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Name: Seth Horner
Age: 23
Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
Occupation: Tuba player
Pursuit: Horner was in middle school when he began playing alongside students from the University of Oregon Tuba Ensemble. By his junior year at South Eugene High School, he had placed first at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference and was the top pick at the state tuba solo competition three years in a row. After graduating from the exclusive Curtis Institute of Music, Horner was accepted into UO’s graduate music program, where he currently studies and teaches. He is also a substitute musician for the Eugene Symphony, the Oregon Bach Festival, and Oregon Ballet Theatre. He hopes to work for a major orchestra and continue teaching tuba lessons to university students.
Talking shop: “Stay committed to your music and your identity. Find your sound, nurture it and be prepared to be flexible.”