Chicago Horn Quartet
Fill your hall with the majestic and lyrical sound of four French horns
JENNIFER CROSBY
Currently a freelance musician in Chicagoland, Jennifer lives in Evanston with her husband John, who is a composer. She enjoys teaching a large studio, playing at various venues, and conducting ensembles, as well as continual attempts at lake surfing. In 2002 after completing her Undergraduate Degree at the University of Northern Colorado, she moved to Chicago and studied with Dale Clevenger and other members of the Chicago Symphony. Additionally, in 2006 she graduated from Northwestern with a Master’s Of Music degree. Ms. Crosby has performed with many orchestras and chamber music ensembles across the United States, including the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kennedy Center, Classical Symphony Orchestra, and the Northwestern Summer Festival Orchestra. Her solo appearances include concerto performances with the Loveland Chamber Orchestra and the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra.
ERIKA HOLLENBACK
A native of Wisconsin, Erika came to Chicago in 1989 to get her Bachelor's degree in Music Education at DePaul University. She returned to DePaul to get her Masters degree in Performance in 2005. In the meantime, she has performed and taught extensively in the Chicago area. Erika was an associate member of the Civic Orchestra for the 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 seasons. She freelances in the Chicago area and has appeared in the horn sections of Elgin Symphony Orchestra, Concertante di Chicago, the Rockford Symphony Orchestra and Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra. Erika is a faculty member of the Merit Music Program. She had been a band instructor for the last ten years in the Chicago area but now teaches general music to Kindergarten through third graders at an arts magnet school in Evanston. In her spare time, Erika likes to take salsa and swing dance lessons.
TREY JOHNSON
hails from Fort Worth, Texas but now calls Chocagoland home. He attended Texas Christian University, received a BA in Music from Thomas Edison State College and is currently a graduate student in Brass Pedagogy at Northeastern Illinois University. Trey is currently principal horn of the Harper Symphony Orchestra, hornist with the Antioch Brass Quintet, and performs regularly with the FullScore Chamber Orchestra. As a freelance musician, he substitutes for various orchestras and stage productions. For five years, Trey was a member of the US Navy Music Program, assigned to Navy Band Great Lakes and the US Sixth Fleet Band in Naples, Italy. While in Italy, he also performed with the NATO Concert Band in their Wind Ensemble, Ceremonial/Parade Band and Brass Quintet. At Great Lakes he also served as Drum Major for the Ceremonial/Parade Band and was associate conductor of the Wind Ensemble. Trey is currently conductor of the Round Lake Area Community Band, Assistant Conductor of the Harper College Wind Symphony and has also been conductor/musical director for several theater productions.
LISA TAYLOR
completed a Bachelor of Music degree at New England Conservatory, a Master Of Music degree at Peabody Conservatory, and attended the advanced Music Studies Program at The Banff Centre. Before becoming an official Midwesterner, she was a member of the Annapolis Symphony, played extra with the Baltimore Symphony, and enjoyed a summer contract at the Mozarteum in Salzburg near a bakery with exceptional strudel. She is currently principal horn in the Park Ridge Orchestra and a member of the Chicago Chamber Orchestra. She has played with many local groups, including the Illinois and Kenosha Symphony Orchestras. In addition to the Chicago Horn Quartet, Lisa is also a member of the Sapphire Woodwind Quintet, the Cathedral Brass Quintet, and has enjoyed playing with Jeff Hedberg's jazz band C11. According to her teenagers, the coolest gig so far was playing in the backup orchestra for Clay Aiken (American Idol) on one of his midwestern tours. Lisa's most unusual gig was as the alphorn player for some Amstel Beer promotional events. She also has degrees in mechanical engineering, and colleagues learn not to leave any instrument with moving parts unguarded.
