2026 Northwest Horn Symposium
Featured Artist
Photo credit: Orion Weiss
Hailed as “stunning and assured” by the New York Times, Atlanta native David Byrd-Marrow is a member of the International Contemporary Ensemble, as well as The Knights. Working with a uniquely wide range of performers, he has premiered works by Anna Webber, Hilda Paredes, George Lewis, Paul Wiancko, Du Yun, Marcos Balter, Eric Wubbels and Jörg Widmann.
David 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, the Denver Chamber Music Festival, Tippet Rise, and the Bang On A Can Summer Festival.
He is an alumnus of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect, and has also made appearances with the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the 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. He has recorded on many labels including Tundra, More Is More, Nonesuch, EMI, Deutsche Grammophon, and Naxos.
Mr. Byrd-Marrow received his Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School and Master of Music from Stony Brook University. He is the Associate Professor of Horn at the Oberlin Conservatory.
David 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, the Denver Chamber Music Festival, Tippet Rise, and the Bang On A Can Summer Festival.
He is an alumnus of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect, and has also made appearances with the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the 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. He has recorded on many labels including Tundra, More Is More, Nonesuch, EMI, Deutsche Grammophon, and Naxos.
Mr. Byrd-Marrow received his Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School and Master of Music from Stony Brook University. He is the Associate Professor of Horn at the Oberlin Conservatory.
Special Performance: Oregon Symphony
In collaboration with the 2026 NWHS Symposium, the horns of the Oregon Symphony have invited symposium participants to come experience an afternoon of French music, showcasing some great horn moments!
Saint-Saëns Le rouet d’Omphale (The Spinning Wheel of Omphale)
Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major
Ravel Daphnis et Chloé (complete)
Sunday, April 12th, 2pm
Group ticket discounts are available for Symposium participants, and student tickets are always $10! More info to come shortly for how to purchase a discounted ticket to this performance.
From the Oregon Symphony:
A bracing whack from the percussionist’s “slap stick” launches Ravel’s Concerto on an effervescent romp, evoking the Harlem jazz clubs he visited with Gershwin. Riffs from the brasses and piano fireworks make for a breathless dash to the finish. Ravel’s lush Daphnis et Chloé opens with a radiant sunrise—golden strings, shimmering harps, bird calls—and ends with an orgiastic paean to love.
For more information, visit the Oregon Symphony's website.
Saint-Saëns Le rouet d’Omphale (The Spinning Wheel of Omphale)
Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major
Ravel Daphnis et Chloé (complete)
Sunday, April 12th, 2pm
Group ticket discounts are available for Symposium participants, and student tickets are always $10! More info to come shortly for how to purchase a discounted ticket to this performance.
From the Oregon Symphony:
A bracing whack from the percussionist’s “slap stick” launches Ravel’s Concerto on an effervescent romp, evoking the Harlem jazz clubs he visited with Gershwin. Riffs from the brasses and piano fireworks make for a breathless dash to the finish. Ravel’s lush Daphnis et Chloé opens with a radiant sunrise—golden strings, shimmering harps, bird calls—and ends with an orgiastic paean to love.
For more information, visit the Oregon Symphony's website.