Leslie
Mangrum
Associate Professor of Music
Office
Presser Hall
Office 209
Phone
(785) 227-3380 x. 8334
mangrumlf@bethanylb.edu
Biography
Leslie Mangrum is an Associate Professor of Music at Bethany College. Professor Mangrum teaches applied voice, diction, pedagogy, aural skills, music history, and is music director for the theatre program. Professor Mangrum is currently President of the Kansas District National Association of Teachers of Singing.
Although teaching is Professor Mangrum’s first passion, she also enjoys performing around the United States in opera, concert, and recital. Prof. Mangrum was thrilled to perform as the Soprano Soloist with the 2021 Messiah Festival. She has also performed with Wichita Grand Opera, Music Academy of the West, Opera in the Ozarks, the Florida State Opera, as well as with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Salina Symphony and Hutchinson Symphony. Some favorite roles include Semele, Gretel, Nanetta in Falstaff, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier, and Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi.
Prior to coming to Bethany, Leslie Mangrum was the owner and director of the Lyric Voice Studio in Salina, Kansas. From 2009-2014, Leslie was Assistant Professor of Music at Kansas Wesleyan University. She has also been a vocal instructor at Florida State University, Oklahoma City University, The Gaylord Academy of Music Theatre, Rose State College, and the University of Oklahoma. Her students are frequently winners at the regional NATS competitions and can be seen performing with professional theatre companies around the country.
Prof. Mangrum lives in Lindsborg, KS with her husband, Scott Lee who is a Principal at Smoky Valley High School, and her loving daughter, Clara.
Although teaching is Professor Mangrum’s first passion, she also enjoys performing around the United States in opera, concert, and recital. Prof. Mangrum was thrilled to perform as the Soprano Soloist with the 2021 Messiah Festival. She has also performed with Wichita Grand Opera, Music Academy of the West, Opera in the Ozarks, the Florida State Opera, as well as with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Salina Symphony and Hutchinson Symphony. Some favorite roles include Semele, Gretel, Nanetta in Falstaff, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier, and Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi.
Prior to coming to Bethany, Leslie Mangrum was the owner and director of the Lyric Voice Studio in Salina, Kansas. From 2009-2014, Leslie was Assistant Professor of Music at Kansas Wesleyan University. She has also been a vocal instructor at Florida State University, Oklahoma City University, The Gaylord Academy of Music Theatre, Rose State College, and the University of Oklahoma. Her students are frequently winners at the regional NATS competitions and can be seen performing with professional theatre companies around the country.
Prof. Mangrum lives in Lindsborg, KS with her husband, Scott Lee who is a Principal at Smoky Valley High School, and her loving daughter, Clara.
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