the Three Reeds Duo with husband and saxophonist Paul Forsyth. Three Reeds has performed internationally, and commissioned many new works featured on their two albums, Signals Cross (2016) and Metamorphosis (2019), available on all streaming platforms.  

A native of Central Ohio, Ms. Forsyth holds a B.M. from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory and an M.M. from Florida State University where she studied with Dr. Mark Ostoich and Dr.Eric Ohlsson respectively. When not making reeds, Leah can be found gardening and being an animal rescue advocate.