Richard Chenoweth

Name:	Richard Chenoweth
Location:	Dayton United States 45429
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Richard Chenoweth and the UD Horn Studio
Richard Chenoweth, horn performer and clinician, is Professor of Horn at the University of Dayton and Principal Horn of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. He is a member of the nationally known brass quintet, the Carillon Brass, and performed as second horn with the orchestra of the prestigious summer music festival, The Santa Fe Opera, a position he held for 35 years. A Yamaha Performing Artist, he has also performed and recorded as soloist both in this country and internationally, and has performed in the horn sections of the Florida Orchestra (Tampa), the Milwaukee Symphony and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed as soloist in Prague with the Czech Radio Orchestra, as Principal Horn with the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra in Bosnia, and at the Sichuan Conservatory, Chengdu, China.

Richard is the first horn player to receive the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in Horn Performance from the College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati (CCM). He has received both the College of Arts and Sciences Award for Outstanding Scholarship and the University of Dayton Alumni Award in Scholarship. Most recently, he received for the third time the prestigious Montgomery County Artists Fellowship, in recognition of his achievements in the arts.

He has released three solo and ensemble CD recordings on the Equilibrium label to national critical acclaim, as well as two CDs on the Integra label with the Carillon Brass. In addition, his solo recording with the Czech Radio Orchestra of the Winteregg Concerto “Visions and Revelations” was released nationally on the MMC label. His newest release is “The Horn in Opera”, a recording of important operatic audition excerpts for horn, available from: www.thehorninopera.com

As a soloist, he has appeared with orchestras including the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, The Dayton Bach Society, the Springfield Symphony, The Czech Radio Orchestra and the West Virginia Chamber Orchestra. He is a former member of the Little Orchestra Society of New York and the orchestra of the Royal Ballet of London.

Dr. Chenoweth has been invited also to present recitals and master classes at prestigious schools of music including Eastman School of Music, University of Evansville, Indiana University, University of Michigan, Western Michigan University, Southern Methodist University, CCM, Penn State University, University of North Texas, Oberlin College, Grand Valley State University, Northwestern University, University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota, St. Olaf College, The University of Akron, Ohio State University, Baldwin-Wallace University, the University of Texas, Central Arkansas State University, and Northwestern State University (LA).

Internationally, he has been in residence at the Beijing Central Conservatory, the Sichuan Conservatory, the Sarejevo Conservatory and the Hong Kong Cultural Academy. In July, 2008, he was asked to appear at the International Horn Symposium in Denver, CO, giving a class in operatic repertoire and participating in a panel discussion on teaching the horn.

While on leave from the Santa Fe Opera in 2005, Chenoweth was invited to teach at the prestigious Kendall Betts Horn Camp joining internationally renowned horn artists as a faculty member.

A Yamaha Performing Artist, more information about Richard's association with Yamaha can be found on-line at:
http://www.yamaha.com/Artists/ArtistDetail/0,,CNTID%25253D32627%252526CTID%25253D551004%252526CNTYP%25253DARTIST,00.html
His web-site that highlights his work in the area of operatic repertoire and operatic resources is: www.thehorninopera.com

An enthusiastic outdoorsman and traveler, Chenoweth completed his second African safari in June 2005, and continues to be a strong advocate for the outdoor sports.

Additional Specialisms:

Orchestral Playing, Session Work, Solo Performance