Russell Rybicki

Russell Rybicki is currently acting Fourth/Utility horn in the San Antonio Symphony, Principal horn of the Sarasota Opera, and hornist and arranger for the Monarch Chamber Players in Houston, TX.. Previously, he held positions in the Vancouver Symphony and the New World Symphony. He has played with the Sarasota Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. He has won several competitions including the Brighton Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition and the National Music Festival Concerto Competition. He has also performed in the jazz idiom, and was a member with the Grammy Award Winning Gil Evans Centennial Jazz Ensemble at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy. Russell completed his graduate studies at Northwestern University and his undergraduate degree at the Eastman School of Music studying horn and instrumental Music Education. His primary teachers include Gail Williams, Jonathan Boen, W. Peter Kurau and Derek Conrod. He is currently based in Austin, TX.