Jennifer Montone
Jennifer Montone is Principal Horn of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, having joined the orchestra in September 2003. She is also currently performing as Principal Horn of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Formerly the Associate Principal Horn of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra from 2000-2003, she also was an adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University. While still at the Juilliard School, Ms. Montone was appointed Third Horn of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and performed regularly with the Metropolitan Opera, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic. Subbing on several Broadway shows and playing on various commercial dates were other enjoyable parts of being a freelance musician in New York City. As a chamber musician, she enjoys performing with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and has attended the La Jolla Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Bellingham Music Festival, Spoleto (Italy) Chamber Music Festival, and the Marlboro Music Festival. She currently teaches and performs in the summers at the Aspen Music Festival and School.
A graduate of the Juilliard School, where she studied with Julie Landsman, Principal Horn of the Metropolitan Opera, Ms. Montone has performed as a soloist with the St Louis Symphony, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, and has been a featured artist at multiple International Horn Society Workshops and International Women’s Brass Conferences. She will be making her solo debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra on their upcoming United States tour, performing the Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for solo clarinet, oboe, bassoon and horn and orchestra. She was the winner of the 1996 Paxman Young Horn Player of the Year Award in London and the Philadelphia Concerto Soloists Competition in 1998, as well as a fellow in the Tanglewood Music Festival Orchestra in 1996 and 1997. She has performed with the Bay Chamber Concerts, Boston Chamber Music Society, and BargeMusic. Ms. Montone is a native of northern Virginia, where she studied with Edwin Thayer, Principal Horn of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) as a fellow in the NSO’s Youth Fellowship Program. She now is splitting her time between St Louis and Philadelphia, and enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with her pets.
