Ben Horne
Benjamin Horne (b.1995) is a conductor, composer/arranger, and low brass performer. Horne's works and arrangements span various styles. Horne has worked with and had music performed by musicians from the Chicago Symphony, Dallas Symphony, San Antonio Symphony (now reorganized as Philharmonic), Atlanta Symphony, Chicago Lyric Opera, Houston Opera, the President's Own US Marine Band, as well as other renowned instrumental soloists. He has worked with the SOLI Chamber Ensemble, Musiqa (Houston), Atlanta Chamber Players, Decoda (New York), and Picosa (Chicago) professional new music ensembles as well as several university large ensembles. His music has been featured as required repertoire for several international solo competitions and as lab music for conducting symposia. Horne’s music has been performed across the world in Europe, Asia, and South America. Also, his music has been performed at several events including state music educator conferences, the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, the International Trombone Festival, the Lätzsch Trombone Festival in Germany, the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference, the International Euphonium Tuba Festival, the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival, International Trumpet Guild Conference, the International Horn Society Symposium, as well as the College Band Directors National Association Conference.
Horne's primary instrument is the euphonium. He is a past winner of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference Solo Artist Competition. He has also been a finalist in the Southeast Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference Solo Artist Competition and the International Euphonium Tuba Festival Solo Artist Division. Horne was a member of the Columbus State University Trombone Choir. He was among the ensemble members on the Choir’s 2017 CD, Full Tilt. Horne was a member of the Teal Sound and Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps including the latter’s 2016 Drum Corps International World Championship corps. He currently performs as a member of the Sequence Euphonium Quartet where he is also composer-in-residence.
Horne has worked with various ensembles as a guest conductor and educator including the Georgia Brass Band as well as several school ensembles and honor bands. Mr. Horne served as a middle and high school assistant band director at Holcomb Bridge Middle School and Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia where he also led the jazz program. He has also worked as an instructor and clinician across the United States teaching sectionals, private lessons, masterclasses, and marching band at all levels from beginners to university students. He is currently a brass instructor for the Sacramento Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps.
He is currently a Doctoral Wind Conducting and Master’s Music Composition student at Michigan State University. He previously attended the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University (GA).