Jeffrey Solomon
Horn
Studio: Mason Hall 105
Phone: (205) 837-3445
Email: jsolomon@jsu.edu
Links: Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Jeff Solomon has degrees in Horn Performance from Southern Methodist University and The Juilliard School. Jeff served as Principal Horn of the Kwazulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestra from 1989 to 1994. Upon returning to the United States Jeff joined the Houston Ballet Orchestra and the Houston Opera Orchestra. He won the Third and Assistant Principal Horn position with the Alabama Symphony in 1997 and served in that position until he retired in 2021. Jeff began teaching at JSU as an Adjunct Instructor in 1998 and became an Instructor, teaching in the Music Department full-time, in 2021 upon his retirement from the ASO. During the summer Jeff and his wife Kelly have the opportunity to indulge in their favorite pastime of domestic and international travel.
Courses Taught
- MU134 Primary Applied Horn,
- MU334 Primary Applied Horn,
- MU113 Secondary Applied Horn,
- MU313 Secondary Horn, MU146 Horn Choir,
- MU346 Horn Choir,
- MU298 Mid-Degree Assessment,
- MU300 Junior Recital
Education
- Bachelor of Music Performance, Southern Methodist University, 1979
- Bachelor of Music Performance, The Juilliard School, 1983
- Master of Music Performance, The Juilliard School, 1983