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French Horn with Kristen R.

New York, New York

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Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 5+
Speaks English
Teaching since 2001
Master of Music, Brass Performance

    About Kristen R.

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    Kristen is a classically-trained French Hornist and recent Los Angeles to New York City transplant. In addition to a decade-long career as the French Horn soloist in Blast!, a Tony and Emmy award-winning theatrical production, Kristen has toured as a pit-musician for shows like the national tour of 42nd Street, performed in theme park shows at Disneyland, and recorded for film, musical artists, and other digital media in Los Angeles. Kristen holds a Bachelor of Music in French Horn performance from the University of Southern California and a Master of Fine Arts in brass performance from California Institute of the Arts. Kristen has been teaching privately and through schools and organizations for over 15 years. She is also the founding Director of Music for CITYstage.

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    Teaching Hours

    Wednesday
    4 PM-5 PM
    Thursday
    4 PM-5 PM
    Friday
    4 PM-5 PM
    Saturday
    6 AM-5 PM
    Sunday
    6 AM-5 PM
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    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $45
    45 minutes
    $60
    60 minutes
    $70
    90 minutes
    $85
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    Experience

    French Horn Soloist

    Nov, 2007 - Present

    "Blast!"

    -2008 "Blast!" US National Tour (Big League Theatricals) -2008 "Blast! Fever" San Antonio, TX (Big League Theatricals) -2012 "Ocean Blast Fever" Yeosu, South Korea (Mason Entertainment Group) -2012 "Blast!" Japanese Tour (Kyodo Tokyo Inc.) -2014 "Blast!" Japanese Tour (Kyodo Tokyo Inc.) -2016 "Blast! The Music of Disney" Promo Tour (Kyodo Tokyo Inc.) -2017 "Blast! The Music of Disney" Japanese Tour (Kyodo Tokyo Inc.) -2019 "Blast! The Music of Disney" Japanese Tour (Kyodo Tokyo Inc.)

    Pit Musician

    Dec, 2016 - May, 2017

    42nd Street National Tour

    Musician

    May, 2015 - Aug, 2015

    Busch Gardens

    French Horn Performer: All-American College Band

    May, 2006 - Aug, 2007

    Disneyland

    Freelance Musician & Teacher

    May, 2006 - Present

    Various

    Kristen has performed with orchestral, chamber, and popular music ensembles, and has recorded for motion pictures and recording artists. She has performed in concert with musical artists like Randy Neuman, Gordon Goodwin, Wayne Burgeron, Rick Baptist, Dan Higgins, Gregg Fields and mainstream artists such as The Airborne Toxic Event. Kristen has been a private instructor for 15+ years and served as a clinician for the Disney Performing Arts “Tune In!” workshop experience. She has also guided the development of new and existing Disney Performing Arts workshops, taken by thousands of students at the Disneyland Resort every year. In 2011 Kristen became the founding Director of Music for CITYstage, a performing arts education organization for inner-city youth in Los Angeles, an organization she has helped build with the organization's founder, Emili Danz.

    Education

    Bachelor of Music, French Horn Performance

    May, 2002 - Apr, 2006

    University of Southern California

    Master of Music, Brass Performance

    Aug, 2010 - May, 2012

    California Institute of the Arts

    Awards

    SVSBA Concerto Competition Winner

    Feb, 2002

    Sacramento Valley Symphonic Band Association

    Vince De Rosa Scholarship Award

    May, 2006

    University of Southern California

    Languages

    English

    Native Proficiency

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