Horn Faculty
Denise Tryon
DENISE TRYON is Associate Professor of Music in Horn at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. She has formerly served as Professor of Horn at the Peabody Institute and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. In 2019, Tryon joined the famed American Horn Quartet, having previously held the position of fourth horn with The Philadelphia Orchestra. She also co-created Audition Mode, a horn seminar on orchestral auditions with Karl Pitch in 2009.
Tryon graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy in 1989 and received her Bachelor of Music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1993. She has released 3 Albums; SO•LOW, A Pair of Aces, and Hope Springs Eternal, receiving rave reviews and several awards.
Allene Hackleman
ALLENE HACKLEMAN is Principal Horn of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Allene has also performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Montréal Symphony, and the Evansville Philharmonic, and has performed concerti with the Edmonton Symphony, the Victoria Symphony, and the Alberta Baroque Ensemble. Allene was a featured artist at the 2010 International Women’s Brass Conference and at the Festival of the Sound (Ontario) and Ottawa Chamber Music Festival. She teaches at the University of Alberta.
Susan McCullough
SUSAN McCULLOUGH earned her bachelor’s degree in Horn Performance from Emporia State University. She was featured as Principal Horn and soloist with the Air Force Academy Band from 75-78, and served 22 years with the Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestra as 3rd and Principal Horn. Susan is a founding member of The Denver Brass and has been a featured soloist and clinician throughout the US as well as across the world. Susan has been featured at International Horn Symposiums since 2006 and at South African National Symposiums 2007 to the present. She has served on the Advisory Council of the International Horn Society since 2008. Susan can be heard on many CD recordings including her 2008 release, “It’s All Relative” with her son, Jesse McCormick. She performs with many of Colorado’s top ensembles including the Colorado Symphony, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, and the Colorado Ballet. She has been on faculty at the Kendall Betts Horn Camp from 2021 to the present. Previously, Susan was Instructor of Horn at the Lamont School of Music for 22 years, where she proudly hosted the 40th International Horn Symposium in 2008.
Kristina Mascher-Turner
KRISTINA MASCHER-TURNER is former principal horn of the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra (Flemish Radio Orchestra). She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Hanns Eisler Conservatory in Berlin. She is a member of the esteemed American Horn Quartet since 2009, as well as a member of Ni Ensemble of Luxembourg and Virtuoso Horn Duo. Kristina has recordings on the Naxos and MSR Classics labels and has has given master classes and performed in over 30 countries. She formerly served as Vice President of the International Horn Society from 2015 to 2021.
David Byrd-Marrow
David Byrd-Marrow, Atlanta native, is the solo hornist of the International Contemporary Ensemble, as well as a member of The Knights. He has performed at festivals including the Ojai Music Festival, the Spoleto Music Festival, the Mostly Mozart Festival, the Tanglewood Music Center, Summerfest! at the La Jolla Music Society, and as faculty at the Festival Napa Valley. Formerly a member of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect, he has also made appearances with the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland, Atlanta, Seattle, and Tokyo Symphony Orchestras, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, the Washington National Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Byrd-Marrow received his bachelor’s degree from the Juilliard School and his master’s from Stony Brook University. He is the Assistant Professor of Horn at the University of Denver Lamont School of Music.