CLARKSVILLE, TN – The Clarksville Community Concert Association will host horn soloist David Byrd-Marrow 3 p.m., March 17 at the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall, Austin Peay State University, 780 Marion Street.
Byrd-Marrow is the solo hornist of the International Contemporary Ensemble, an organization that is committed to cultivating an engaged society through music, and a member of The Knights, an acclaimed orchestral collective that expands the boundaries of classical music.
The Atlanta native grew up hearing jazz French horn and was exposed to more experimental sounds with his father who also was his elementary school band teacher.
His appearances include with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Seattle and Tokyo symphony orchestras, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the Metropolitan Opera.
Byrd-Marrow earned his bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School and graduate degree at Stoney Brook University. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Horn at the Lamont School of Music of The University in Denver. He will join the faculty of the Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Fall, 2024.
“We are thrilled to have a hornist of this caliber perform in Clarksville. The time that he will spend and the expert experience that he will share with our Austin Peay horn students before the concert is priceless,” Ann Silverberg, CCCA President said.
Bringing performances of high artistic merit to Austin Peay students and the regional community is the CCCA’s mission. “We are spreading the word so that more people can take advantage of this amazing opportunity,” Silverberg said.
Regular admission is $25 with discounts for seniors 65 and older, military and educators. Admission for all non-Austin Peay students is $5 and free for all Austin Peay students with ID. Individual livestream tickets are $20. Free parking is available near the concert hall.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.clarksvillemusic.org, call 877-811-0200 or email ccca@clarksvillemusic.org. The pre-concert talk, from 2-2:30 p.m., will be presented by hornist and Department Chair, Dr. Kristen Sienkiewicz.