Horn StudioDanica TuohySTUDENT PROFILE From Yorkville, Illinois, Danica Tuohy is a third-year undergraduate performance major. She consistently performs as a substitute musician with the Syracuse Orchestra as well as within the school; partaking in various ensembles such as Eastman’s Harmonie, the Lyra Winds, a woodwind quintet, and Fourte!, a horn quartet. Throughout the past few…
Horn StudioClaire ZhaoSTUDENT PROFILE Zirui “Claire” Zhao hails from China. She attended the Interlochen Arts Academy prior to matriculating at Eastman, where she is majoring in Horn Performance and Music Teaching and Learning. Her hobbies include Netflix, shopping and exploring delicious food.
Horn StudioAaron FultonSTUDENT PROFILE Hailing from Pittsburgh, PA. Fulton has been engrossed in music starting at a young age. He has performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and many other professional opportunities. His teachers include Peter Kurau, Mark Houghton, Jacek Muzyk, and Stephen Kostyniak. Fulton has received multiple scholarships including Washington (PA) Symphony Orchestra Young…
Horn StudioAby StumpfSTUDENT PROFILE Aby Stumpf is a junior studying at both the Eastman School of Music and University of Rochester, pursuing degrees in French Horn Performance and Music for Wellbeing: Maternal and Infant Cognitive Health, as well as a certificate in Arts Leadership. Hailing from Buckhorn, Ontario, Canada, Aby seeks to understand the unique…
Horn StudioMary KimbleSTUDENT PROFILE Mary Kimble is a third year horn performance major from Cincinnati, Ohio. She loves chamber music and performs in the Fourte! Horn quartet as well as a wind quintet. She is an also a member of Brass Guild and Harmonie. In the summer of 2024, Mary participated in the Monteux music…
Horn StudioJenelle WilliamsSTUDENT PROFILE Jennelle Williams is a horn player native to the Chicago-land area, now residing in Rochester, New York pursuing a degree in music performance as well as a certificate in Arts Leadership. After four years of study with Corbin Wagner at the Interlochen Arts Academy, she began her studies with W. Peter…
Horn StudioSam WoodSTUDENT PROFILE Samuel Wood is a 20-year-old horn player from Fort Worth, TX, currently attending the Eastman School of Music in Rochester New York. Sam is a student of Peter Kurau (Eastman Horn Professor) and Gerald Wood (Principal Horn of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra). Before moving to Rochester, Sam was a multi-year…
Horn StudioAbigail KonopikSTUDENT PROFILE Abigail Konopik, raised in St. Louis, Missouri, has played horn since fifth grade. Under the guidance and inspiration of her local teachers Rebecca Braun and Tod Bowermaster, she decided to pursue a career in french horn performance. This led her to the Eastman School of Music, where she now studies under…
Horn StudioDiego SolisSTUDENT PROFILE Diego Solis is a second-year horn performance major from Laredo, Texas. Being inspired by his father, who played horn during his high school years, he began playing horn at the age of 11. Before transferring to the Eastman School of Music, Diego studied horn while in high school under the direction…
Horn StudioJohn Wellmann STUDENT PROFILE John Wellmann is a sophomore horn performance and music education major from Anchorage, Alaska. He served as principal horn in the Anchorage Youth Symphony while studying with Evan Hagen of the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra. He also participated in the University of Alaska chamber ensemble, the Alaska All-State Band, and the…
