Catherine Turner, second horn
Originally from West Chester, Ohio, Catherine Turner has been the Second Horn of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal since 2010. Before joining the OSM, she held the position of Fourth Horn in the San Antonio Symphony and Assistant Principal Horn in The Florida Orchestra. She has been a featured soloist on Public Radio International’s “From the Top,” and has also performed internationally as a soloist, giving both the U.S. and European premieres of Brant Karrick’s “Taranto Reflections” for Horn and Wind Symphony, at the American School of Paris and St. John’s Smith Square in London. Prior to her appointment with The Florida Orchestra, Catherine studied at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, where she was a student of William VerMeulen. Her studies also included numerous summer programs, including the Tanglewood Music Center and the Aspen Music Festival, where she was a student of John Zirbel, and where she was the winner of the Brass and Percussion Concerto Competition in 2009.
Originally from West Chester, Ohio, Catherine Turner has been the Second Horn of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal since 2010. Before joining the OSM, she held the position of Fourth Horn in the San Antonio Symphony and Assistant Principal Horn in The Florida Orchestra. She has been a featured soloist on Public Radio International’s “From the Top,” and has also performed internationally as a soloist, giving both the U.S. and European premieres of Brant Karrick’s “Taranto Reflections” for Horn and Wind Symphony, at the American School of Paris and St. John’s Smith Square in London. Prior to her appointment with The Florida Orchestra, Catherine studied at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, where she was a student of William VerMeulen. Her studies also included numerous summer programs, including the Tanglewood Music Center and the Aspen Music Festival, where she was a student of John Zirbel, and where she was the winner of the Brass and Percussion Concerto Competition in 2009.
