Department of Music

• Sunday, November 9, 2008
• Old Cabell Hall, Room 107
• 12:00pm
• Free

David Jolley will present a Horn Masterclass at the University of Virginia that is open to the public. All music students, teachers, and brass players are encouraged to attend this free event. Participating performers will be pre-selected in advance of the class.

This Masterclass coincides with Jolley's performances of the 1st Horn Concerto by Richard Strauss, in concerts presented by the Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra under conductor Kate Tamarkin on November 8th and 9th. Ticket and performance details can be found at: https://cvillesymphony.org/attend/concerts-tickets/

David Jolley has been acclaimed as one of his generation’s most notable horn players. The New York Times described him as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician of “remarkable virtuosity,” and Gramophone magazine has hailed him as "a soloist second to none.” His recital appearances throughout the United States include performances at New York’s 92nd St. “Y” and Alice Tully Hall. He is a frequent guest artist with the musicians from Marlboro, Guarneri Quartet, Beaux Arts Trio, and the Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center.

Recent orchestral engagements include the Detroit Symphony, The Phoenix Symphony, The Memphis Symphony, The Oklahoma City Philharmonic, and the Kamerata Chamber Orchestra of Athens. Mr. Jolley recently premiered Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra with the Rochester Philharmonic, and performed it in Carnegie Hall with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. He has performed at summer festivals such as Dartington Hall in England, Madeira Bach in Portugal, Lincoln Center Mostly Mozart Festival, Marlboro and the Aspen Festival. The first hornist ever to be chosen for the Affiliate Artist Residency Program, David Jolley has also won the Concert Artists Guild Award and the Heldenleben International Horn Competition.

Mr. Jolley’s numerous recordings include more than two dozen CDs with Orpheus, including Mozart Concerti, for Deutsche Grammophon, and a series of solo albums. Mr. Jolley received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The Juilliard School. In addition to teaching at NCSA, he also serves on the faculties of the Colburn School, Mannes College of Music and Queens College-CUNY.