{"id":24736,"date":"2025-03-27T11:34:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T16:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/?p=24736"},"modified":"2025-03-27T11:34:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T16:34:26","slug":"claire-leslie-brings-honest-relatable-real-music-to-foster-pavilion-ahead-of-forrest-frank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2025\/03\/claire-leslie-brings-honest-relatable-real-music-to-foster-pavilion-ahead-of-forrest-frank\/","title":{"rendered":"Claire Leslie brings ‘honest, relatable, real’ music to Foster Pavilion ahead of Forrest Frank"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Claire<\/p>\n

On April 22, Baylor’s Foster Pavilion will host its first public concert event<\/a>, featuring GRAMMY-nominated Baylor alum Forrest Frank<\/a> (BBA ’17) — but Frank technically won’t be the first artist on the Foster stage that night.<\/p>\n

That honor will go to Claire Leslie<\/a>, a 23-year-old performer from San Antonio, who will perform as the concert’s opening act. In her day job, Leslie leads worship at Max Lucado’s Oak Hills Church<\/a>, as she finds her way as an up-and-coming Christian singer-songwriter.<\/p>\n

“I feel called to write honest, relatable, and just real music<\/a>,” says Leslie. “I get paid to do that for a living, and I have to pinch myself every single day — \u2018Oh my goodness; this is too good to be true!\u2019 I do believe that the Lord has a calling on each and every one of our lives, and this is what I get to do.”<\/p>\n