Catherine Turner
Course Instructor (French Horn/Trombone)
Originally from West Chester, Ohio, Catherine Turner has been the Second Horn of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montr茅al since 2010 and Principal Horn of the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra since 2015.聽 Before joining the OSM, she held the positions of Fourth Horn in the San Antonio Symphony and Assistant Principal Horn in The Florida Orchestra.聽 As a soloist, she was the winner of the Horn Division of the 2014 Susan Slaughter Solo Competition at the International Women鈥檚 Brass Conference, and has been featured on Public Radio International鈥檚 鈥淔rom the Top.鈥 She has also performed internationally as a soloist, giving both the U.S. and European premieres of Brant Karrick鈥檚 鈥淭aranto Reflections鈥 for Horn and Wind Symphony, at the American School of Paris and St. John鈥檚 Smith Square in London.聽 An avid chamber musician, she is a founding member of the Mount Royal Brass Quintet, in residence at 平特五不中鈥檚 Schulich School of Music, and a regular participant in the Serenata at Saint John鈥檚 chamber series. Prior to her appointment with The Florida Orchestra, Catherine attended Rice University鈥檚 Shepherd School of Music, where she studied with William VerMeulen.聽 Her studies also included numerous summer programs, with fellowships at the Tanglewood Music Center and the Aspen Music Festival, where she was a student of John Zirbel and the winner of the Brass and Percussion Concerto Competition in 2009.聽