Lauren Hunt '11 Appointed to the Linda VanSickle Smith French Horn Chair and Director of Brass Studies at the Interlochen Center for the Arts

Published on August 1, 2023

Congratulations to Lauren Hunt '11 on her new position as Linda VanSickle Smith French Horn Chair and Director of Brass Studies at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in MIchigan!

Lauren's professional career was kick-started by winning first prize in the International Horn Competition of America in 2013. More recently, Lauren was selected as a fellow by the Utah Division of Arts and Museums. She performs regularly in the horn section of ensembles including Ballet West, Utah Symphony, Utah Festival Opera, and Artosphere Festival Orchestra. A passionate chamber musician, Lauren can be heard on an album of Beethoven’s chamber works for winds released by Naxos in 2019, and she is a member of the Lanta Horn Duo, with which she recorded a forthcoming album featuring works for two horns by female composers. Lauren has served on the faculties of Illinois State University and Utah State University, and in 2021, became one of the first Suzuki French horn teachers in the world. 

Congratulations Lauren!

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