French Horn with Alex G.

Alex is a freelance horn player residing in Teaneck, New Jersey. He received his Bachelor of Music from Virginia Commonwealth University, his Master of Music from the University of Connecticut, and an Artist's Diploma from Montclair State University. A jack of all trades, plays in a variety of groups including symphonies, theatre, opera, chamber groups, and jazz ensembles in the NYC metro area. He is a member of Parallel Brass, a brass quintet whose goal is to encourage diversity in classical music in both performers and composers. Alex has played in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kaufman Center, Symphony Space, Jorgensen Center, and the International Horn Symposium. As a soloist he has performed at Carnegie Hall, Society of Musical Arts, and the Northeast Horn Workshop. He has had the opportunity to perform with artists including Solomiya Ivakhiv, David Chan, Bucky Pizzarelli, Donny McCaslin, The Brubeck Brothers Quartet, and The Machine. Alex finds great joy in performing and teaching new students of the instrument. He would like to thank his family and friends for all the support that he has received. His teachers include Kyle Hoyt, Robert Hoyle, Patrick Smith, Kate Sheeran, and Ilze Brink.