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Musician Biography

Erin Horner

Erin Horner holds a Master of Music degree from The Eastman School of Music where she studied with renowned pedagogue Peter Kurau. She is a member of the Chattanooga Symphony and has performed with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra and the symphonies of Rochester, Nashville, Memphis and Huntsville. She has appeared on recordings with the Nashville Symphony and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra on the Naxos, Albany and Compass record labels, including the NCO’s Grammy-nominated Kid Pan Alley CD.

Ms. Horner is highly sought after as a studio and commercial player. Since moving to Nashville, she has recorded with top country artists including Keith Urban, Garth Brooks, Vince Gill and Alan Jackson, and many Gospel music artists including Michael W. Smith and Jars of Clay. Additionally, she has performed live with Bon Jovi, Phish’s Trey Anastasio, Michael McDonald, Trisha Yearwood, Ronnie Milsap, Ricky Skaggs and Sara Evans among others, and has travelled the United States twice with Vince Gill and Amy Grant on their “Simply Christmas” tours. Erin is a member of THE LOUDHORNS, a critically acclaimed jazz/funk group comprised of Nashville’s top studio brass players. She can be heard on their 2009 debut CD One for Maynard which was hailed by JazzTimes for its “brassy testosterone” and the band’s “high-octane musicianship.”

Recently, Ms. Horner performed at Carnegie Hall with her husband, saxophonist Brian Horner. They presented the world premiere of Two Wedding Pieces, a suite written for them by composer M. Zachary Johnson, which they also recorded for an upcoming CD. Erin and Brian live in Nashville with their beautiful daughter Anna Kate and their spotted dog, Mackenzie.