THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA HORN STUDIO

The University of Georgia Horn Studio is a vibrant group of young artists studying for a variety of degrees. During the 2000-01 school year, sixteen horn players are working on undergraduate degrees in composition, music education, or music therapy. There are also two students in the Master of Music program and two pursuing the DMA. The UGA Horn Choir regularly performs at the Southeast Horn Workshop and at venues on and off campus. In the last five years, members of the Horn Studio have distinguished themselves at various competitions, including regional and state MTNA solo competitions, the Atlanta Brass Society solo competition, the International Horn Society orchestral competition, and the Southeast Horn Workshop competitions. The students have also been participants in a variety of summer music festivals and programs, including Aspen, Brevard, Summit Brass, Hartwick, Disney, and the American Wind Symphony. UGA horn graduates have gone on to attend such graduate schools as the Manhattan School of Music, the Eastman School, and the Yale School of Music. In addition, recent graduates now hold positions in the Orchestra of Hof (Germany), the San Antonio Symphony, the US Army Ceremonial Band in Washington, DC, and Kansas State University.

Photo by Stephen Jones.

JEAN MARTIN

Dr. Jean Martin has been on the faculty of The University of Georgia since 1990. She teaches horn, directs the University of Georgia Horn Choir, coaches chamber music, and is a member of the Georgia Brass Quintet and the Artrazann Trio. Dr. Martin is the recipient of a Lilly Teaching Fellowship and is currently a member of the University's Peer Teaching Consultation Team. Before joining The University of Georgia faculty in 1990, she was a full-time performer in New York City, performing in a variety of chamber and orchestral settings including The Metropolitan Opera, the Mostly Mozart Festival, and the New York Chamber Symphony. She continues to be an active performer, dividing her time between New York City and The University of Georgia. During the summer, she is on the artist faculty of the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina and the Chamber Music Center of the Northeast at Bennington College in Vermont. Performances during 2000-01 include: the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Opera, the New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center, The New York Pops, and the New York Chamber Symphony. Dr. Martin is the ensemble excerpt editor for The Horn Call, chair of the Brass Repertory Committee of the National Music Teachers Association, and a member of the American Horn Competition Executive Advisory Committee. She has also made presentations at various national conferences on ways of utilizing technology in applied music instruction. A native of Decatur, Georgia, Dr. Martin attended the Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Lawrence University in Wisconsin, and the Manhattan School of Music, from which she received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 1985. Her horn teachers include Clarendon Van Norman and Paul Ingraham; her chamber music coaches include Steven Maxym, Robert Nagel, Toby Hanks, and Judith Blegen.

Photo by John Culvahouse.

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