Spencer Park,
Third Horn
Spencer Park currently plays Third Horn in Houston Grand Opera and Fourth Horn in Houston Ballet. An active freelancer in Texas, he has held the position of acting 3rd/utility horn in the San Antonio Symphony and can also be seen playing extensively with Houston Symphony, Dallas Symphony, and St. Louis Symphony. He has played guest principal horn with Oregon Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Houston Symphony, and National Arts Center Orchestra of Canada.
A graduate of Rice University, Spencer received a Master of Music degree under the tutelage of William VerMeulen. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from Brigham Young University where he studied with Laurence Lowe.
In 2013, Spencer was the national first place winner of the MTNA Young Artist Competition (brass division) in Anaheim, California. He is equally at home on multiple instruments and has won several competitions in his earlier years on the piano. He has traveled with various music ensembles extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa.